SECRETS OF SOVIET (RUSSIAN) SPORTS FITNESS AND TRAINING When this book first came out in 1987, it was ahead of its time in relation to new training practices for improved fitness and sports performance. Since then interest in former Soviet sports practices has increased substantially. In the last few years, there has been even greater […]
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Golf magazines, commentators and players boast of great teaching pros. The main criteria to be a great instructor appear to be the professional players they work with and how well they are known. It is assumed that if the teaching pro works with a high level professional golfer, he must be an excellent teacher. What
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The deadlift is a very popular exercise used mainly by powerlifters but also by athletes and fitness buffs. Because many strength and conditioning coaches use powerlifting as the format for training the athletes, the deadlift becomes an especially important exercise. The deadlift is used as the exercise to strengthen the hamstrings and gluteus maximus muscles.
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Note: Dr. Yessis welcomes Jeff Moyer, a high school strength and conditioning coach, as a guest columnist. Jeff often writes for EliteFTS Now that the summer is winding down and the fall season is upon us, it is time for strength and conditioning coaches to see if all of their hard work paid off. As
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Many people do the reverse lunge thinking that it is great for working the glutes. However the glutes only remain under isometric contraction in this movement. This is not the best way to strengthen the muscles. Moving your leg behind the body involves the erector spinae of the lower back and a pull on the
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