mobility
Are You Strong Enough to Back Squat?
The back squat is one of the most bang for your buck strength training exercises that an athlete can perform. Squatting can increase muscle mass,...
Stability Training Can Improve Your Agility and Range of Motion
The physical demands of soccer rival that of the technical skills needed to succeed on the playing field. The successful athlete must balance the unique...
Flexibility Fillers: 3 Exercises to Make the Most of Your Rest Periods
Let's be honest - warming up before your workout isn't very exciting. Nobody walks into the movie theater and whispers to their friend between mouthfuls...
Build Strength for Baseball and Softball Speed
Speed by definition is stride length multiplied by stride frequency. Strength combined with speed is the key to being an elite softball and baseball...
Avoid the Most Common Muscle Imbalances in Your Sport
Practicing and playing a sport causes athletes' bodies to adapt to the movements they regularly perform. Unfortunately, this can cause muscle imbalances, which might impair your performance or worse, cause [...]
Hit the Hole Harder With Maurice Jones-Drew
Standing a stout 5-foot-7, Maurice Jones-Drew has a low center of gravity and powerful lower half, which makes him especially difficult for defenders to drag down to the ground. But [...]
3 Ways to Prevent the Most Common Hockey Injury
If you're around hockey players enough, you'll often hear them complain about lower back pain, or tightness in their hip flexors. This is often the...
The ‘Fast Four’ Warm-Up
As a beginner, I would get anxiety just having to wrap my hands before class. The checklist of things to accomplish before stepping into the ring were...
Why You Can’t Afford to Miss a Cooldown
Maybe you’re tight on time or you have plans with friends. So you look at your workout for ways to save time. Sure enough, the cooldown is the first thing [...]
3 Essential Hip Mobility Exercises That Increase Speed and Strength
The 3 Essential Hip Mobility Exercises Crucial To Unlocking Your Full Potential Being tight in the hips can limit your athletic performance potentially....
