An interesting feature of the Russian, formerly Soviet, training system is the specificity of workouts for each sport. Not only is each sport distinguished by the skills and physical qualities involved, but even within the sport, each event is trained differently. But, almost all sports and events involve some form of strength training! A good […]
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Plyometrics is perhaps the best method to develop quickness and explosiveness. It was created by the Soviets, more specifically, Yuri Verkhoshansky, to train the muscles to react in a very quick, explosive manner. Because of its great effectiveness, plyometrics is now used in the training of athletes in almost all sports and it has even
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Although plyometrics was created and developed in Russia, the term is American. In Russia, plyometrics is known as the shock method of training. It was developed by Yuri Verkhoshansky and others who, from biomechanical analyses of jumping and running activities, created specialized exercises that duplicated what occurred in the actual skill execution. For example, they
The Russians (former Soviets) did extensive research on nutritional needs for athletes. They determined that even the best training tables where the athletes received wholesome food and a full spectrum of nutrients, it was still not sufficient to replace the many vitamins and minerals that were used up in competition, especially very intense and prolonged
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It is not uncommon to find articles dealing with exercises for athletes in specific sports. If they are training articles, they typically deal with exercises or training routines that are used with athletes in a certain sport. Usually ignored is the effectiveness of these exercises and exercise programs in relation to the athletes level of
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