Hey #NSSfamily, did you know that hitting the weights consistently goes beyond just building muscle? Here are 3 key areas where strength...

When it comes to training athletes, there are many things to consider. Most athletes need to be good at a lot of different things. As we...

Athletes, by nature, are often very competitive. This means that any time they do an exercise they’ve done previously, they NEED to do it...

As athletes and trainers, we may be stuck in the mindset that training is, by nature, going to be boring and monotonous. If you practice...

How is your year coming along? Maybe you are crushing it. Chasing down goals like Dustin to the chips and salsa at the NSS holiday party!...

As an athlete, strength training is often secondary to the sport. We certainly want to use strength training to get stronger and help...

As an athlete, is it better to train as an individual or in a group? If you think about most sports, a certain level of reaction is...

The posterior chain is a group of muscles consisting predominantly of tendons and ligaments on the back side of the body. Examples of...

MAYBE – but read on. First, this is not intended to tell someone about specifics around injury prevention and/or rehabilitation from a...

Hands down, the problem that haunts most people when it comes to a lifestyle of health and fitness is simply….GETTING STARTED. This delay...

Strength training for an athlete is very unique. Because we are trying to build so many qualities for an athlete, we do a very broad...

What is it? The final 6 weeks of the year. That super volatile time for exercise and health consistency between Thanksgiving and New...

Overcoming gravity is something the athlete always has to deal with, pretty much regardless of sport. Getting the body (or an implement)...

This video might interest our fellow lifting nerds, especially those who hate back squats! This guy has a little doohickey (I know, we're...

Here at NSS, we work with young athletes. We see athletes in the gym as young as 9. But do we work with these 9-year-old athletes in the...

It's a safe, smart bet that you will eat extra calories at some events this month. (football parties, kids sporting events, hunting camp,...

If you've got an athlete in a sport that requires reacting to something, whether a ball, a start, or another athlete, your athlete knows...

Sometimes you just have to put yourself out there - try something new. Or, in other words, “get outside your comfort zone.” Your comfort...

If fat loss is your goal, this handy little infographic lays out the most important pieces of that. The foundation tells you what you...

Ever been here? Work is busy (like usual), you've got a million and one things on your to do list PLUS another meeting just popped on for...