To improve hitting and throwing skills many sports such as baseball, golf, boxing, MMA and tennis, athletes do various midsection or core rotational exercises. Many of these exercises are effective and some even duplicate what the athlete does in execution of the skill in competitive play. However, if you look closely at the technique used […]
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The trend in most strength training programs is to use mainly multi-joint, also known as compound, exercises. The reasons for this are many, but the most outstanding is that multi-joint exercises are supposed develop a multitude of different muscles in a coordinated manner. As a result it is believed that you get many muscles strengthened
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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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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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Various exercises are used to develop core strength. However, most of the exercises typically recommended do not involve strengthening the core muscles through the full range of motion. Or they rely on strength exercises in which the core must remain stable, i.e., movements in which there is no movement of the spine. There is no
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