Since the newly expanded 6th edition of Supertraining has been published, the number of people getting Supertraining has increased greatly. There is a good reason for this as the information contained in this book is beneficial to all who aspire to become the best athletes, coaches or teachers. For students, it often alllows them to […]
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In the aim of improving athletic performance or to prevent injury or to enhance an athlete’s abilities, it is common to read that the muscles should be balanced. What this means is never fully explained but is taken for granted that somehow the muscles on both sides of a joint should be equal in strength.
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It is not uncommon to hear coaches say that they work with players on their mechanics. But they rarely if ever, spell out what they mean by mechanics or what the mechanics are. Sometimes the definitions that they do give for mechanics appear to be counter to the generally accepted understandings. For example, some coaches
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Football, lacrosse, soccer, basketball and other players do considerable training to increase running speed, one of the most important qualities needed in order to play well. In practice the distances one should run varies considerably. Many coaches believe that aerobic training is the key while others believe it should be more anaerobic to duplicate game
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According to many pros, tennis is an endurance sport and you should train for endurance to be at your best. Understand that many tennis matches go well over three hours and require a great number of repetitions, not only in hitting groundstrokes and serves but also in movement on the court. Thus, there’s no questioning
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