It’s Better To Be Strong
As strength and conditioning coaches, we spend a lot of time stressing the importance of strength for athletic performance. In some of my writing I have stressed the importance of strength for...
power training
Do Chains Improve Performance? It’s Complicated…
This blog is going to cover two concepts that came up in a recent study. The first is complex training, nowadays called postactivation potentiation. The second is the use of chains, nowadays...
Athletes Need To Deadlift
The deadlift is a popular exercise in strength and conditioning. It is a total body exercise that involves exerting force against the ground while the athlete stands up with heavy weights in...
Do we need to catch the bar anymore?
The Olympic lifts have been a mainstay of strength and conditioning programs for decades. The rationale is that they are a whole body exercise, done from a standing / athletic position, and...
Are Hex Bar Deadlifts Better?
In recent years, the hexagonal deadlift (i.e. the trap bar) has gained in popularity with athletic strength and conditioning circles. The argument is that it puts the body in a safer position...