5 Gifts for the Legacy Lifter
This list is for the aged, the battered, and the arthritic lifter you love. Let’s face it, he or she will always train, so help ease their pain.
WATCH: The Three Best Recovery Tools
It doesn’t matter how hard you train if you don’t recover. Clint has used a lot of different tools to help with recovery, and these are the ones he relies on most often.
Powerlifting to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Adapting as an Athlete
As my competitive field of choice changed, so did the way I required my body and its structures to move across time and through space. This is how my training had to evolve.
Foam Rolling: Mechanical Pressure and Its Performance Implications
Though they may seem simple, how, when, and why you use recovery or preparatory techniques should be determined by a deep understanding of the body’s neurological and morphological responses.
The Difference Between Chronically Overloaded Muscles and Overtraining, ...
As part of your training, you should include some tools and measures to make sure that you’re on the right track.
Rolling Pins: They Aren't Just for Rolling Dough, Part 2
If you read the first article in this series (if not, you need to) and are using the rolling pin or elitefts™ stick to roll the areas of the upper body that the foam roller or PVC pipe can’t address, you’re going to love this one.
Rolling Pins: Not Just for Bread Dough
In this article, I will show you how to increase the range of motion further in your upper body to get the most out of all your upper body movements like the bench, row, shoulder press, and chin-up.
Foam Roller
Training ideas and demonstrations of foam rollers as warm-ups, therapy and prehab/rehab.
Core Competencies
Carson discusses the two core competencies—breathing and rolling—that he believes are most important when developing athletes in any discipline.
Foam Roller - Quads/ Hip Flexors
To foam roll the quads and hip flexors, lie on your stomach, supporting yourself with your elbows.
Foam Roller - IT Band
To foam roll the IT Band, place the foam roller directly under outside of your thigh.
A 4.30 40-Yard Dash
The 4.30 journey is a story that every athlete who has had to run a 40-yard dash can relate to. It is my journey from running a 4.66 40-yard dash as a freshman in college to running a 4.30 for the New Orleans Saint scouts and the New Orleans Arena 1 football team.
The UNO Warm Up
I’ve been working with athletes for quite some time. Even though I haven’t overhauled the way I do things, I definitely make changes on a continual basis. One thing that has seen many changes is the way I warm up athletes. I’ve always used some type of movement-based stretching, and I’ve tried to stay away from any pre-workout static stretching.
