I was goofing around on another lacrosse forum page, doing some research, and I came across a post that asked for ways to increase strength, speed, & agility. He mentioned he was going to start taking protein shakes for strength. Can you see me shaking my head??

To me, strength equals speed. Strength equals agility. Strength equals acceleration, and more importantly deceleration. There is no magic to this concept. If you get stronger, you will improve in ALL areas of ability. At the risk of sounding like a minimalist, if you deadlift, squat, press and pull with a decent amount of resistance, you will get stronger. Period.

Unless you’re a middle aged man with decreased levels of testosterone, protein shakes won’t be necessary.