Grip Training for Athletes
All the good types of grunt work that involve hammering, screwing, twisting, grabbing, and heavy carrying are rarely seen in training.
Football Camps: A Parent’s Opinion
I’ve attended several camps over the years including a combine, team 7-on-7s, college one-day camps, showcase camps, and fundamental camps, and I have an opinion on all of them, so bear with me.
In-Season Training for Baseball
Too many times, I see athletes make some nice strength gains in the off-season only to lose them all during the competitive season because of their lack of training.
Six Essentials of Football Preparation
It’s around that season where email questions shift from “How can I bench more?” to “I only have a few weeks left to prepare for the fall sports season—how can I get huge!?”
Developing Real Athletic Speed
Are your athletes getting faster or are they just getting better at your drills?
You Snooze, You Win: Wake Up To The Significance of Sleep
One of the toughest aspects of fight preparation is weight cutting.
Body Weight Big Three
Focusing on making the athlete stronger with just his own body weight will help reduce his risk of injury as well as make him more functional and athletic.
Taking the "L.E.A.D" With Weight Room Safety
Safety is much more than just spotting and cleaning up. It is what can define your entire program.
Top Six Ways to Increase Your Sprint Speed
If your athlete is running with his arms swinging from side to side, he is suffering from teenage kid syndrome.
From Punk Skater to All-State(er): The Pat Cole Story
Four years ago, a 150-pound, self-proclaimed “skate punk”, walked into our facility looking to get bigger and stronger so he could play high school football.
The Value of Warming Up
Hopefully, this article will convince some of you to change your ways or if you’re a beginning trainee, sway you to begin your programming in a manner that we consider correct.
I Can Leg Press More Than You
What happened to the word “train” in training? Did it get lost in the Smith machine?
The Five Principles of 5 Star Strong
A gym or road race can bring together members who may have nothing in common except for their love of achieving physical self-actualization.
Strength Training for a UFC Fighter
Techniques can be learned, but it takes exceptional power and strength to perform maneuvers on another of similar size and strength in a competitive setting.
Get Healthy Hips and Shoulders with the Naked Get Up: Part 2
The get up will bring out everyone’s weak points; it’s a great assessment tool and corrective movement and also one of the greatest full body strength exercises.
Peewee League
I was asked by a group of peewee league football parents to train their kids for the upcoming tryouts.
One Month With Bondarchuk
The point of the sport is to hurl a 16 pound ball attached to a four-foot-long wire as far as you can.
Extreme Football Conditioning for Linemen
Steve discusses four great conditioning moves for football linemen.
Off-Season Training for High School Basketball Players
It’s important for young basketball athletes to have a sound understanding of what they can do to recover physically from the rigors of a long season and prepare themselves for the next season.
Key Concepts in Preparation of the American Football Sportsman
During the past six years I have been able to experience a very diverse background of training as it applies to the game football.
Fighting for the UFC Title
Dan Hardy, Joe DeFranco and EFS equipment are featured in action on Spike TV.
