The number of baseball injuries on almost all teams has increased greatly in the last few years. Every week you can read or hear about how new players are injured or athletes with an old injury having a recurrence of the same injury. Fans of course lament the fact that if only the athletes weren’t […]
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To improve hitting and throwing skills many sports such as baseball, golf, boxing and MMA, athletes do various midsection or core rotational exercises. Many of these exercises are very effective and some even duplicate what the athlete does in execution of the skill in competitive play. However, if you look closely at the technique used
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One of the more popular Russian innovations that is being used by many coaches today is block training. Some swear by it while others do not find it as effective as touted. Some even get the same results by using the standard programs. The problem lies in not only how this block training is
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If you talk to scientists specializing in running or even to many running coaches about how you can become an elite runner, they will typically respond with some of the factors that are involved. This includes increasing Vo2 max, how much energy can be transported and used by your working muscles and lactate threshold.
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To fully understand the shock method it is first necessary to know if you are dealing with bodybuilding and powerlifting or athletics. The shock method in bodybuilding and powerlifting means a change in workout conditions. In sports (athletics), however, the shock method is used to develop greater explosive power and its application is very different
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