February 15, 2019
5 tips on how to help prepare for obstacle race such as the Tough Mudder, Spartan Race and more. Imagine going on a 3 mile run at your go-to cardio spot and then adding some major obstacles like pools of mud, 6-foot walls, 20+ bar monkey bars, and to top it all off 50-pound sandbags….
Read MoreDecember 7, 2018
It’s not easy being a student-athlete. On one hand, you get turned into a meme; on the other, you face near-impossible standards in both your studies and your training, leading to burnout and exhaustion. Juggling demands from coaches, trainers and teachers—not to mention friends and family—can take you to the very end of your rope…
Read MoreAugust 23, 2018
A Complete Routine Within 13½ Square Feet Of Space “The few basic and necessary exercises, taught, supervised, coached, and practiced like the basic plays of an effective and mastered offense or defense, can all be done with a power rack.” By Dr. Ken Leistner As a former high school coach who depended upon the basics…
Read MoreJuly 13, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner “Go Ape” as a rallying cry in one’s weight room, with no offense intended towards University of Tennessee football fans, is certainly no worse than the Vols “HTB – Hide The Ball” trash can call to arms that brought ridicule to their underachieving 2017 season. If every athlete and especially those…
Read MoreJune 15, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner If there is one question that becomes obvious after reading Bodybuilding Or “Just Building Muscle”, Part One, it could be “Are there exercises that are not ‘football exercises’ that should be avoided in the weight room?” To those of us who have been around for a very long period of time…
Read MoreMay 15, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner Any reader of the Legend Fitness site is obviously interested in strength training. The opportunity to gather useful and applicable training information or perusal of the great equipment offerings give more than enough reasons to “tune in” when e mail notifications are sent. Thus almost by definition, any of our readers…
Read MoreApril 13, 2018
By Dr. Ken Leistner Through many decades of involvement with strength training and plain “just lifting weights” I have maintained an outlook that can be described as basic, uncluttered, and direct. In part, this reflects my personality, both positive and negative. I am very much the same fourteen year old that my football and track…
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2018
Starting a new athletic program from the ground up is definitely a challenging process. Knowing how to effectively and efficiently train your players is a key step in rebuilding your program into a powerhouse team. Lyle Henley, the Director of Sports Performance at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, is someone who has not only…
Read MoreAugust 9, 2017
Summer is winding down, which means one thing: football season is almost here. In just a few weeks, high school teams will be battling it out on the gridiron. Until then, training camps and conditioning regimens are in full swing to get teams prepped for championship seasons. For individual players, maintaining preseason conditioning throughout the…
Read MoreMay 10, 2017
The “sissy squat” has one of the most misleading names in the workout world. It sounds like it’s a wimpy version of a squat, but it actually comes from shortening “Sisyphus”. Without going too deep into Greek mythology, Sisyphus was punished by Zeus and forced to push a boulder up a steep hill, only to…
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