The Best Exercises for Force Absorption Training
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How to Program Lower Body Exercises for Performance, Speed, and Vertical
How to Program Lower Body Exercises for Performance, Speed, and Vertical People message me all the time and ask me how to program athletes. Although I've already made a bunch of
Train THESE Ignored Muscles to Sprint Faster
Train THESE Ignored Muscles to Sprint Faster and Jump Higher If you want to sprint faster or jump higher, what's your first instinct? To train the lower body, right? Sprinting drills, box
The Case Against Weight Training?
The Case Against Strength Training I hear this all the time... Guys who avoid stepping into the gym, and justify that weak behavior with even weaker excuses. Reasons like: I don't want that
First Step Quickness for Basketball Players
First Step Quickness for Basketball Players The other day, I spoke to a basketball athlete who told me he does calf raises to improve his first step quickness... I was baffled.
How to Progress Your Vertical Jump Training
How to Progress Your Vertical Jump Training (The Secret To Unlimited Athletic Success) You've heard the phrase; The sky's the limit. If that's true, why are so many athletes struggling to improve
How to Improve Basketball Quickness
How to Improve Basketball Quickness Basketball is a game of short bursts of quickness, rapid changes of direction, and snap-of-a-finger acceleration. That’s why, each day, my email inbox is flooded to
Lower Body Power Training for Basketball
Lower Body Power Training for Basketball I get a lot of questions about how to train for basketball. While I'm working on a post for that (it's coming in the near
Soccer Speed Workout
[Try This] Soccer Speed Workout Take a look at the top five current soccer players. Based on pay, the top five are Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Suarez, and Gareth Bale. What do they