An important part of an athlete’s training program is core strengthening, mainly in the form of abdominal muscle strengthening. To strengthen the abdominal muscles most players do the crunch and/or variations of the crunch. The crunch is a good exercise, but because it develops mainly (if not only) the upper portion of the abdominal musculature, […]
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It appears that a major method of training (in addition to strength training) in most sports is related to energy system enhancement. In other words, focus is placed on development and improvement in the functioning of the aerobic and anaerobic systems of energy production. There is no questioning the fact that this type of training
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SECRETS OF SOVIET (RUSSIAN) SPORTS FITNESS AND TRAINING When this book first came out in 1987, it was ahead of its time in relation to new training practices for improved fitness and sports performance. Since then interest in former Soviet sports practices has increased substantially. In the last few years, there has been even greater
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I have been closely examining the types of injuries that many baseball players are receiving. This includes injuries such as oblique strains, hamstring pulls, groin strains, elbow strains and so on. These injuries may not be severe but the athlete cannot play for several days or weeks once they get them.As a result, Many of
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If Turner (coach of the San Diego Chargers) was responsible for River’s passes, or the receiver’s ability to catch a ball or the offensive line player’s ability to prevent quarterback sacking, the answer is definitely yes. But he is not. Turner must play the players that were purchased for the team. In this regard Smith
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