The last few weeks, my performance posts have focused on general training concepts necessary for young softball players. The topics ranged from overspecialization, to general fitness, to imbalances ...

The posterior chain is our powerhouse and is comprised of some of the biggest and strongest muscles in the body. These muscles, including those of the back, glutes, hamstrings and calves, are critical ...

A classic strength-training movement is gaining renewed attention for its impact on health, performance, and overall ...

Squats are arguably the king of leg exercises. Not only can they build mammoth-sized legs and improve core stability, but they also light up your entire posterior chain. While the exercise is ...

A mixed model analysis showed no significant differences between left and right muscle activity for each exercise, therefore mean muscle activity of both sides for each muscle and exercise was ...

I've been dealing with a knee injury for years, and since having physical therapy, I've come to realise the importance of strengthening my posterior chain—the muscles in the back of the body. The ...

Each subject attended a first testing session, to determine the 1 repetition maximum (1-RM) for each exercise. This was followed by two exercise sessions in which standardized trunk extensions were ...