Sports & Fitness: Performance Training, Rules & Recovery

Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.

Water Polo

How to Swim With Your Head Up

If you're a water polo enthusiast or need to swim effectively without submerging your face, swimming with your head up is essential. It lets you remain aware of your position and the goal while you swim.

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Dumbbells on the wood background.

Possible Injuries From Dumbbell Shrugs

How you execute a dumbbell shrug, sometimes referred to as the shoulder shrug, determines whether you’re strengthening your trapezius muscles or risking an injury.

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Pulling barbell on a gym

Ways to Secure Barbell Weights

Unless you want to send your fellow gym members scrambling to get out of the way, you have to secure your weights to the barbell. None of the clamps or collars are hard to figure out, but if you're not sure if you're attaching them correctly, ask.

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