Welcome to the second installment of sled training exercises. I decided to break up the theme into two pieces just to make it easier to read. Ten drills can be a lot to digest for some, so I hope the format helps. #6-SLED MARCHING I never write to appease people because I'm interested in what truly helps and the truth. What's unfortunate is that this video, like many others, receives more attention and does far less than the ones that do far more for athletes and coaches.

When it comes to testing maximal strength in athletes, industry advice often attempts to differentiate between training populations. Collegiate and professional players should test differently from high schoolers, and high schoolers should be separated from youth testing. This may be a viable option if done properly and according to the physical demands and needs of each level of athlete, but there is nothing wrong with simplifying and using a "one size fits all" model when

Beta-Alanine is one of those supplements that has flown under the radar compared to the common, predictable supplement trends. How does beta-alanine work? The notion is pretty simple. Beta-alanine converts to Carnosine in the body and is a major contributor to buffering hydrogen ions from lactate production that inevitably accumulates during intense, continuous exercise in the 1-3 minute range. This information would apply to a certain type and percentage of athletes (400m r

Let's take a look at the remainder of the upper half of the human body and identify which areas need stretching, and vice versa. In part #1, you were introduced to a foundational stretching principle and gained valuable practical insight into how to go about selecting stretches for specific joints of the lower body. Recall that some areas are designed to be stretched, while others are naturally geared towards stability and not so much stretching. Next, we are going to look a

Timing your nutrient intake is crucial. This refers to the specific timing of nutrient intake- aka nutrient timing- before, during, and after your workout (i.e. Peri-Workout Nutrition). The proposed idea historically is that if you eat certain types of foods at certain times, you can effectively maximize training responses and adaptations, which are vast in number and benefit the athlete in one way or another over time. Science even suggests that regular practice of peri-wor

I'm sure that if you have been reading research or are a fitness enthusiast, you have heard Citrulline advertised all over the supplement market as of late. The next obvious question is what it does and whether it is worthwhile for any of your training goals. Understand that much of the potential benefit of Citrulline centers around general health measures; however, research has aimed at looking at whether or not it has any merit when it comes to aerobic exercise and streng

BCAA’s are another one of the most popular muscle-building/sports performance supplements on the market today. On paper, BCAA’s sound amazing. BCAA’s make up approximately one third of the protein content of muscle and include the amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Unfortunately, research for BCAA supplementation in the presence of adequate protein intake for a referenced athlete or individual does not seem to promote a benefit.1 Another example can clearly be see

If you’re trying to lose weight and fat, it would be in your best interest to strive to select and eat foods that are lower in calories and higher in volume. This is yet another underrated aspect of fat and weight loss nutrition that somehow eludes mainstream media. Examples include vegetables, fibrous fruits, lean protein, healthy whole grains, and minimal healthy fats. By eating higher volume/lower calorie foods, you'll feel fuller sooner and longer by stretching stomach

There is currently no shortage of exercises available on the open training market today. Like most things related to the training industry, it's more than safe to say that we have tipped the scales one way and offered arguably far too many exercises for physical development and athletic improvement purposes while simultaneously neglecting other viable options for other significant training factors in the process. One of those factors is "set type" training options. Below you