Sleds And The Horizontal Application Of Force
Maddigan et al have a really interesting study in the current issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research that compares the weighted sled push to the back squat in terms...
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Improving Postural Strength
What I think of as postural strength is critical to the performance of many sports. This may be a poor technical name, but to me it involves an ability to maintain...
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...
Advanced Tools for Increasing Training Intensity
Over the past few weeks, I’ve done some tweets and Facebook posts about the overload principle and how the exercises that we use fit into it. To review, the overload principles states...
A Fresh Look At Core Training: Why The Squat and Deadlift Are Important
Core training has received a great deal of attention over the last 15 years. It is presented as a very scientific, objective, and necessary way to approach training in order to improve...