In addition to the numerous, invaluable benefits of the box squat, it’s one of the easier movements to teach if you know how. Use this process to get your athletes box squatting correctly and you’ll see their weight room and sport performance skyrocket.

This bar is a favorite among lifters and athletes of all kinds not only for its use in a competition-style squat but also for the large variety of special exercises you can perform with it.

There are many faults in the traditional model of periodization when applied in a sports setting. The conjugate method not only overcomes these faults, but also provides numerous other benefits to your athletes.

You must pick five and only five exercises or drills to train all of the university sports for all of the seasons. What makes your list?

Charlie Karstedt has left no stone unturned in giving his guys every opportunity they need to be successful at his facility.

Thanks to your valued partnership, after nearly two decades of business we are still focused on the future.

For the most profound results we need to train the area of the force velocity curve our athletes have spent the least amount of time on.

Power is power and strength is strength. No matter what position you play, we have to develop both to the greatest potential. Here are the first two phases and the differences between positions.

The max effort scheme you used for your last powerlifting meet will not work for your athletes. Keep these things in mind when implementing this style of training in athletes.

This was my first meet in a year and a half, since October 2015, when I was battling through a torn supraspinatus and a half torn right biceps. Training went well, but the meet reminded me of a few crucial powerlifting lessons.

Is deloading a necessary part of improving as a lifter or is it just a weak excuse to be lazy one week out of every month?

You want debate? Go to a powerlifting meet and ask the lifters in the warm-up room if you should be focusing on your quads to build your squat. You’ll hear a lot of opinions. Who’s right?

Some people say that being a good teacher means explaining things in the simplest, easiest-to-understand terms. When it comes to conjugate programming, using training lanes is the way to accomplish this.

Much like setting up your squat, get your bands set up correctly from the bottom up and the rest will fall into place.

There are a lot of insights to gain from being both a powerlifter and a collegiate head strength coach.

The easy answer is that it builds mental toughness. The strength and conditioning answer, however, involves understanding the differences between lactic acid, glycolytic, and oxidative work.

Use this teaching protocol to help your athletes learn the ideal squatting technique and build better athletic performance.

The three laws of motion are the roots of athlete programming. Find out how to apply these rules and improve your athletes.

Nate Harvey has adopted the Westside Method of Training to allow his athletes to SFW

An interview with University at Buffalo Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Nate Harvey.