The squat is considered a key exercise for athletes as well as fitness buffs. There is no questioning the fact that the squat is a great exercise and it is considered to be the king of all exercises. However, in most gyms the primary goal when doing a squat is to see how much weight […]
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The lunge and side lunge are very important exercises in many sports, especially when these exercises are executed with Active Cords. The reason for this is that the Active Cords allow you to do the exercises in exactly the same manner as the joint actions occur in many skills. The lunge is a terrific exercise
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General strength exercises are used in overall body conditioning. They are not directly related to the specific actions seen in your sport i.e., strengthening the muscles as they are used in MMA for example and increasing your functional potential for improved performance. Like greater punching power! The crunch is a great exercise. It does strengthen
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Ankle injuries continue to occur on all levels of sport, including the professional level. You can easily find players on the disabled list in many sports including major league baseball, football and basketball. Even superficial analysis of how the injury occurred will tell you that most of these injuries can be prevented. For example, a
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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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