When you think of power you usually think of executing a skill with strength and more power. Many coaches believe that the greater the weight is that is overcome, the greater the power displayed. This may be true but only if the weight is overcome with great speed. This means that you are able to […]
Much attention is being given to key movements in specific sports. Key movements typically refer to those moments that are responsible for making the movement successful. Most often the key movements are related to some aspect of skill execution. To fully understand the significance and importance of key movements it is necessary to look at
The general consensus is that you must run more (and faster) in order to run faster and/or longer and faster. This has been the way of training for many years. In essence, you must run more in order to be a better runner. However, with the advent of specialized strength exercises this recommendation no longer
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The rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder play a very important role in the prevention of shoulder injury and in the execution of overhead throwing and hitting actions. The four muscles of the rotator cuff are strategically placed so that they are very effective in holding the shoulder joint together. For example, the supraspinatus on
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The most common injury or problem experienced by many athletes as well as most sedentary people, pertains to the lower back. Every year studies show that over 85% of the population suffers or has suffered from back problems at least once during the year. When a low back problem happens to competing athletes it could
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