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Absolute strength is the greatest amount of weight that you can volitionally lift for one repetition. In other words, the greatest resistance that you can overcome in the concentric regime, in which the muscle fibers shorten (as opposed to lengthening in an eccentric contraction or remaining the same as in an isometric contraction). The Russians […]

In a recent article in a triathlon magazine, the author brought out a different concept of the typical annual periodization plan. It started with base training in the winter and spring and included long steady aerobic miles and weight training. The objective was to lay the foundation in the base period. This phase corresponds well

Volleyball players typically execute strength exercises that involve only one joint as, for example, the ankle in the heel raise, the elbow in the biceps curl, and the knee in the leg extension and a few compound exercises such as the squat and overhead press. But most skills involve more than one joint action either

All volleyball hitting and passing skills require some rotation of the arms. The rotation takes place in the shoulder, elbow and wrist joints. For example, in an underhand pass or dig you maintain the neutral position of the arms. When reaching out to the side with both arms they rotate to maintain this position. When

Because most soccer coaches do not understand the mechanics of the basic skills they tend to work on playing the game rather than how to most effectively execute the skills or develop the related physical qualities. As a result many youngsters do not show fast progress in improving their abilities, become “uninterested” and eventually give