After reading an article on a professional baseball player, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of conditioning or training he was doing. This particular player has only been able to play a minimum number of games the last three years. The rest of the time he had been injured or undergoing rehabilitation which included […]
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Very few athletes can be compared to Lance Armstrong (let’s forget the drugs for a moment) when it comes to aerobic and anaerobic abilities. He is without a doubt an exceptional elite athlete in this regard in spite of his drug use. Because of his physiological capabilities many people are surprised that he does so
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An often heard recommendation is to never arch (hyperextend) the lower back. However, this cannot be substantiated. In the neutral spine position, the normal curvature of the lumbar spine is slightly “arched”. In fact, there are four natural curves to the spine with the biggest functional curve in the lumbar area. The spine, and especially
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Commonly heard from sports commentators is that athletes are getting bigger, stronger and faster. Even practicing coaches are prone to say this especially those involved in football and sports that require bigger sizes and great strength. This includes up and coming baseball pitchers who most coaches won’t even look at unless they are 6’5″ tall
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It gets tiresome reading about players having a hamstring injury that prevents them from playing, especially when they are some of the team’s fastest players. After the player is injured, the teams become cautious. But of course it is a little too late. Why weren’t measures taken to prevent the hamstring injury? As I’ve stated
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