STRENGTH Rx,LLC

Performance Journal

Practical insights on athletic development, movement quality, speed, return to performance, and evidence-informed coaching.

Latest Articles

  • Why Feeling the Burn Doesn’t Mean the Exercise Is Working Better

    A hard workout can create muscle burn, fatigue, and a great pump—but that doesn’t necessarily mean it created the right training stimulus. Learn the difference between mechanical tension and metabolic stress and why effective training should be judged by the adaptation you’re trying to produce.

  • Why Tempo Changes the Training Stimulus

    The same exercise, load, sets, and reps can produce a different training effect when tempo changes. Learn how eccentric speed, pauses, time under tension, and intent influence the training stimulus.

  • Sport-Specific Training Doesn’t Mean Mimicking the Sport

    Sport-specific training is often misunderstood. Effective performance training doesn’t try to recreate the sport in the weight room. It develops the strength, speed, power, movement capacity, and force-production qualities that allow an athlete to perform their sport more effectively.

  • How Rotational Athletes Develop Power: Force, Speed, and Transfer

    Rotational power requires more than rotational training. Learn how force, speed, Rate of Force Development, and objective measurement help develop performance across golf, baseball, racquet sports, hockey, and other rotational sports.

  • Why Ground Force Matters in the Golf Swing

    The golf swing starts from the ground up. Learn how force production, timing, Rate of Force Development, and physical capacity contribute to rotational performance and clubhead speed.