Female Athletes
5 Boss Workouts From Olympic Snowboarder Hannah Teter
Professional snowboarder Hannah Teter has two Olympic medals, including a gold in the Half Pipe in 2006, and she has medaled at the X Games seven times. In 2003, she [...]
The 50 Best Colleges for Female Athletes
Our 2015 list of the best colleges for female athletes is based on NCAA championship appearances, percentage of female students participating in varsity sports and over 200,000 opinions from nearly [...]
The Best Women’s College Basketball Programs
The top school in our 2015 list of the best women's college basketball programs should surprise no one, since UCONN women's hoops is one of the most successful sports dynasties [...]
Abby Wambach’s Soccer Power Workout
As the anchor for the U.S. Women's National Team, soccer superstar Abby Wambach uses her strength, power and athletic ability to overwhelm opponents. Wambach improves her game in the weight [...]
How the Female Athlete Triad Can Ruin Your Sports Performance
Eating Disorders: How the Female Triad Will Ruin Your Performance Amy Jamieson-Petonic I really enjoy working with athletes, because they tend to be...
Can You Handle the ‘Matrix Reloaded’ Bodyweight Exercise From Skylar Diggins?
Late last year, Skylar Diggins shared a few of her training secrets with STACK. She revealed she stuck mostly to high-intensity bodyweight work, like Single-Leg Pistol Squats and Planks, and dynamic [...]
Quick Review: Columbia Sportswear Turbodown Jacket
Taking more than three comfortable steps has been hard to do in the single-digit temperatures of Cleveland this winter. I’m thankful for my Columbia Women's Platinum 860 Turbodown jacket, because its [...]
Female Athletes: Get Strong, Not Bulky, With These Workouts
The number 1 misconception among female athletes, according to Ken Vick, director of high performance at STACK Velocity Sports Performance, is that weight training will make them look like a [...]
Greene’s Lantern: Why Kickboxing Kicks Butt for Basketball Players
The holidays are over, and I’m forced to get back to reality—and back in shape. After a couple of weeks of celebrations and plenty of sweet potato pie, I needed [...]
Kaitlin Sather Nielsen Does It All
Kaitlin Sather Nielsen is used to being busy. The 27-year-old AVP beach volleyball pro is also an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for UCLA, where she was a multisport athlete; [...]