At the end of the day, the justification for using strength and conditioning for athletes boils down to two things; preventing injuries and improving performance. This is done in an environment where...
Periodically I post on social media about the value of the big five movements in a strength and conditioning program. These five movements are the press, pull, row, squat, and Olympic lift....
I want to thank Twitter for helping me come up with this post. Recently I tweeted something to the effect that squats, pulls, presses, rows, and the Olympic lifts are pretty much...
We can view an athlete’s strength and conditioning career as moving through several phases. First the athlete builds their physical and motor skill foundation. Then, as the athlete progresses and becomes more...
The exercises that are used in an athlete’s strength and conditioning program help to determine what kind of gains they will make from their training. When selecting exercises, it is easy to...