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Get Mental With The Psychology Of Strength!
Our mind has the ability to make us stronger, more muscular, more athletic, more powerful, even wealthier and happier! Learn 4 basic principles of mental conditioning right here to improve your results!
Date Added: Mar 20, 2007 -
Atlas Stone Training: The World Is In Your Hands
Train with Atlas stones to get stronger, more explosive, and more powerful. Whether you're a fighter or just want a fit physique, you can train like a Titan.
Date Added: Feb 22, 2013 -
Obstacle Race Training: 10 Workouts To Defeat Any Challenge
If you're in it to win it, you need obstacle-specific training. Obstacle races test you in ways you can't predict, but these workouts will help you prepare for anything!
Date Added: Aug 29, 2012 -
2012 Bodybuilding.com Brolympics: Epic Feats Of Awesome Strength
Celebrate the London Games with the Brolympics! 16 epic videos of awesome strength contend for the gold. Vote on your favorite every day!
Date Added: Jul 24, 2012 -
How David Sandler Bridges The Gap For Incredible Performance!
David Sandler's expert interview - His extensive expertise has helped many achieve their goals for greater performance. Find out how he does it.
Date Added: Mar 5, 2010 -
Power Talk With Top Strength Coach Andrew Durniat!
Andrew Durniat is an international kettlebell competitor and current American record holder for the single arm snatch. He explains how kettlebells have helped him to be successful and how they can do the same for anyone. Find out here.
Date Added: Nov 4, 2009 -
Uber Strength: Strongman TV With Corey St. Clair, Episode #4 Grip Training
Watch and learn from Idaho's strongest man, ASC Pro Strongman Corey St. Clair! Grip strength is critical to success in the strongman events. Corey takes you through some essential training and equipment that will improve your grip performance. The tools for the job? Grippers, an anvil, and a 45lb plate of course.
Date Added: Jul 21, 2009 -
GPP For The Non-Athlete: Creative Conditioning For Everyone!
Get creative with your conditioning. Try GPP. Realize all of the benefits of cardio activity and strength training benefits through this simple activity! Here are some great examples that everyone can benefit from.
Date Added: Jun 22, 2009 -
Explosive Strength Workout, 8 Weeks: January-March, 2007.
Another 8 weeks of intense training. For this series of workouts I am training 5 days a week and go from late January-March. Full details of my training during that time is right here.
Date Added: Oct 31, 2007 -
What Is The Best Sled Training Workout?
What is the best sled training workout? Learn about sled training, who it would benefit, sample workouts and exercises, and more right here. Our forum members have also put this together so you can add more excitement to an existing program.
Date Added: Aug 22, 2007 -
What Is The Best Off-Season Training For Strength Athletes?
What is the best off-season training for strength athletes? The off-season gives an athlete time to focus 100% on training and conditioning. Try the following out and see if they work for you!
Date Added: Nov 3, 2006 -
Maximum Effort: Break On Through To The Other Side With This Strength Training Workout.
The Max Effort workout. This workout focuses on gaining strength and preparing for strongman competitions. Check out my workout and see my variations to a great strength training regimen.
Date Added: Oct 20, 2006 -
John Wilkins Podcast Interview, Part 2: Strength Training Exercises.
Podcast Interview: In part 2 of this interview, Dan Gastelu interviews guest John Wilkins. Listen to strength training exercises for football, and more secrets from a championship high school and college football player!
Date Added: Aug 21, 2006 -
10 Reasons To Start The 3x3 Program!
The 3x3 program allows you to focus on heavy weights and low reps. If you would like to learn more see the benefits below and try the sample routines included.
Date Added: May 1, 2006 -
Strength Training That Actually Works For Surfing!
Surfing and missing waves is about as fun as riding a moped. Here we will discuss strength and conditioning exercises that will help keep you from ending up dead in the water after only one wave. Learn more right here.
Date Added: Apr 24, 2006 -
10 Exercises For Explosive Athletes!
Here are 10 exercises for developing explosive strength and power for the sprint/jump athlete. Learn more about how you can improve your power.
Date Added: Apr 7, 2006 -
Partial Movements: The Cornerstone Of Sports Training!
There are many arguments still about how muscles really work. In this article we will look at some information about them and how partial movements take advantage of how they work. Check it out!
Date Added: Jan 27, 2006 -
Dumbbells, Barbells, And Kettlebells, Oh My...
Stick to the basics when designing a training program. We are going to go over three pieces of equipment here that should help you become a better all around athlete. Check it out!
Date Added: Jan 11, 2006 -
Is Strength Training Really Beneficial For Endurance Athletes?
Strength-training research carried out with endurance rowers, swimmers, skiers, and cyclists has tended to produce 'negative' results. The same cannot be said for runners. Learn more...
Date Added: Dec 8, 2005 -
Mash Monster Number 27: Brian Mottola.
Find all about who the newest Gripboard Mash Monster, Brian Mottola, see pics and video of his incredible feats of grip strength!
Date Added: Nov 15, 2005 -
Dynamic Effort - Speed Kills!
What exactly is dynamic effort? Dynamic effort is the speed in which you can lift a non-maximal load in a short amount of time. Learn more about it...
Date Added: Nov 8, 2005 -
Weightlifting: The Bulgarian Blitz!
So why do the Bulgarians have such a successful national weightlifting program? Do they use anabolics in excess? Do they need to use them? I will answer this question and more right here.
Date Added: Nov 7, 2005 -
What Should Be The Balance Between Gym Time And Skill Work For Athletes?
What should be the balance between gym time and skill work for athletes? Find out what other people from the message boards think...
Date Added: Oct 20, 2005 -
The Grasso Lunge: Develop The Strength For Acceleration!
One of the best single leg exercises I use is the Grasso Lunge. It develops speed, strength, agility and much more. Read on.
Date Added: Aug 12, 2005 -
Power: What It Is And How To Get It!
Power is not simply about having the strength to pick up a car and carrying it across a driveway. Power is a combination of two very important aspects of any kind of training. Continue reading to find out more.
Date Added: Jul 7, 2005 -
Principles Of Strength Training For Athletes!
Different principles apply to different sports, however there are common elements that one should be aware of when planning a strength training program. Read below to learn some of the elements to be aware of when strength training for your sport.
Date Added: May 3, 2005 -
Side Comparison Of Power And Olympic Squats!
No other exercise in the athlete's arsenal is as necessary as the squat. There are also several ways to do accomplish this exercise.
Date Added: Apr 5, 2005 -
Utilizing Your Nervous System For Strength & Power For Sports.
The nervous system of athletes in speed and power sports can be enhanced by various means such as coordination exercises, structural work, and traditional power lifting methods.
Date Added: Feb 17, 2005 -
In-Season Power Training!
Coach Clark explains that training for power during the competitive season is as important to athletic success as training for power in the off-season and pre-season.
Date Added: Aug 2, 2004 -
The Importance Of Strength For Enhanced Explosiveness!
Want to jump higher, run faster, and increase your explosiveness for sports? If so you must be STRONG! Learn the importance of strength for sports!
Date Added: Jun 17, 2004 -
Bodyweight Exercises For Size & Strength!
I get a ton of emails every week regarding bodyweight exercises. People want to know what are the best bodyweight drills for size and strength.
Date Added: May 4, 2004 -
Xvest: More Than Just A Weighted Vest!
With a firm understanding of the concepts of our training firmly in place and the realization that true all-around athletic development will come via adherence to the wheel of conditioning it is definitely time to get to some real-world work with the Xvest.
Date Added: Apr 23, 2004 -
The Mad Max Program: Improve VO2 Max And Critical Power!
If you're a competitive athlete who is forced, by athletic necessity, to use your lower extremities to propel you toward a particular destination (i.e. end zone, soccer goal, hockey net, etc.), you've undoubtedly heard of the infamous VO2 max. Find out more...
Date Added: Apr 13, 2004 -
In Search Of Strength.
Find out how I improved my strength and overall endurance by using Pavel's methods...
Date Added: Apr 6, 2004 -
Tempering: How To Strengthen Your Body From The Inside Out.
Tempering or fortifying the body through controlled exposure to the cold. What are the benefits I hear you asking?
Date Added: Mar 19, 2004 -
The Benefits Of Strength Training!
Research demonstrates that resistance exercise training has profound effects on the musculoskeletal system, contributes to the maintenance of functional abilities, and prevents osteoporosis, sarcopenia (loss of body mass), lower-back pain, and other disabilities. Learn why and what you need to know to build a great workout program!
Date Added: Feb 6, 2004 -
Practical, Functional, Necessary Training!
How is that training for general fitness? As the Renegades know this is not training for general fitness. This is specialized training. You need to utilize a wide array of tools, learn why!
Date Added: Feb 5, 2004 -
Mahler's Aggressive Strength Q&A!
Twice a month Mike Mahler is going to answer your questions to help you get bigger, stronger and faster! Learn how to get your pull-up numbers up, how to break a plateau, about clubbells and much more...
Date Added: Jan 27, 2004 -
Football & Rubber Bands: How Can They Help You?
As a strength coach, I am always looking at new methods of training to improve the conditioning of my athletes. In my own training as a power lifter, I have recently incorporated rubber bands. I have used them all—from the mini-bands to the heavy bands. The great thing about the bands is that they can expand on the basic lifts.
Date Added: Jan 7, 2004 -
Modified EDT Program For Serious Strength Increases!
The program worked very well and I had tons of clients putting on size and increasing strength like never before. In addition, I wanted to modify the EDT program for people that simply wanted to get stronger without getting bigger.
Date Added: Dec 18, 2003 -
Off-Season Power Training: Strength & Size!
If you want to become more muscular and advance your strength, you will find the following program of great benefit. But as you read this, you need to keep an open mind. Even if you are old school, this program will help you.
Date Added: Dec 2, 2003 -
The Absolute Best Way to Improve Your Leg Strength & Power For All Sports!
By adding this one exercise to your training program, you can become stronger, more flexible, more coordinated PLUS improve speed and jump higher - GUARANTEED!
Date Added: Nov 11, 2003 -
Strength-Endurance Training: Be Stronger... Longer.
If you take a look at virtually any activity in which increased strength would be beneficial, you'll notice that for that increased strength to be beneficial, you'd have to be able to take advantage of that strength over an extended period of time. Full program included!
Date Added: Oct 30, 2003 -
The Beginners Clubbell Workout!
Learn how to get starting with clubbells with this all in one guide. Exercise pictures and videos included on how to properly perform the exercises. Check back soon for part two and three and the HUGE clubbell exercise database!
Date Added: Oct 17, 2003 -
Double-D: 8 Minutes Of Delicious Torture!
The DOUBLE-D (or the Double Density Death March) may give you significant useable muscle growth in the arms, chest, neck, back and core. Learn how to utilize clubbells and kettlebells to gain strength and size!
Date Added: Oct 7, 2003 -
Utilizing One-Arm Barbell Lifts!
The benefits of these lifts are impossible to duplicate and can serve a wide variety of functions in training. Find out how one-arm lifts can improve your strength, speed, and size!
Date Added: Oct 4, 2003 -
The Power Of Kettlebell Training: Why Should You Use Kettlebells?
Thanks to strength coach Pavel Tsatsouline, brutal and effective training is back in the form of kettlebell training. No need to purchase a gym membership or spends $1000s on expensive equipment. One or two kettlebells are all that you need.
Date Added: Oct 3, 2003 -
Strength Training: The Tampa Bay Buccaneer Way!
Coach Asanovich takes strength and conditioning very seriously, and he expects his players to follow suit. This excerpt from his off-season training manual says it all.
Date Added: Sep 23, 2003 -
Clubbell Training For All Athletes!
Clubbells are an excellent tool to build grip strength, shoulder stability and give you a challenging conditioning workout too. Try this sample clubbell workout guaranteed to get you stronger!
Date Added: Sep 15, 2003 -
Denver Broncos Speed & Endurance Program!
The Denver Broncos speed and endurance program was developed by the Denver Broncos strength staff to help improve our overall team speed. This is the explanation of the Rich Tuten's Denver Bronco Speed and endurance program exactly as it appears in their players training manual.
Date Added: Sep 9, 2003 -
Juggernaut Training!
Take your training to the upper limits of physical preparation with juggernaut training. In addition, to physical conditioning the preceding workout will build a tough as nails mental set.
Date Added: Sep 5, 2003 -
An Intro To Clubbells.
Find out who John Myers is, what clubbells are, why you should use them and how they can help you!
Date Added: Sep 2, 2003 -
10 Reasons Clubbells Are Superior For Circular Strength Training!
In light of recent events, I find it prudent to give my official position on the evolution of the Clubbell® and how it became the most optimal and only sensible equipment for use in Circular Strength Training™.
Date Added: Aug 29, 2003 -
Breakthrough Training Methods Using Kettlebells for Sports!
Kettlebells are taking the world of Strength and Conditioning by storm. Learn what they are and how you can begin using them in your current training programs for maximum sports strength!
Date Added: Aug 16, 2003 -
The Importance Of Motor Skill Development.
One benefit that we tend to over look with GPP is motor skill development. In a recent training session with a high-level hockey player, I noticed something that Coach Davies has been stressing since day one: GPP is great for developing motor skills.
Date Added: Jul 29, 2003 -
Aggressive Strength: What Is It & How To Use It!
We like the fact that these heroes have well-rounded strength that goes far beyond what they can do physically. This well-rounded strength is what I call Aggressive Strength. Being strong and healthy physically is definitely a critical component of aggressive strength. Learn what it is and how to use it to your advantage!
Date Added: Jul 15, 2003 -
Wheelbarrow GPP: Part One.
A year ago I started to write about a new and different type of General Physical Preparedness (GPP) exercise: Sledgehammer GPP. Because of the overwhelming response, I feel it is about time we add a brother to the weighted GPP family: Wheelbarrow GPP!
Date Added: Jul 11, 2003 -
Radical Methods For Increasing Strength!
I have been a published iron game journalist and author for nearly 27 years and one of the most frequent questions I am asked is
Date Added: Jun 26, 2003 -
15 Weeks To Super Power.
The following workouts emphasize the Olympic pulling movements (power clean & snatch), but are also set up to focus on hypertrophy and strength in the lower body in a more traditional bodybuilding split. The workouts are really quite versatile, fun, and provide a wide array of new and challenging exercises.
Date Added: Jun 24, 2003 -
Reactive Strength: Neck Mobility For MMA And Boxing.
Recently quite a few of fighters and coaches asked me how to prevent concussions and knock-outs in MMA. They remain locked inside the box lacking an understanding of SPECIFIC performance enhancement. Learn how to improve your strength and agility to prevent concussions!
Date Added: Jun 18, 2003 -
EDT + Kettlebells = Major Strength & Size!
Recently, I hit some plateaus in my own training and decided to try a program called EDT (Escalating Density Training) by top strength coach Charles Staley. Find out how to bust your plateau with this training style!
Date Added: Jun 17, 2003 -
Strength & Conditioning Tips & Drills For Football.
Check out these great strength and conditioning tips and drills for football players! Learn how to get stronger and faster.
Date Added: Jun 16, 2003 -
Get A Grip: Build A Super Strong Grip!
By: Panzer. For those of you involved with other strength sports or grappling, grip strength is an asset that deserves some attention. If you have trouble opening that jar of pickles in your refrigerator, you might want to read this.
Date Added: Jun 7, 2003 -
Using Large Tires To Improve Strength!
Tire training can add a new dimension to your strength and conditioning program regardless of what sports you play or your level of athletic ability. Learn why it isn't just for strongman competitors!
Date Added: May 31, 2003 -
Understanding The Strength Deficit
I'll illustrate exactly what the strength deficit is, an easy way to assess the athlete, how to interpret the results, and point you in the right direction as to the proper way to maximize each athlete's potential to express power on the playing field.
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
Power Athlete Program
Learn about different training programs for gaining power and strength for your sport!
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
Advanced ATHLETIC Leg Training
All strength and power sport athletes need to develop high levels of leg strength for optimal performance. Leg strength contributes to speed, power, balance, and agility, key components in almost all sports.
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
So You Wanna Be An Athlete...
You want to make the varsity football team, be able to dunk, be faster on the soccer field, or throw faster in softball. In any of these circumstances you desire to become a better athlete. You have to be very careful not to fall into many of the traps that cause athletes from high school to professional to fail.
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
A Revolutionary Approach To Speed And Strength Training
Advanced article! What I am going to present in this article is unlike any training system that I am aware of -- it is in complete opposition to what our intuition tells and to what we have been conditioned to think about speed and strength training.
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
A Beginning Athlete's Guide To Strength Training
There are several ways an athlete can prepare for competition, but they will not be effective unless all necessary steps are taken. Learn a few methods to increase your strength and performance!
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
Athletic Performance And Bodybuilding
Find out how you can adjust your bodybuilding routines to help you perform better in sports!
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
Developing Hip Power
Your mid back to the back of your knee are responsible for the most important and explosive power on the field... your hips.
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
Getting In Shape: GPP and SPP
Learn about the concept of General Physical Preparation (GPP) and Specialized Physical Preparation (SPP).
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
Killer Strength Program!
Ok, before I start, this is a powerlifting program, not a bodybuilding program. Of all the programs I've tried, this has boosted my strength the most. Here is my full 14-week cycle!
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
High Rep Snatches: Intense Cardio For Serious Athletes!
This week I am going to give you another incredible exercise to add to your arsenal: the high repetition one-arm snatch.
Date Added: May 30, 2003 -
Is Throwing A Heavy Ball Good Medicine?
Medicine balls are a great way to improve your speed and agility and so is weight training. It appears that the use of higher weight may outweigh the benefits of specificity of training in this case. Learn why!
Date Added: May 22, 2003 -
Crossing Over To Performance Training!
Learn how Renegade Training can improve your athletic ability along with your overall strength!
Date Added: Apr 15, 2003 -
Roadwork: The Kettlebell Way!
Roadwork is a brutal form of training that separates the real men from the girly men. Learn what it is and how to use this as your cardio!
Date Added: Feb 28, 2003 -
7 Tips For Mass & Power!
From basic movements to resting, learn the seven top tips for mass and power!
Date Added: Feb 12, 2003 -
High Repetition Clean And Jerks: Intense Cardio For Serious Athletes!
If you are afraid of hard work and don't want your heart rate to go through the roof, then leave this exercise for the real tough men and women and join the next spinning class at your gym. For the others, read on...
Date Added: Jan 27, 2003 -
Kettlebells: Should You Use Them?
Kettlebells are terrific for bodyfat loss, improving lean body mass, and helping teach proper speed of the hips (very important for speed and power sports). Learn what they are and what exercises you can do with them!
Date Added: Jan 1, 2003 -
Get Olympic
Build a massive upper back by performing bodybuilding's forgotten four...
Date Added: Nov 13, 2002 -
10 Mistakes Athletes Make
Even the smartest, most dedicated trainees make lots of mistakes on an ongoing basis. That’s why even the best athletes have coaches. Here are the most common mistakes!
Date Added: Oct 14, 2002 -
Sledgehammer GPP!
What I am really going to talk about is a different type of General Physical Preparedness (GPP) exercise-Sledge hammering!
Date Added: Oct 8, 2002 -
Strengthening For Sports!
So, for the rest of us, we have to wait for other sports to get underway while some others catch up on rest, gain some of their weight back, and let injuries heal.
Date Added: Aug 16, 2002 -
Core Conditioning: Training Your Abs And Trunk For Sports!
Look around any gym in America and you'll see one common theme in them: in our ab crazy times it is the way the torso is trained. Hundreds upon hundreds of crunches at the end of the workout. Learn a better way!
Date Added: Aug 10, 2002 -
Power Athletes: Discus And Shotput Champions!
Learn the secrets of world class strength athletes
Date Added: Apr 8, 2002 -
Explosive Strength Workout!
This is the 8-Week Program that I used two months before the World U. Games held in Beijing China, in August of 2001.
Date Added: Jan 20, 2002 -
Power Athlete Football Strength Program!
Three part series! From lifting weights to plyometrics, this full program will guide you to football dominance!
Date Added: Dec 27, 2001