Free Weight Squats > Smith Machine Squats
This is something the strength training community has known for awhile, but free weight squats are vastly better for performance training than smith machine squats. Additionally, since the Smith machine...
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"Rate of Force Development?"
People often ask me what "Rate of Force Development" (ROFD or sometimes RFD) means in terms of exercise science. Well, the boring and classic definition is: A measure of the...
Measuring Hip Internal Rotation
A big thanks goes out to Eric Cressey, who answered my question about how to measure Hip Internal Rotation using a goniometer. We use the goniometer all the time at...
New Equipment at Our Facility!
I'm happy to announce that we just added a full massage table and some more corrective exercise equipment to our Seattle facility for our baseball athletes! It will now be...
Strength Training for Youth Athletes
I often get this question: Should youth athletes get into a strength training program? The answer: YES! Youth weightlifting - if properly designed - is perfectly safe and produces solid...
Basic Baseball Supplements
Safe, Legal, Effective - The Three Part Test for Baseball Supplements Basic disclaimer: what follows is how we think about supplementation for our trainees. Don't take anything without consulting your...