TB12 101: Strength and Conditioning

TB12 101: Strength and Conditioning

In recent years, extreme strength and conditioning programs (ECPs) have grown in popularity. From high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to cross-training, these programs find themselves on every...
5 Reasons Looped Bands Will Improve Your Routine

5 Reasons Looped Bands Will Improve Your Routine

IF YOU'VE SPENT any time in the gym (and we know you have!), we’re willing to bet you have some experience with resistance bands. Maybe one of your trainers used them, or maybe you took a class th...
Complete Workouts: One Jump at a Time

Complete Workouts: One Jump at a Time

Jump ropes are one of the simplest pieces of equipment that you can add to your training — but just because they are simple doesn't mean they can't make you break a sweat. Breathing Efficiency - I...
How Do I Create Muscle Memory?

How Do I Create Muscle Memory?

"Muscle Memory" is a common phrase, and is what many people call their physical reflexes and reactions. Our muscles really do remember — our brain learns how our muscles should work in certain sit...
Why You Can’t Train Slow and Move Fast

Why You Can’t Train Slow and Move Fast

WHY EMPHASIZE SPEED OF SPORT? Conventional wisdom says that lifting more weight is better, running farther is better, and working out longer is better. It’s an attractive way to look at training f...
What’s the Difference Between Flexibility, Mobility, and Pliability?

What’s the Difference Between Flexibility, Mobility, and Pliability?

AS A LIFELONG athlete, you spend a lot of your time looking for answers. That means sifting through a lot of information, a lot of science, and a lot of opinions that don’t always match up with on...
Brain Rest, Re-centering, and Recovery

Brain Rest, Re-centering, and Recovery

DEEP SLEEP. Why is it so important in sports? Every athlete knows that when their mental game suffers, their whole game suffers. For professional athletes and casual players alike, mental health p...
Deep Sleep and the Athlete: Why Is Good Sleep So Powerful?

Deep Sleep and the Athlete: Why Is Good Sleep So Powerful?

DEEP SLEEP. Why is it so important in sports? Every athlete knows that when their mental game suffers, their whole game suffers. For professional athletes and casual players alike, mental health p...
Soccer: Preparing to Perform At The Speed Of Your Sport

Soccer: Preparing to Perform At The Speed Of Your Sport

"TRAINING AT THE SPEED OF SPORT" is exactly what it sounds like. If your sport is soccer, you train soccer-moves at soccer-speed. If your sport is basketball, you train basketball-moves at basket...