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...
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Coach, I Don’t Want To Be Too Strong
Last week I had a tweet about diminishing returns and an athlete’s strength. The question comes up, can athletes be too strong? This is a difficult one to answer. It’s difficult to...
The Overhead Squat And Athletes
The back squat is a fundamental exercise for an athletic strength and conditioning program. It develops lower body strength, does so in a manner that involves exerting force against the ground, and...
Keeping Training Simple: A Rant
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...
Focus on the Fundamentals
There are three fundamental types of exercise that are important for any successful strength and conditioning program. These are the squat, the press, and the pull. The squat develops the ability to...