Revisiting Squats and the Knees
The squat is a fundamental exercise in athletic strength and conditioning programs. However, there has been concern going back to Karl Klein’s article in the 1960’s that it may be bad for...
powerlifting
Do Squat Suits Improve Performance?
Many powerlifters use equipment like shirts, wraps, suits, and belts to aid their performance on the bench press, squat, and deadlift. This equipment is believed to help them lift more weight and...
Are Knee Wraps Bad for You during the Back Squat?
Knee wraps are a common piece of equipment used during heavy back squats. Powerlifters, Olympic lifters, strongmen, athletes, and even recreational lifters use them. In theory, knee wraps provide two benefits to...
Program Design and Fun With Suspension Training
Today I put on a workshop at Texas Woman’s University on program design and suspension training exercises for the upper body. We began the workshop talking about program design for three different...
The Relationship Between Strength and Sprinting
The contribution of strength to sprinting (both acceleration and maximum velocity) is difficult to pin down in the literature. While it sounds logical that strength is important for speed (more strength equals...