“The overhead press is dangerous.” “Don’t do any exercises with your arms over your head.” These are the words that are being spread around fitness and bodybuilding gyms with increasing frequency. They come not only from coaches and trainers but also from physical therapists. The main reason for saying that overhead exercises are dangerous is […]
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Drills and skills appear to be closely related in the training of most athletes. Often overlooked however, is that drills don’t teach an athlete new skills. They can only reinforce what the athlete is already capable of doing. So why do we continue to use drills as the number one training and teaching method? How
Tony Gwynn is unquestionably one of the greatest hitters in modern times. His hitting was probably the most important factor for making the Hall of Fame. As great as he was it is surprising that few if any individuals are interested in copying or teaching his swing technique. In my estimation the swing technique exhibited
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In most sports the general trend is to increase the training intensity of the already high-intensity workouts. It appears that each year coaches strive to increase the intensity of the workouts. In addition, many of these high-intensity workouts are accompanied by a large volume of work. This type of training is done in the belief,
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Now that the MLB draft (guessing game) is over, teams are feeling good about their selections and have high hopes for their prospects in the future. This is as it should be. But will their hopes be realized? From all past indications it appears that they may have just a 50/50 chance. But then it
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