In the past few years there has been an increase in the number of athletes receiving oblique injuries. A few years ago it was rare to ever hear of an oblique injury. Most of the attention to this problem is on diagnosis and treatment. I have not seen or heard of any team trying to […]
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Stretch/strengthen the shoulders Shoulder injuries are still quite frequent, especially among athletes who do considerable throwing, and to a good extent, hitting overhead. Most notable among such athletes are pitchers and tennis players hitting overheads. To help keep the shoulder injury free and functioning most effectively, it is necessary to both stretch and strengthen the
Much attention is being given to key movements in specific sports. Key movements typically refer to those moments that are responsible for making the movement successful. Most often the key movements are related to some aspect of skill execution. To fully understand the significance and importance of key movements it is necessary to look at
The general consensus is that you must run more (and faster) in order to run faster and/or longer and faster. This has been the way of training for many years. In essence, you must run more in order to be a better runner. However, with the advent of specialized strength exercises this recommendation no longer
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There have been a few articles appearing lately on block periodization/block training for powerlifters that have piqued my interest. As good as the information was, my concern was that it did not relate to the block training that was espoused by the former Soviets. According to Verkhoshansky, (see back issues of the Fitness and Sports
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