It was not surprising to read that Lance Armstrong faded from second to 23rd in the running leg of the XTERRA world championship. In fact it was to be expected. The reason for this is obvious if you look at Armstrong’s running technique: weak push-off, poor (minimal) stride length and little to no pawback . The […]
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If you read the leading fitness and training magazines I’m sure you have seen many exercises given different names to make them appear more appealing. More often, however, you have probably seen many exercise is executed in a manner that is different from what you learned or what you believe is to be most effective.
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If you’ve been reading about some of the top players in professional sports you were probably surprised by what they did as youngsters. For example,Kobe Bryant said that he learned How to shoot, pass and to move without the ball, (the fundamentals, sports skills) when he grew up in Italy where he played soccer. When
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If you have been reading the reports on Kobe Bryant and about the possibility that he will play in Italy this season, you undoubtedly have seen several quotes from him. The one that is most interesting and revealing is: “This is where I learned the fundamentals, learned to shoot, to pass and to (move) without
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In the great song by Kenny Rogers, “you have to know when to hold them, you have to know when to fold them.” By changing a couple of words the same concept applies to skill technique. This means you have to know if you should change running technique and you should know when to change running
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