The excerpt from Strength Training for Soccer describes the movements necessary for multidirectional speed.

Joel Raether, owner of Authentic Performance in Denver, CO, discusses rotational training and shows his system for progressing rotational movements.

This article demonstrates the benefits and limitations of the front squat and goblet squat in training for the abdominals.

Rotational & Power Development. Learning How To Apply Skill Acquisition

This article explains what rotational suspension bodyweight training is and how it is different from traditional suspension bodyweight training.

This Personal Training Quarterly article reviews the farmer’s walk exercise and how to incorporate it safely into a client’s exercise program. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness news and exercise research.

This excerpt from Developing the Core briefly defines closed- and open-chain exercises and their respective roles in training.

This article addresses three main areas of resistance exercise that best prepares tactical personnel for load carriage.

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A significant number of resistance training injuries occur at the shoulder complex. However, there is a lack of research identifying predictive variables, which may increase the risk of these injuries. Certain exercises, such as those requiring the apprehension position (glenohumeral abduction with external rotation), have been investigated and found to be associated with shoulder pain and injury. However, there are additional exercises or positions that may also be associated with increased injury risk. The position of end-range glenohumeral extension, particularly as it pertains to a dip, is a vulnerable position that may have previously been overlooked.