Power Training: Critical But Keep It In Perspective
For me, power is about the ability to express force quickly. I understand there are better definitions out there, but this is how I explain it to my athletes. Sometimes the purpose...
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Children Are Not Small Adults
Strength and conditioning professionals have been point out for years that children aren’t just smaller adults when it comes to training programs. In the latest issue of the Journal of Strength and...
Hex Bar Deadlifts May Be Important For Athletes
The hex bar has been a popular tool for deadlifts for a number of years now. While the hex bar isn’t specific to what a powerlifter does in competition, it might have...
Do Bands Increase Power?
Lifters have been using bands and chains to help improve their bench press and squat for a long time now. These are used to help train the lifter to overcome sticking points...
Medicine Balls: Versatile Tools For Athletic Performance
The medicine ball is a great tool for the strength and conditioning of athletes. It’s extremely versatile, can be used almost anywhere, provides a great deal of variety to an athlete, and...