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October 9, 2023

The benefits of pause squats

Pause squats include performing any variation of the squat with a pause for 2-3 seconds at the bottom of your squat. The depth of the squat will be different for everyone, some people have the mobility to go below parallel (the thighs parallel to ...

October 9, 2023

Inside the K-State ‘Shark Week’ conditioning sessions

by Wesley Sykes

The Kansas State men's basketball team recently completed its off-season conditioning program, affectionately dubbed "Shark Week." Shark Week is eight hours across five days and features a bevy of conditioning drills to prepare the Wildcats for th...

February 20, 2023

New App movr Build Offers Evidence-Based Workouts

by Wesley Sykes

The movement health company movr (www.movewithmovr.com) announced today the release of movr Build. The fourth B2B SaaS technology released by movr since 2022, Build joins movr Assess, Prescribe and Analyze to round out the company's movement health s...

January 25, 2023

CSCCa, Coach & A.D. parent company announce publishing partnership

by Kim Baker

Great American Media Services (GAMS), publisher of Training & Conditioning and Coach & A.D. magazines, and the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a publishing...

September 23, 2022

Dryland Training Tips for the Active Swimmer

by Wesley Sykes

When training to become a top-flight swimmer, it's equally as important to train on the land as it is to train in the pool. A recent story from Swimming World Magazine gave a few dryland training tips to see gains in the pool. Below is an excer...

July 25, 2022

Study Suggests Exercise Will Not Offset a Poor Diet

by Wesley Sykes

New research has found that high levels of physical activity do not counteract the detrimental effects of a poor diet on mortality risk. The University of Sydney-led study found participants who had both high levels of physical activity and a high...

July 8, 2020

An Ode to Old School Basketball

by Barry Hecker, former Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach

Having had the pleasure of coaching basketball since 1970 at all levels, junior high school, high school, minor league, Internationally, and 21 years in the NBA as a player personnel director and assistant coach. It’s been interesting to observe ho...

June 10, 2020

Georgia Tech Hoops Gets Back in the Weight Room

by Wesley Sykes

As student-athletes at various levels begin rearing up for their respective seasons in The Peach State, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' basketball strength and conditioning coach Dan Taylor has developed an altered plan for his players. In a recent...

August 30, 2019

Encouraging females to embrace strength training

by Ana Olvera

Athletic opportunities for female student-athletes have exponentially increased since the passage of Title IX. In the face of these opportunities is still the stark reality that female student-athletes feel like intruders in the male-dominated athlet...

September 10, 2018

5 training concepts missing from preseason programs

by Adam Menner, contributing writer

Preseason is almost here, which means it’s time to dial in your training. Preseason is the most important time of the year for a basketball player at any level. It’s the time to fine-tune and build upon the hard work you put in during the offseas...

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