Are Year Round Sports Bad For You?

By Ethan Fox, Community Contributor — Published: June 12, 2009
There seems to be an on-going trend amongst athletes to play their sport year-round. The ever present mantra in the US of “more is better” has not eluded the sports world. In the case of sports, more is leading to injury and burnout. Perhaps it’s the appeal [...]

Great Core Kettlebell Exercise

From Jeff Martones H2H: Kettlebell Drills from www.tacticalathlete.com
The “Hot Potato” is a fun H2H drill that can be easily combined with other H2H drills for interesting combinations.  Due to the fact when black kettlebells sit in the hot sun – they get HOT – you’ll find it natural to want to toss the bell like [...]

The 4 Pillars of Human Movement

When you think of human movement it can be broken down into 4 basic categories.  Locomotion, Level Changes, Push/Pull and Rotation. These represent the 4 pillars of human movement as described by JC Santana in his book Functional Training; Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism.  When designing rehab or fitness programs that are functionally based it [...]

Grip Strength for Baseball (or Anything)

Here is a great post from my good friend Adam who trains many high school and professional athletes down in Florida.
As stated in my previous Training to the 5th Power blog, I commented on the importance of multi-joint training. As baseball players we cannot underestimate the importance of stromng forearms. However, in various baseball performance training circles [...]

Ladder Drills For Fast Hands

Ladders arent just for climbing.  Great for fitness, sport, youth training and just plain fun for anyone.  Variety is the spice of everything.  Keep your workouts fresh.  These could be done as workout by itself or maybe do 1 pattern between sets of lower body exercise and do the leg patterns [...]