The Low Down on the Hip Thrust If you follow Train Heroic and especially the Explosive Athlete program you will see a lot of the usual suspects when it comes to Strength and Conditioning movements and exercises – the Back Squat, Bench Press and the Deadlift. But a...
The Ultimate Guide to Using Movement Progressions ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rob Van Valkenburgh Rob Van Valkenburgh joins the TrainHeroic blog with 10 years experience in the strength game. Having coached elite athletes in both the private sector and the Division 1 collegiate...
Training On One Leg Is Better Than Two ABOUT THE AUTHOR Wil Fleming Wil Fleming is a sports performance coach and weightlifting coach in Bloomington, IN. His expertise comes from years of training and coaching athletes in multiple sports. His athletes are routinely...
The 4 Pillars of High School Basketball Strength and Conditioning ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chris Tutela Chris Tutela is a strength and conditioning coach in Clark, New Jersey. He is the owner and operator of Tutela Training Systems, where he trains mainly athletes and some...
The Basics Will Never Fail You: Dan John Talks The Future of Fitness ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dan John Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the...
Program Design 101: How to Build Your Own Workout Program ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jason Sayler // It happens every year… Athletes that have been in my program for 4 to 5 years graduate. They have been told what to do for their entire athletic career and suddenly they...