It’s easy to know when major league baseball is beginning its new season; baseball articles dominate the sports page with new hype on new players and dreams of a big year. In essence, we hear the same words and the same expectations and of course we will typically get the same or similar results. There […]
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This question of whether football players need maximum strength is probably asked most frequently in the sports world. Maximum strength training and in many cases muscle-mass training, are very popular, in weight training rooms around the country. Results of this training can be attested to by simply looking at the physiques of today’s athletes, especially
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Many articles are written about how to prevent and take care of running injuries. Recommendations typically include seeing a doctor, doing stretching/strengthening exercises and taking anti-inflammatory medicines. Rarely is the role of technique discussed in the prevention of injuries. In a recent article on metatarsal injuries, wearing proper shoes and using orthotics were recommended. But
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How do you know when you have a workout that produces changes that allow you to do more the next time you workout, i.e., run farther or run faster? Understand that when you workout and get a positive training effect, you create changes in the body that allow you to perform even more or better
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Absolute strength is the greatest amount of weight that you can volitionally lift for one repetition. This means the greatest resistance that you can overcome in one repetition. It is usually measured in the concentric regime in which the muscle fibers shorten, as opposed to lengthening as in an eccentric contraction or remaining the same