While I’d argue you’d be hard-pressed to find a better exercise for the anterior core than the standing rollout, the fact of the matter is that the exercise is way, WAY too advanced for most people. For example, when I watch someone do a standing rollout for the first time, one of three things happens: [...]
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The p90x system has popularized the phrase “muscle confusion” with claims, within the infomercial, referring to the “training science of muscle confusion.” My question is this: Is “muscle confusion” based in “training science?” Oh, and, what the heck is “training science?” Here is a portion of the p90x pitch: Alright, muscle confusion… sounds good. Let’s [...]
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1. Below are two great articles that (if you haven’t already read them) you’ll really enjoy. 4 Things Your Girlfriend Should Know: A Girlfriend’s Response – by Lisa I had the pleasure of having dinner with Lisa (along with her other half, Tony Gentilcore) while my wife and I were up in Boston for our [...]
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By far the question that I get asked the most by our male athletes is “how do I get bigger”. I give them the simplest answer they could ever want yet they still for some reason don’t like what I tell them. My answer is usually along the lines of “eat food… a lot of [...]
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Whether your playing field is in the middle of a football stadium or simply the weight room itself, there are few things NOT to be gained from grip training. As we’ve noted before (HERE and HERE), we make grip strength a major priority at SAPT. Be it the improved control and feel of the bar [...]
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A recent study: Anterior cruciate ligament laxity and strength of quadriceps, hamstrings, and hip abductors in young pre-pubescent female soccer players over time: a three-year prospective longitudinal pilot study. …whoo, long title… as I was saying, a recent study was published in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice that clearly demonstrates the timeframe and magnitude to which [...]
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My wife and I recently completed our tax returns, and we’re receiving a fair amount back this year (cue small fist bump to myself). Given that we’ve needed a new couch for quite some time now, we decided to use some of the money to pick up one of those bad boys. Along with this, [...]
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1. As Ryan noted in an excellent post recently, we love weighted planks here at SAPT. Once you know to properly plank (here’s a hint: if you’re not shaking from creating total body tension, you’re probably not doing it right), it’s time to make them more challenging. One way to do this is adding external [...]
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If you truly want to become stronger it’s very important that you take careful consideration when planning your training program. One of the biggest factors that comes into play when doing this is understanding your strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately when this task is undertaken solo the former rather than the latter becomes the focus of [...]
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I realize that many of our readers don’t have access to special equipment such as prowlers, ropes, farmer walk implements, etc. so I’ve been doing my best to be cognizant this fact during these little “Exercise of the Week” bits. For example, while an alligator crawl with a prowler attached to you is certainly challenging, [...]
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