Bench 101

Disclaimer: this article is not for the pencil necked trainers and athletes out there who got embarrassed failing a light weight on the...

3 Keys to an Effective Arm Care Program

While PR’s and velocity increases tend to get all the attention on our social media, something we’re equally proud of is we had another...

The Cost of Inaction

This past summer a local high school athlete asked that while he didn't necessarily want to start training, his school didn't have an...

The Truth Behind Velocity Increases

Velocity has become the name of the game in baseball, and that's unlikely to be changing anytime soon. At every level higher and higher...

Why we DON'T Use the Hex Bar for Deadlift

While the hex bar, or "trap bar", is very popular nowadays, we do NOT utilize it for the deadlift for a couple reasons: 1) There's a...

Even in Baseball, Only the Strong Survive

The right combination of exit velocity and launch angle leads to the highest value batted balls. That's not an arbitrary definition: in...

Why the 10 Yard Dash is the Best Test of Speed.

There are 3 reasons why we place a high importance on the 10 yard dash Sport is played in acceleration While sprint tests such as the 40...

The Injury Honeymoon

Most people view health as the absence of pain. However, research shows that the human body can tolerate an immense amount of stress,...

Why I Started Training Athletes

I wanted to share how I came to start training athletes and opening a gym. It's been a unique odyssey, as I was anything but the...

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