Single-leg squats off the box are an extremely challenging single-leg exercise that requires a great amount of strength and mobility. Most athletes will begin with an easier variation (squatting down to a box or bench) and then progress toward a full pistol squat and then single leg squat off the box. In this article, I’m…
Many consider the Bench Press the gold-standard movement of upper body strength. The Bench Press is used by strength and conditioning specialists, sports medicine professionals, physical therapists, and the general public to increase strength and benefit power and hypertrophy development. The Bench Press, similar to the Deadlift, Squat, Clean and Jerk, and Snatch is a…
The dumbbell step-up is a lower-body exercise used by athletes to train single-leg strength and power. This is a great movement for field, court, and track athletes looking to increase force production on a single leg. In this guide, I’m going to teach you how to properly do Dumbbell Step Ups, what the benefits are…
The Barbell Step up is a lower-body exercise used by athletes to train single-leg strength and power. This is a great movement for field, court, and track athletes looking to increase force production on a single leg. In this guide, I’m going to teach you how to properly do Barbell Step Ups. I’ll also tell…
Glute-Ham Raises are a lower-body exercise that is used primarily as an accessory movement to help lifters gain strength and hypertrophy for their hamstrings and glute muscles. In this article, I am going to explain how to properly perform the glute-ham raise including some coaching points, muscles worked, and give some alternatives. How To Do…
The Front Squat is one of the most fundamental lifts for athletic performance. Front Squats are used by strength and conditioning specialists, sports medicine professionals, physical therapists, and the general public primarily to increase strength but also to benefit power and hypertrophy development. Traditionally, the Front squat has been used in training for athletes in…
The stability ball leg curl is a lower-body exercise that is used primarily as an accessory movement to help lifters gain strength and hypertrophy for their hamstrings and glute muscles. In this article, I am going to explain how to properly perform the stability ball leg curl including some coaching points, muscles worked, and give…
The Floor slider leg curl is a lower-body exercise that is used primarily as an accessory movement to help lifters gain strength and hypertrophy for their hamstrings and glute muscles. In this article, I am going to explain how to properly perform the floor slider leg curls including some coaching points, muscles worked, and give…
The Kettlebell swing is a lower-body exercise that is used for a variety of reasons. For many novice lifters, kettlebell swings are a great tool to start training hip extension before moving to more complicated movements like cleans and snatches. The traditional purpose for swinging a kettlebell is to train rapid hip extension and its…
The Single-Leg Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift is a lower-body exercise that is used primarily as a single-leg accessory movement to help lifters gain strength and hypertrophy for their hamstrings and glute muscles. In this article, I am going to explain how to properly execute the Single-Leg Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift, some coaching points, muscles worked, and give…