If you are an athlete who has played the same sport in high school and college and possibly even in the pros, the odds are that you experienced the same basic type of in-season training. For example, most high school teams today do weight training, basically the same as collegiate and professional teams. Some of […]
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Training programs are usually based on developing the physical qualities needed in the sport. This typically includes general strength, agility, speed, quickness and explosive power. These are all good and can definitely improve the athlete’s fitness but not necessarily his game performance. To make the training more specific to the sport it is first necessary
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Most strength coaches and especially golf instructors will correctly tell you to bend over forwardfrom the hips. This movement is needed in many exercises especially in the deadlift and good morning and in golf, when assuming your stance. It is usually taken for granted that you know how to do this. However, in my work
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Coaches and instructors, especially those in the private sector, have gotten to be very competitive. They need athletes to make money — and the more winning athletes they have, the more money they make and the more they are considered to be successful. However, I often wonder if having more athletes isn’t the main reason
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Plyometrics are widely used by athletes to improve jump height. To further enhance jump height many coaches are now recommending a butt kick plyo jump. In this exercise, as you leap up off the ground you bring the heels to the buttocks. Upon landing, you immediately go into another jump and repeat the butt kick.
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