The Best Core Exercise?
In an athletic strength and conditioning setting there is never enough time. This is why it’s always important to select exercises that give the most return for the time spent on them. ...
program design
Goblet Squats
Goblet squats are an exercise that shows up in strength and conditioning programs. This article will talk about how to perform them, benefits/drawbacks, and how to use them in a program. Goblet...
Heavy Ropes: Two Handed Slams
In a previous post we covered some of the pros, cons, and uses of heavy ropes in a strength and conditioning program. With this post we’re going to cover one of the...
Thoughts on Heavy Ropes
This will be the first of several posts about heavy ropes, also known as battle ropes. Heavy ropes are ropes of large diameter (1.5 inches or more), are long (30-50 feet in...
Assisted Sprinting
In 1978 an article was published by a Soviet athlete, coach, and sport scientist named Ozolin on the speed barrier (see https://www.cissik.com/blog/2012/02/classic-article-ozolin-and-the-speed-barrier/ for a summary). Essentially the article said that if athletes...