Recovery and Regeneration for the Strength Athlete

By Patrick Ward, MS, CSCS
Lets face it – strength athletes are animals! They train. They train hard. And they leave it all on the table! Some of the best workouts I’ve been a part of took place in a garage in suburban America where we were flipping tires, performing Olympic lifts and heavy deadlifts and [...]

5 Exercises You Shouldn’t Be Doing!

By Sean Barker
Author of The Dad Fitness System

Old habits are hard to break. But if you keep doing these 5 old school exercises you will be breaking more than old habits.

1. Leg Extensions
Unfortunately this exercise seems to be the extent of most guys leg training. Probably because sitting down and pumping out reps of quad [...]

Great Sandbag Exercise

By Nick Nilsson (From Charles Staley website/newsletter)
So it’s no secret that I like using equipment that offers multiple exercises. When it comes to THAT, the sandbag is one of the kings of the hill. I’ve been messing around with this thing for awhile now (you’re going to see a lot more sandbag stuff coming your [...]

Build Sport Specific Rotational Strength

Exercise to improve your baseball and golf swing, tennis stroke, and hockey slap shot. —Mens Health Magazine
A powerful rotational turn will give you an extra 10 yards off the tee or 10 mph on your fastball. Exercises to boost that strength are overlooked but important. “Most sports require stabilization, strength, and power through some type [...]

Characteristics of the Human Body

Examining the characteristics of the human body further assists in understanding function.  This allows for better understanding of human movement for improved program design and rehabilitation programs.  For e a more depth explanation and further discussion check out my freind and colleague JC Santana’s book Functional Training; Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism.
 The proportions of the [...]