I keep reading accounts of pitchers and other athletes who attribute their better throwing and getting in shape to the treadmill. They are not unique in this since many athletes also use the treadmill as their main work out . They believe that it is most effective in comparison to other commonly used methods. To […]
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Assume a wide stride stance alongside an exercise bench. The leg closest to the bench should be in front and the other leg behind and out to the side. Bend over from the hips until your trunk is level to the floor while maintaining normal spinal curvature, i.e., keep a slight arch in the lumbar
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Assume a side-lying position on a Roman chair, oblique bench or Yessis Back Machine. Be sure that your hips are directly on the seat when you secure the feet between the rollers or under the rollers depending upon the machine. Your waist should be on the far edge of the support seat when your legs
When I show this picture to baseball players and ask what is wrong or should be corrected they invariably focus on positioning of the bat and cocking of the wrists. However, positioning of the bat is relatively unimportant in the initial stages. How the bat is brought through to contact the ball is the key
It is always great to read about athletes who get turned on to strength training at an early age. It is not always great however, to see the weight training carried to extremes as they get older or into the prime of their athletic career. One such example is pitcher Clayton Richard of the San
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