Strength Training Archives

Relaxation: Why and How

Written by Nick Newman, MS, NSCA-CSCS Relaxation is a skill that must be learned both physically and mentally. Coaches and […]

I loved an article that Bret Contreras wrote a while back called “The 50 Rules of Commercial Gym Etiquette”. I

Most training systems and programming today revolves pretty heavily around the Central Nervous System and teaching it to become more

I would like to introduce everyone to my favorite lift in the weightroom for total athleticism. There are a multitude

Simon Hunt is an athletics coach from the UK, and a guy I have known ever since I started looking

Just Fly Sports: In training for vertical jump improvement, what are your thoughts on the frequency in which maximal jumps

This post isn’t going to be all that organized, but that is because there isn’t a singular intention for this

Glute/Hip power is essential to being a good athlete. An exercise that I was skeptical of in the past to

A topic that has been of interest to me over the last few years has been that of high frequency

We all know that many great athletes also have very good numbers in regards to their squat and olympic lift

You can usually tell a decent amount about a persons athleticism just by watching them walk down the street. Very

Most coaches and athletes are interested in how to arrange their training over the weeks and months to some degree….