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Cardio is essential for heart health and cardiovascular endurance, but let’s be honest— who likes slogging on the Stairmaster or grinding away on a treadmill? Not this cat. The agility ladder is an excellent tool if you’re looking for a fun way to spike your heart rate and improve your...

Agility ladder drills can be a challengingly fun addition to your workouts. At the same time, many people may find it equally challenging to find a slot to incorporate this type of training tool into their programs. Some may lean on ladder drills too heavily to improve speed while neglecting...

THE LADDER METHOD Ladders are a training method that have a long history and can do wonders for your strength, power, and hypertrophy. The basic ladder is some variation of 1-2-3-4-5, using the same weight. It looks like this: One rep Rest Two reps Rest Three reps Rest Four reps Rest Five reps...

The ladder system is simple: start with one rep of an exercise and keep adding a rep with each set until you reach 5 reps. At that point, revert back to one rep and keep it going until you reach a target number of reps, say, 50. This is a sure-fire way to cram as much volume as possible into a...

No matter the sport or activity, we all strive in some way to become faster, more agile, and have better coordination. Incorporating agility ladder drills could be the trick, even if they seem intimidating after watching top athletes show off their elite footwork. However, AJ Artis, the...