Rehabilitation as discussed in this article is related mainly to what should be done after you are given clearance by the medical personnel to work out. This is related to coming back from an injury sustained in play or in the weight room. In rehabilitation not only should the injured muscles be strengthened, but to […]
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Training or the training program has come to have many meanings. For the bona fide athlete the most important type of workouts and exercises are those that are used to improve and to enhance performance, more specifically, performance on the field. This is known as specialized training which involves the use of specialized exercises.
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The debate regarding whether an elite or high-level athlete is genetically gifted or only well trained still continues. Most coaches appear to believe that an athlete is born with his physical and technical abilities and no one can improve athletic skill. This is why recruiting is such a big factor in colleges and universities and
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Athletes and bodybuilders often isolate the muscle or muscle group in their workouts, emphasizing the target muscles main action. However, such a practice does not always lead to maximum development of the muscle because many major muscles also have an action at the other end. This means you must work the muscle to move the
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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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