When doing the lateral or front arm raise exercise it is generally believed that the arms should be raised no higher than level to the shoulders. There are two reasons usually given for this: 1) raising the arms above the shoulders causes shoulder impingement; and 2) raising the arms above the horizontal no longer involves […]
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Most athletes train for additional strength in order to improve their performance. In addition, they believe that increased levels of strength will improve their speed and other physical abilities such as explosive power and neuromuscular coordination. There’s no questioning the fact that strength can improve these factors but it is not a one-to-one situation. An
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A major trend in the training of athletes in the last few years is energy system training. Another way of saying this is that by improving the ability of the athlete to get more energy from the aerobic, aerobic-anaerobic and anaerobic systems, he or she will then become a better athlete. This means that the
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How you breathe in running or in exercising plays an important role in relation to how effective your run or exercise will be. Almost always, if you breathe naturally, i.e., let your body dictate your breathing pattern with no conscious thought given to breathing, your breathing will be effective. However, all too often, you hear
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In the general scheme of things the ankle is given a fairly low priority. This is somewhat surprising since the ankle and the foot, play extremely important roles not only athletics, but in everyday life. For example, one of its most important functions is to maintain a base or foundation for the body during execution
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