Shoulder Injury Prevention

Pre-habilitation Routine for Shoulder Injury Prevention Shoulder injuries are a common event in the history of many throwing and strength athletes. Weightlifters and Powerlifters as well as Body Builders often suffer rotator cuff, impingement or bursitis injuries due...

Squats-Deadlifts and Flexibility

Any athlete who has trained to squat below parallel or who has attempted a maximum effort deadlift will know the meaning of “flexibility vs. the squat and deadlift”. While it may be true that strength athletes, powerlifters in particular, do not require the...

The Deadlift Part 3

Our previous excursions into the wonderful world of Dead Lifting dealt with the two most popular methods for lifting a heavy barbell from the floor. If your goal is related to lifting the most weight possible from the floor then you will need to practice using the...

The Deadlift: Part 2: The Sumo Dead Lift

In part one of this series I discussed some of the general advantages of adding Dead Lifting to your training routines. In that article the technique and benefits specific to the Conventional Style of Dead Lifting were addressed. This time we will enter the wonderful...

THE DEAD LIFT: PART I: The Conventional Dead Lift

The Dead Lift in its many variations is an excellent training movement. Since this exercise can be manipulated to target most of the muscle groups in the body it is an excellent exercise to base a training program around. Conventional style is the most common...