Bodybuilders and athletes often fail to understand the specific muscular action and function of various muscles. Because of this they do not always use the best exercises or a sufficient number of different exercises to fully develop the muscles being worked. Thus , to improve your workouts, use anatomy and physiology in your workouts. Let […]
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Is execution of the overhead press, biceps curl, bent-over row and other exercises more effective in the seated or standing position? If you closely examine what is being promoted in many popular fitness magazines the answer seems to be the seated position. For example, for at least the past year I have seen only the
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In the last few years, there has been increased interest in the Soviet system of training. Coaches are finding out that the Russians had many unique methods of training that helped them develop great Olympic performers and world record holders. We now there realize it was not because of drug use. The success of the
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Coaches and parents have debated when the youngster should begin serious endurance training. By serious training I mean that the athlete begins specializing in endurance running or cycling or skating etc.To date they have been unable to resolve this problem in a definitive manner.This is why it is not uncommon to find some youngsters today
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The belief that you can get athletes to overachieve is common on the collegiate level and even more so on the professional level. This belief is so ingrained that coaches believe that their job is to find the key to unlock the abilities of the athletes so that the athletes overachieve, or at a minimum,
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