At the present time being a multi-sport athlete is frowned upon. The trend is toward greater specialization and only playing one sport from the youngest ages. It is now common to find many, if not most, athletes who play the same sport on a year-round basis. I strongly believe that the only reason most athletes […]
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In the eyes of most people physical fitness is the same as physical education. In physical education you do exercises to develop greater physical fitness. However, is the main purpose of physical education to develop greater fitness? The answer should be no. Physical fitness is a very important component but it is usually difficult to
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To get the most out of your training you should use training cycles for a specified period of time. A training cycle usually means doing a prescribed number of exercises for a set number of weeks using a specified method of training. Elite (world record holders and world champions) athletes may have a training cycle
When teams near the end of their season they begin to think about what they can do to improve the team for the next season. Most often it is about recruiting or buying players who can help them become a better team. The articles addressing this aspect can be found in most every sports newspaper.
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If you observe people doing the squat in an athletic facility or in a fitness club, you will most likely see them doing a sumo squat. This means that in your initial stance you assume a position with your feet wide apart and then squatting. The sumo squat became ‘the squat’ in powerlifting and for
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