Category: Training

Tips and advice from coaches, pro lacrosse players, training experts, and more.

Bench Press Basics for Lacrosse Players

Bench Press Basics for lacrosse players

Is bench pressing necessary for the lacrosse athlete? No, but having a strong upper body is, and that is where the bench press can validate itself in the context of a strength and conditioning program.

Rorke Denver At LaxCon

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I wasn’t 100% sure as to what to expect from Rorke Denver’s speech to the US Lacrosse crowd, but I knew it would have to do with two things: 1) lacrosse, and 2) the Navy SEALs.

Stick Trick Saturday: LaxCon Takeover

Stick Trick Saturday: LaxCon Takeover

This week’s very special Stick Trick Saturday comes to you straight from the world-famous #LaxCon and features as many lacrosse peeps as I could find before the fire alarm went off!

Stick Trick Saturday: The Orbit

STICK TRICK SATURDAY: THE ORBIT

My favorite Ghost (that isn’t Casper) and I are showing off a little in the city and hopefully all of this performing will earn me a dollar or two on the street! Today’s trick was made popular by stick trick legend, Matt Gibson. I nicknamed it the Jiggy Gibby, but he calls it The Orbit, so let’s go with that.

It All Starts With the Squat

Lacrosse athletes—and all athletes in general—will benefit from progressing into heavy squats. While enticing, the road to big weight on the bar starts by mastering unloaded movement mechanics first.

LaxMas Stick Trick: Mission Impossible

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I got an early LaxMas present this year: the ability to do a new stick trick! This time it’s a LaxMas Stick Trick miracle, and I can now do Mission Impossible.