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How to lift safely and effectively

Visiting several gyms recently, I saw athletes doing various exercises incorrectly. The exercises in question were those that required good back positioning, such as in the good morning, deadlift, bent-over row, bent-over twist and squat. By doing these exercises incorrectly you can injure the back. The number of athletes who have been injured because of […]

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Core and supplementary exercises

When you set up a training program do you think in terms of the most important (core) exercises that should be done?  Do you take into consideration supplementary exercises that compliment or better support the core exercises| Understand that most exercises are closely related to other exercises. By doing one exercise you may place stress

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Is your training making you a better playing athlete?

In just about any strength training program you get bigger and stronger. This is a typical outcome from a strength and conditioning program. But are you becoming a better playing athlete. Being a better player means that you are better able to carry out the skills that are needed in your position or sport. For

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Does your program fit?

The training program should fit the athlete. You have probably heard this expression many times but are you following the recommendation?  For example, all aspects of your training should be integrated so that they are compatible with one another and will produce the results that you desire. Working only on individual aspects such as greater

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Key movements

Much attention is being given to key movements in specific sports. Key movements typically refer to those moments that are responsible for making the movement successful. Most often the key movements are related to some aspect of skill execution. To fully understand the significance and importance of key movements it is necessary to look at

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