Derrick Brown Nearly Quit Football To Focus on Basketball. Now He’s An NFL Defensive Tackle
Derrick Brown is built to destroy. The 6-foot-5, 326-pound defensive tackle out of Auburn University was all but unblockable last season, ravaging his way to unanimous All-American honors. For offensive [...]
Change How You Work Out at Home to Impact Your Training Intensity
It seems home workouts have been going on since the beginning of time. Before there were elliptical machines, kettlebells and other "tools of fitness," there were old-school bodyweight exercises. Once [...]
Applying Concepts of Shock Training to Pitching: Part 1, The Weight Room
To throw at elite velocities, pitchers must be able to produce a lot of force in a short amount of time. Strength plays an important role in this, but when [...]
4 Exercises Missing From Your Training Programming and Why You Need Them
The perfect program doesn't exist, but we can always work toward putting together the most optimal program for our athlete in their given situation. I always say that when I [...]
Are You Training or Just Exercising?
Imagine driving across town hoping to find a restaurant you’d like to try but with no directions whatsoever. You'd likely never find the place and give up due to frustration [...]
Why the Extreme ISO Lunge Should Be in Your Training Arsenal
If there's one thing that's been a game-changer in improving athletic movement quality and reducing injury rates in my athletes, it's been making Jay Schroeder's extreme isometric training exercises a [...]
Kobe Bryant Says He Played Just Two Organized Basketball Games a Month Growing Up
Editor's note: Following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, STACK remembers his legacy as an athlete whose incredible drive and work ethic inspired millions. As illustrated here, youth sports and young [...]
3 Ways to Increase Your Vertical Jump During Basketball Season
Basketball season is in full swing and I’m getting questions from athletes, coaches and parents about improving vertical jump. This is an especially frustrating question for me because it’s something [...]
14 Bodyweight Exercises You Can Do With a Basketball
Basketball is a game of finesse, and technical skills such as dribbling, shooting and hand-eye coordination are essential to playing the sport. But basketball also requires a great deal of [...]
The Mathematic Equation to Find Your Training ‘Sweet Spot’
While watching a Cleveland Cavaliers game the other night, I heard the commentators explain that Larry Nance Jr. was resting due to “load management.” I laughed at how popular this [...]