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XL Athlete provides outstanding strength training information, workouts, sport-specific drills, and exercise videos for athletes and coaches at the high school and collegiate levels. The strength and speed training information available on this website has been developed by strength coaches working with athletes from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, the Olympics, and the NCAA. These very same methods have been applied to thousands of youth athletes from various levels with great success, and are now available for you as well.
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Using XL Athlete Workouts With Your Team
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Weekly Features on XLAthlete
- Featured Strength Training Article
- Featured Drill
- Featured Workout
- 7/2/09 Strength Training Articles: Can You Be A Great Athlete?
- 7/2/09 Strength Training Articles: Core Strength For Runners
- 7/2/09 Strength Training Articles: Should Youngsters Lift Weights?
- 7/2/09 Featured Product: Custom Speed, Agility, & Conditioning Manual
- 7/2/09 Featured Product: Custom General Fitness Training Manual
- Baseball Training Quick Reference Guide
- Basketball Training Quick Reference Guide
- Football Training Quick Reference Guide
- Hockey Training Quick Reference Guide
- Strength Training Articles: Do Runners Have To Strengthen Their Legs?
- Strength Training Articles: Do Runners Need The Overhead Press?
- Strength Training Articles: Does The Plank Exercise Really Work?
- Strength Training Articles: Is Your Workout or Exercise Functional?
- Strength Training Articles: Most Ankle Injuries Should Never Happen
- Strength Training Articles: The Best Biceps Exercise
- Downloads: University of Minnesota Throwers Summer Program Month 1
- Drills: On-Course Dynamic Warm Up For Golf
- Training Articles: Yelling And Screaming Unnecessary In Tennis
- Training Articles: Baseball: Which Bat Should You Use?
- Drills: Four-Week Running Program For The Mile Test
- Training Articles: Getting A Feel For The Swing
- Training Articles: Running: Is It Smart To Shorten Your Stride?
- Training Articles: Baseball: How Many Swings Are Lost During The Season?
- Strength Training Articles: Exercises That May Actually Weaken Your Back
- Training Articles: Generate More Power By Throwing With Your Body
- Strength Training Articles: Another Look At Athleticism
- Training Articles: Does Fitness Training Qualify As Physical Education?
- Training Articles: Golf: Does The Right Shoulder Pull The Left Shoulder?
- Workouts: Soccer Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Soccer Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Soccer Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Sport Clean and Jerk Program
- Workouts: Sport Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Sport Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Sport Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Sport Snatch Program
- Workouts: Swimming Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Swimming Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Tennis Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Tennis Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Track Clean and Jerk Program
- Workouts: Track Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Track Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Track Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Track Snatch Program
- Workouts: Volleyball Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Volleyball Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Weightlifting Clean and Jerk Program
- Workouts: Weightlifting Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Weightlifting Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Weightlifting Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Weightlifting Snatch Program
- Workouts: Wrestling Clean and Jerk Program
- Workouts: Wrestling Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Wrestling Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Wrestling Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Wrestling Snatch Program
- Workouts: Baseball Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Baseball Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Baseball Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Basketball Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Basketball Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Basketball Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Football Clean and Jerk Program
- Workouts: Football Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Football Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Football Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Football Snatch Program
- Workouts: Golf Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Golf Power Snatch Program
- Workouts: Hockey Mixed Olympic Lift Program
- Workouts: Hockey Power Clean Program
- Workouts: Hockey Power Snatch Program
- Strength Training Articles: Improper Breathing During Exercise
- Training Articles: Running Smarter To Avoid Injuries
- Training Articles: Should Kids Specialize Their Training?
- Training Articles: Are You a Runner, Jogger, or Shuffler?
- Training Articles: Golf: Are You Using Your Hips Properly?
- Training Articles: Golf: Downswing Determines Power and Accuracy
- Strength Training Articles: Isometric Exercise Training
- Training Articles: Running: Should You Increase Your Mileage By 10%?
- Strength Training Articles: You Need Quality Not Quantity
- Workouts: Baseball Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Basketball Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Football Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Hockey Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Soccer Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Sport Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Swimming Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Tennis Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Track Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Volleyball Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Wrestling Advanced Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Weightlifting Beginner Program
- Workouts: Weightlifting Advanced Program
- Workouts: Football Olympic Off-Season Training
- Workouts: Sport Olympic Off-Season Training
- Workouts: Track Olympic Off-Season Training
- Workouts: Wrestling Olympic Off-Season Training
- Training Articles: Baseball Injuries
- Strength Training Articles: Does Cross Training Help Athletes?
- Training Articles: Fatigue: What System Fails First?
- Drills: Isometric Conditioning Circuit 2 For Each Sport
- Training Articles: It’s Never Too Late To Improve Player Performance
- Training Articles: Golf: The Arm Swing
- Training Articles: Why Does Running Training Only Include Running?
- Drills: Isometric Conditioning Circuit For Each Sport
- Workouts: Football Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Baseball Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Basketball Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Golf Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Hockey Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Soccer Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Sport Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Swimming Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Tennis Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Track Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Volleyball Off-Season Strength Training
- Workouts: Wrestling Off-Season Strength Training
- Drills: Hand-Eye Coordination Drills For Goaltenders
- Workouts: Simple Series Summer Football Training
- Training Articles: Baseball: Curveball, Breaking Ball, Or Sinker?
- Training Articles: Does An Animal Stretch Before Sprinting?
- Drills: Nine Week Box Jump Program For Each Sport
- Training Articles: Active Stretches For Triathletes
- Training Articles: Are College Coaches Overpaid?
- Featured Book: Explosive Plyometrics
- Training Articles: Muscle Relaxation Techniques
- Strength Training Articles: Should Football Players Train Like Bodybuilders?
- Strength Training Articles: Which Comes First: Strength or Endurance?
- Downloads: Wayzata High School Speed, Agility, & Conditioning Manual
- Downloads: South Dakota Athletic Enhancement Clinic
- Drills: Total Body Shock Plyometric Workout For Each Sport
- Training Articles: A New Approach To High School Physical Education
- Training Articles: Baseball: Is The Treadmill Sufficient For Getting In Shape?
- Strength Training Articles: Can You Become Explosive With Heavy Weights?
- Training Articles: Is Running On A Treadmill Different?
- Strength Training Articles: Split Routines
- Strength Training Articles: A Maintenance Strength Training Program
- Training Articles: Are Football Injuries Due To A Lack Of Conditioning?
- Strength Training Articles: Can You Get Bigger And Faster?
- Training Articles: High Arches And Leg Length Discrepancies
- Training Articles: We Have Come Full Circle
- Workouts: Simple Series Eccentric Block
- Strength Training Articles: Are Your Lateral Rotators Strong?
- Strength Training Articles: Best Exercise For The Lats
- Training Articles: Golf: Can You Control The Club Face?
- Training Articles: The Need For Athleticism
- Strength Training Articles: What Should You Do Between Sets?
- Strength Training Articles: Are You Hitting All Heads Of The Triceps?
- Strength Training Articles: What Does Power Mean?
- Strength Training Articles: What Is Sport Specific?
- Training Articles: Non-Pharmaceutical Ways of Improving Training
- Store: New Book – Explosive Plyometrics by Dr. Michael Yessis
- Drills: Simple Series Vacation Circuit 1
- Drills: Simple Series Vacation Circuit 2
- Drills: Simple Series Vacation Circuit 3
- Strength Training Articles: Do Abdominal Exercises Need Constant Tension?
- Training Articles: Golf: Does Your Spine Angle Determine Your Club Face Angle?
- Strength Training Articles: How Important Is Stabilization?
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