The squat exercise is widely used in bodybuilding, weightlifting, athletics, powerlifting, strongman, and recreational training. It has an effect on the lower body, trunk/core, and total body strength unmatched by almost any...
Leo Settle has written an old school article on strength training and sprinters. I call this old school because he is drawing heavily from some of the older material from Dintman, Ward,...
When it comes to the training of speed, we have a number of interesting tools. These include tools that make sprinting more difficult (i.e. resisted sprinting) and tools that allow the athlete...
Roger Enoka has been an interesting author and researcher for a number of years. He did an analysis of the pull in Olympic lifting that is a classic paper and also published...
Heat stress is a major concern in athletics, particularly American football. The evaporation of sweat is the major way for reducing body temperature during intense exercise. Deren et al in their 2012...