The Gopher Performance Detonate VariBar multi-grip bar is a great accessory bar that pronates the lifter’s grip 90 degrees so the palms face each other. This rotated grip takes stress off the shoulders during presses, bent-over rows, and more, reducing the chance of injury. It involves the hands and wrists more as stabilizers for most [...]
The inverted row is a classic back exercise that has been shown to be a very efficient, all-around exercise to hit the back muscles, including the Latissimus dorsi (lats), rhomboids, trapeziuses, and biceps depending on hand grip. It's a great way to help balance out a typical workout that is chest or pressing heavy. The [...]
It has been said that speed kills, but what kills speed? Fatigue kills speed. You may be the fastest skater, but if you get tired faster than other players, you will soon be the slowest. You may be the most powerful athlete, but when you get tired, you will be the weakest. This allowed Muhammed [...]
Speed and agility classes are some of the most common fitness classes you’ll find in commercial performance facilities across the country. But the speed and agility discipline is also one of the most abused, misunderstood, and incorrectly coached in the athletic development industry. This trend is primarily driven by scores of parents looking to make [...]
In the off-season, if athletes train and participate in our Accelerated Performance Nutrition, we have athletes that can put on 10 pounds of fat-free mass in 10 weeks or less. In fact, we have had many athletes put on 16 pounds in 16 weeks or less. To make rapid changes to an athlete’s muscle mass, [...]
In the world of athletics, everything starts with movement. An athlete’s ability to move in different planes is critical to their personal health and success as well as the success of their training program. Functional movement screening (FMS) is a process used to evaluate seven fundamental movement patterns executed by athletes without musculoskeletal injuries to [...]
As March wanes and April rounds the corner, athletes gear up for summer sports all over the country. If your off-season it’s a great time for young athletes to focus on improvement during their spring training programs. In the final part in this series, we will focus on four final intangible skills that every athlete needs to be the best version of themselves. Coach your athletes to master these, and you will help them to become more well-rounded athletes in the long run.Here are the final four intangible skills that super athletes have in spades:
It is important for trainers and coaches to introduce new and effective training strategies not only to keep athletes and clients interested and engaged but to vary the stimulus and achieve desired results. But for a new piece of equipment to be worthy of implementation, it must be versatile, functional, durable, and effective—Gopher Resolute Weight [...]
If I could give just one tool that develops strength, movement control, stability, and flexibility all at the same time, it would be fitness sliders! Why Do I Like Fitness Sliders So Much? Fitness sliders are extremely portable and you can take travel with them. They can even fit in a laptop bag.Fitness sliders require [...]
For high school strength coaches across the country, this question is for you: “How come I’m not getting an A?” In the modern age of Standard Based Instruction and common grading, one thing that should not be lost in our classrooms is the art of personal skills and accountability. I am a High School Physical [...]