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Correct Positioning in Tall Athletes With This Tool
Have you ever tried training a Giraffe? It’s different, not like training other animals like tigers or lions. The long legs make for some interesting adjustments to angles and reaches. →
The Death of Sweaty Weight Vests
Designed for Coaches in Mind If you've ever used weight vests in your program, you might be familiar with the pain they come with. ReadyArmor Weight Vests aren't your run-of-the-mill, →
How to Add Landmine Variations to Your Program
The landmine pertains to an angled barbell movement where one end of the barbell is on the ground and the opposite end is held by the lifter. Because the barbell →
The Best Way to Fix Inner Elbow Pain
Any athlete that trains hard for their sport may encounter some inner elbow pain at some point. The most common advice is to just stop lifting. But if you want →
5 Lifts Made Tougher with the Axle Bar (and Why You Should Be Doing Them)
The Gopher Performance Axle Bar is like a regular barbell, but with one huge difference—at 2” dia, it’s almost twice as thick as a standard barbell. That difference dramatically changes →
VariRoll Glute and Ab Roller Review
I am a big fan of all types of core/ab movements, so when I got my hands on the VariRoll Glute/Ab Roller from Gopher Performance I was excited to put →
Weight Vests Every Strength Program Needs
Over my 20 plus years of training athletes with weight vests, one thing has held true. I have always stopped using them. Despite experimenting with several styles and variations of →
Program for Posture: 9 Ways to Correct and Prevent Shoulder Pain in Swimmers
In part one of this series on shoulder injury and prevention for swimmers, I covered why these athletes are at risk for developing shoulder pain and Upper Cross Syndrome (UPS) →
How to Identify Imbalances in Swimmers that May Lead to Shoulder Pain
Are you training swimmers? If so, here are the top three things you need to know to train them safely and avoid imbalances that cause swimmer's shoulder. Swimmers are at →