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Utilizing a Repetition Range Strength Program
Using a repetition range training system for high school athletes is a great way to increase strength performance. In addition, it establishes the proper training mindset. Through systematic goal-setting and →
Why You Should Add the Standing Long Jump Test to Your Program
If you’re looking to help your clients/athletes develop speed a great assessment to use to establish a programming baseline is the Standing Long Jump Test. The Standing Long Jump (also →
Top 6 Lifts with the Detonate VariBar Multi-Grip Bar
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 →
The Inverted Row
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, →
How to Get in Shape for Hockey (Fast)
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 →
How to Increase Power with Complex Training
“How can I increase my vertical?” I get this question all the time, typically at the beginning of class when all our physical education students are assembling in the gym →
3 Quick Tips to Improve Agility in Young Athletes
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 →
Game-day Lifting and Why Your Athletes Should Be Doing It
Sport coaches, athletes, and parents often feel that athletes should avoid lifting on game days, for fear that they will be too tired to compete at a high level. We →
Off-season Training for Athletes: How to Gain 10 Pounds in 10 Weeks or Less
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. →