When it comes to the strength and conditioning of athletes, we perform a lot of tests and use a lot of training approaches because of tradition. In other words, we do this...
Many of us consider the back squat to be the foundational strength training exercise for athletes. It develops practically every muscle below the diaphragm, requires the athlete to exert force against the...
Maddigan et al have a really interesting study in the current issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that compares the weighted sled push to the back squat in terms...