It’s Better To Be Strong
As strength and conditioning coaches, we spend a lot of time stressing the importance of strength for athletic performance. In some of my writing I have stressed the importance of strength for...
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Getting In Shape For Sports
Strength and conditioning coaches have a number of areas they are concerned with when it comes to an athlete’s physical preparation for sports. Increasing strength, power, hypertrophy, speed, and agility are obvious...
Do Chains Improve Performance? It’s Complicated…
This blog is going to cover two concepts that came up in a recent study. The first is complex training, nowadays called postactivation potentiation. The second is the use of chains, nowadays...
Are Battle Ropes Better For Conditioning and Sports Performance?
Heavy ropes (also known as battle ropes) have been around for awhile in strength and conditioning circles. They are used for warming up and for metabolic conditioning. While there is a lot...
Athletes Need To Deadlift
The deadlift is a popular exercise in strength and conditioning. It is a total body exercise that involves exerting force against the ground while the athlete stands up with heavy weights in...