Strength & Conditioning
5 Tips to Warm Up Effectively Before Workouts
To stay safe and get the most out of your workout you must always include a pre-workout warm up before you begin and then finish with a cool down to get your body back into... more »
5 Reasons To Start Strength Training Today
Strength training, also referred to as weight training or resistance training, involves any physical movement in which you use your body weight or equipment to build muscle mass, strength, and endurance. Within that world includes... more »
VO2 Max: assisting coaches in optimizing workouts for anaerobic threshold
{Sponsored} At the professional and Division I levels, VO2 Max testing is an important piece of the puzzle, used to optimize workouts that will then raise the aerobic threshold for each unique athlete. It’s a measurement... more »
Achieving Level II in Athletics
Even though most athletes would tell the coach that they want to perform at their ultimate level of play, the reality is many settle for what would be called a Level I performance. Both the... more »
NSCA Announces Tactical S&C Professional of the Year
The National Strength and Conditioning Association is proud to announce that Jay Dawes, Ph.D., CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, TSAC-F,*D, FNSCA, has been selected as the NSCA’s Tactical Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year for 2021. Award... more »
Q&A with Reggie Scott, Rams’ VP of Sports Medicine & Performance
Reggie Scott is a name that is frequently said aloud within the walls of the Los Angeles Rams facilities, particularly over the two years. From injury recovery to strength and conditioning program implementation to COVID-19... more »
Why Olympic Athletes Use Blood Flow Restriction Training
Since the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a few people have taken notice of the U.S. Olympians wearing exercise bands wrapped around their arms or legs. Outlets like the New York Times and Today.com have... more »
Air Force Fitness Test is Back with a New Look
Airmen at the 919th Special Operations Wing will notice some changes to the scoring for the Air Force fitness test, which resumed at the start of July, after a lengthy pandemic-induced delay. “The biggest change... more »