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Power Development for Powerlifters: 3 Underutilized Methods

Power development for powerlifters sounds pretty redundant. I mean, they’ve got “power” in their name so they must be pretty powerful, right? Actually, powerlifters have the most deceiving title in all of strength sports. Strongmen are indeed strong and weightlifters do indeed lift weights, but by definition, powerlifters are NOT powerful. That’s because power requires …

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Technique Tuesday: 3 Ways to Make Box Jumps Harder

Technique Tuesdays / By tonybonvechio

Box jumps are a staple in many of my programs for all kinds of athletes. They develop sagittal plane power, teach rapid force application AND absorption, and require minimal equipment. But if there’s one thing that stresses me out like crazy, it’s athletes trying to jump on a box that’s too high. That’s an injury waiting …

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Stack.com – 3 Box Jump Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Vertical Jump

Getting strong and athletic is pretty simple: lift, sprint and jump. You can sprinkle in some other stuff from time to time, but if you focus most of your efforts on these three things, you’re on the right track. The jumping part is probably the simplest of them all, too. Box jumps are a straight-forward, …

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