The relationships between strength, technique and game performance are somewhat complex. As a result there is often confusion as to the effects of strength training not only in relation to the athlete’s technique and level of performance, but also to his or her age and maturation level. Because of the many variables, the effects of […]
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Absolute strength is the greatest amount of weight that you can volitionally lift for one repetition. This means the greatest resistance that you can overcome in one repetition. It is usually measured in the concentric regime in which the muscle fibers shorten, as opposed to lengthening as in an eccentric contraction or remaining the same
Most players and coaches agree that you should use your hips when hitting and throwing in sports that require force and power. This includes executing the groundstrokes in tennis, baseball batting, pitching, throwing a football, throwing from the outfield etc.. But how many players do this? In analyzing hundreds of players in a multitude of
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Salaries of professional athletes keep increasing on a yearly basis. But yet, performances on the field by athletes have not been increasing at a proportionate rate – unless you believe that mediocrity equals high-level performance. Rather than looking at how well the athlete performs on the field, owners appear to be looking more at competing
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Strength, the ability to create and/or maintain force, is perhaps the most important physical quality for success in sports. The main reason for this is that strength is related to many other physical and mental qualities. For example: 1) Strength is needed to assume and maintain static and dynamic posture. In execution of sports skills,
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