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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the realm of strength training, deadlifting is one of those key moves you certainly know of, but may ...

This foundational exercise targets the muscles most weakened by modern sedentary life, helping you regain strength, control, ...

If you’re looking for a simple, bodyweight exercise, that can help strengthen your back and core muscles, without any fancy equipment, look no further. The aptly named Superman exercise strengthens ...

Physical therapists and chiropractors often talk about the importance of developing the "posterior chain" to create better biomechanical balance. The posterior chain refers to the group of muscles ...

Author, fitness model, and trainer Kirk Charles, NASM-CPT CES, knows that as you get older, life can get more complicated. But that shouldn’t prevent you from being on top of your game. He’ll help to ...

Feel better with a balanced back side. The muscles on the back side of the body are all connected — a system called the ‘posterior chain’ — and these out-of-sight muscles are often out-of-mind too. In ...

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 ...