I grew up on the internet memes of the 2000s and nothing was more pervasive than 'friends don't let friends skip leg day' or some variaton thereof. What was innocent for the time was a rallying call for trainees to actually train their legs and not just focus on the upperbody. Despite the recency bias… Continue reading Why Strong Legs Are Important!
Ever so often, for a variety of reasons, the athlete is faced with the problem of dropping a few pounds very rapidly. Some teams have weight checks based on what the eoaches have decided is the player's ideal playing weight. Various professional teams check weights periodically, some weekly, and others monthly, and slap a fine… Continue reading Bill Starr, ‘How to Lose Weight Fast, The Strongest Shall Survive (1976), 144-145.
