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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I have seen an increasing number of articles by football coaches in which they say that they want players with greater toughness. These players must be able to ”suck it up” and play through pain. This is their criterion of toughness which they believe is the key to a successful player. They say that they
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In my work with bodybuilders and athletes I am finding that all too often the workouts are finite and not transitional. In others words, the workouts that are used are the workouts that will continue to be used until there is an injury or some other problem. Usually there is a set number of exercises
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This question of whether football players need maximum strength is probably asked most frequently in the sports world. Maximum strength training and in many cases muscle-mass training, are very popular, in weight training rooms around the country. Results of this training can be attested to by simply looking at the physiques of today’s athletes, especially
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Of all the common injuries that athletes experience, the most frequently occurring one is to the fingers or hand. In spite of this, most scholastic, collegiate and professional athletes do not incorporate specific finger strengthening exercises into their programs. It is possible to find some athlete squeezing a ball, but this is as far as
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