Do you need help with your training during quarantine? This is your lucky day. Take advantage of this reading as I will be providing an easy way of designing your own training programs. First of all, make sure you are healthy and without any...
The Overhead Squat is the most basic snatch receiving position strength exercise and can be used prior the snatch as a learning progression. It can also serve as a mobility exercise to improve a lifter’s bottom position for the snatch. In order to perform...
Soccer is characterized as a high intensity, intermittent contact team sport that requires a number of proficient physical and physiological capabilities to perform successfully. Soccer players not only require highly developed technical and tactical skills, but high levels of aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, speed,...
Squatting is a multijoint strength training movement which effectively recruits multiple muscle groups at once, and which is considered to be one of the most functional and efficient weight bearing exercises. The major muscles involved during a squat are the quadriceps, hamstrings, gastrocnemius, and...
When we are looking at injuries, shit does not happen, it happens for a reason that is governed by the laws of physics and controlled by functional anatomy (Michael Boyle). Knee valgus is believed to be a major contributor to noncontact ACL (anterior cruciate...
Everyone performs some kind of deadlift in his everyday life, that’s why I consider the deadlift as a functional movement of utmost importance, for everyone! Yes, you heard right; for everyone! “Most people misunderstand the mechanics of the deadlift; it’s not a matter of...
Have you started feeling bored of performing the same exercises and movements, again and again? Why don’t you spice up your training with something challenging and at the same time super-beneficial? The Turkish get up, a popular kettlebell exercise, can be defined as a...
Before you move on to a weighted squat or more simply before you grab a barbell, you must learn how to squat correctly, with your bodyweight only. If you want to train for as long as you exist, while remaining pain free, you should...
The Hollow hold or hollow body The hollow hold is a great exercise that can create core stability in any movement. How to execute: Lie on the floor in a supine position. Actively/aggressively press your lower back into the floor and push your belly...
1. Hip Thrusts The hip thrust is a glute exercise designed to improve your strength, speed and power by emphasizing optimal hip extension. How to execute: Place the upper of your back at the edge of a bench. Place a bar or a weight...
Human movement is extremely complex. Some muscles are designed to create movement while others to stabilize and hinder movement. Each joint in the body tends to have a specific function and purpose that is required for efficient movement to take place. If that joint...
Plyometrics, a method of developing explosive power, consists of a rapid stretching of a muscle (eccentric action) immediately followed by a concentric or shortening action of the same muscle and connective tissue (Beachle & Earle, 2000).The stored elastic energy is used to produce more...