Why you should train with Lift-X Strength Cords
We all agree that muscular strength and power are critical for athletic performance. And most strength and conditioning programs utilize...
Inside Pine Crest Swimming Performance Program
This blog is based on a Q&A session with Pine Crest swimming coach Katelyn Miller and strength and conditioning coach...
How to Launch a Human Rocket: The Jump-X
By Jason Avedesian, MS, CSCS, PhD Candidate @ UNLV Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (Biomechanics) A previous blog addressed the importance of...
Train the Hips for Better Movement
How many coaches have you heard say, “He/she really doesn’t have ‘good hips’. He/she just doesn’t move well”. If you...
An Innovative Approach to Cord-loaded Deadlifting
Besides traditional training methods using the barbell, many coaches and athletes are adding resistance with bands– known as variable resistance...
Variable Resistance Training in Advanced High School Athletes
Training with bands as added resistance – known as variable resistance or accommodating resistance – has become popular in strength...
Training Considerations for Improving Muscular Strength: Q&A with Dr. Tim Suchomel
Muscular strength and power are critical for athletic performance, and most, if not all, coaches recognize the importance of resistance...
FOCUS ON RESEARCH: Q&A with Dr. Andy Galpin – Effects of Elastic Bands on the Deadlift
This is the first of several blogs that Focus on Research. Here, we will provide a summary for the time-crunched...
You can’t fire a cannon from a canoe: training the lower body
By Joe Eisenmann, PhD “You can’t fire a cannon from a canoe.” “Don't build on sand.” “Build the foundation of...
The Anatomy of a Perform-X Training Session
By Dan Hutchison, MS, ATC, CSCS How do you design and “flow” your training session? Do you write out the...