Keep Testing Simple
With sports, testing has two primary purposes. The first is to assess the effectiveness of the strength and conditioning program. The second is to help select who is going to play at...
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Athletes Need To Squat
A frequent topic of my social media posts deals with the squat exercise and its variations and how important it is for most sports. It’s important because it trains the bulk of...
The Big Five Is All You Need
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....
Strength And Athletic Performance
Strength is critical for sports performance. This is a common topic for my social media posts and it is one that is not grasped by a lot of athletes and coaches. We’re...
One Legged Training: No Smoking Gun
For years, unilateral (i.e. focused primarily on one leg at a time) training has become pretty popular. In fact, claims like: “an athlete should not attempt bilateral exercises until they have mastered...