There is a great deal of information on the best training programs for beginners, especially in the fitness field. Strongly recommended is that they should start off slowly with 2 to 3 sets of 10 to 12 repetitions. These are the same recommendations often given to high school and collegiate athletes. When started with a […]
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The term kinetic chain is often used when describing movements of the body. It is usually used to describe body movements responsible for generating power in the body. More specifically, it refers to the potential energy available from each joint action or body part movement. When adjacent joint actions occur in sequence, with a slight
There seems to be a glut of injuries in the major sports. Not only is it possible to hear about another player coming down with an injury but to read the statistics to see how many players on every team are on the disabled list. Most often the reasons for injuries are disregarded because they
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It is generally assumed that athletes develop a good foundation after they begin their strength training programs. This may be true in some cases but most often they do not. One of the main reasons for this is that there are so many strength and conditioning coaches with different knowledge sets that they create many
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We are pleased to see the increased interest in the Russian (Soviet) literature . There is excellent information in the books and articles that is applicable for the training being done today, and most of the information is related to the theoretical aspects of training. The practical aspects, although good, are, however, somewhat outdated. Understand
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