Unleash your inner athlete

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.

For more detailed information on how to use XL Athlete with your team, please refer to this manual: The Coach’s Manual For XL Athlete

For specific information on using the workouts, please refer to this article:

Using XL Athlete Workouts With Your Team

By giving us a little information about yourself, you will be able to access hundreds of dynamically-created printable training sheets tailored to you.  Coaches can set up and maintain a single account, and store the maxes for all of their athletes. This enables coaches to be able to print out workout sheets specific to their athletes and their skill levels automatically.  Signing up is free, and every workout you download from XL Athlete is free as well.  Be sure to check us out often, and if you have any questions, please send us an email to the address on the bottom of this page.

What is NEW on XLAthlete?

• NEW Workouts: Extreme Mass Workout is BACK!!!
• Drills: Simple Dumbbell Conditioning Circuit I
• Drills: Simple Dumbbell Conditioning Circuit II
• Drills: Simple Dumbbell Conditioning Circuit III
• Training Articles: A New Reason For Rampant Injury In Sport
• Training Articles: Addressing The So-Called “Weak Pelvis”
• Training Articles: Better Performance Requires Better Technique
• Training Articles: The Best Running Shoes
• Training Articles: The Fraud of “High Intensity Training” (HIT)
• Training Articles: Yoga Doesn’t Improve Performance
• New XL Athlete Store Open!!!
• Workouts: Football 30-Week Training Weeks 1-4
• Workouts: Football 30-Week Training Weeks 5-9
• Workouts: Football 30-Week Training Weeks 10-14
• Workouts: Football 30-Week Training Weeks 15-19
• Workouts: Football 30-Week Training Weeks 20-24
• Workouts: Football 30-Week Training Weeks 25-30
• Strength Training Articles: Are Your Hamstrings Tight?
• Skill Training Articles: Running: Do You Know Your Level Of Mastery?
• Strength Training Articles: Is Plyometric Training Jump Training?
• Skill Training Articles: Running: Is Preparation Even Needed?
• Strength Training Articles: Scapular Stabilization
• Strength Training Articles: Should You Use Cycling Instead Of Running?
• Training Articles: Do Kinesiology Professors Know About Russian Training?
• Skill Training Articles: Do You Know Your Running Level?
• Strength Training Articles: Is Your Block Training Effective?
• Strength Training Articles: Plyometrics: Absorb Or Withstand Impact?
• Skill Training Articles: Running: Are Injuries Inevitable?
• Strength Training Articles: Want To Beat The Yankees Next Year?
• Featured Product: Risto Olympic Weightlifting Shoes
• Featured Product: Pendlay NexGen Weightlifting Bars
• Featured Product: Legend Fitness Half Cage Rack
• Featured Product: Soviet Sports Review 5-Year Package
• Coaching Tools: Close Grip Bench Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Lunge Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Push Press Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Lat Pulldown Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Power Snatch Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Safety Bar Back Squat Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Step Up Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Incline Bench Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: Front Squat Maximum Estimator
• Coaching Tools: RDL Maximum Estimator
• Strength Training Articles: Is The NFL Looking At The Cause Of Injury?
• Strength Training Articles: Training Smart
• Strength Training Articles: Active Recovery Has Arrived
• Strength Training Articles: Knowledge of Muscle Function is Critical
• Strength Training Articles: Running: Is Your Training Developmental?
• Strength Training Articles: Yoga Does Not Prevent Injury
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Baseball
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Basketball
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Football
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Hockey
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Sport
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Track
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Weightlifting
• Drills: Big Leg Circuit For Wrestling
• Drills: Coach's Choice Adaptability
• Strength Training Articles: Correcting and Preventing Muscular Imbalances

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