I had the pleasure to get a hold of these Vibram FiveFingers Flow shoes and let me tell you, they are amazing. Today marks the second week of wearing them and I am completely in. Before I get into the details of how these shoes are superior to others, let

Introduction As strength coaches, our primary goal should be preventing injuries. No matter how strong or fast we can make our athletes, these improvements are rendered useless if they are sidelined by injuries. Although we cannot control every variable once the athlete is in the game, we can implement numerous

We all have a guilty pleasures that we're not proud of nor want others to know about. However, this is what makes life so great. It's the hardcore powerlifter who loves teacup puppies or the yoga-vegetarian who absolutely loves listening to SlipKnot. It's crazy

Those who work with athletes (or even individual clients) will know this. Some time athletes don't necessarily give you 100% of their focus and attention. It is our job as coaches to ensure that the athlete is giving their attention so that skill development can occur. But what

Within the community it has become a growing topic of discussion whether or not Olympic lifts have a place within the training setting. For years now coaches have used O-lifts to develop power in their athletes but since the turn of the century, many have argued whether there is a

1.Sit-ups Look, I know a lot of people out there love sit ups. I know plenty out there that absolutely hate sit ups as well. So hopefully I don't offend those who like the exercise, but there are better ways to train those abdominals people! Stuart McGill