Most athletes train for additional strength in order to improve their performance. In addition, they believe that increased levels of strength will improve their speed and other physical abilities such as explosive power and neuromuscular coordination. There’s no questioning the fact that strength can improve these factors but it is not a one-to-one situation. An […]
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A major trend in the training of athletes in the last few years is energy system training. Another way of saying this is that by improving the ability of the athlete to get more energy from the aerobic, aerobic-anaerobic and anaerobic systems, he or she will then become a better athlete. This means that the
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If you were limited to one strength exercise to increase running speed what would it be? Whenever I ask this question I get a variety of answers. Most responses relate to exercises to strengthen the posterior chain as for example, the dead lift and glute-ham- gastroc raise. A few answers relate to doing the squat
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The squat is a great exercise for many different sports. It serves as both a general exercise and a specialized exercise, depending upon the sport or joint movement involved in a particular sport. In running, the typical back or front squat can be a great general exercise but when modified, it can be a specialized
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In the general scheme of things the ankle is given a fairly low priority. This is somewhat surprising since the ankle and the foot, play extremely important roles not only athletics, but in everyday life. For example, one of its most important functions is to maintain a base or foundation for the body during execution
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