You can find many articles dealing with core training that are supposedly designed to improve athletic performance. However, I have not seen any follow-up studies indicating whether performance has indeed been improved. There are probably many reasons for this lack of information. Foremost is that checking to see if performance has indeed been improved may […]
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According to various sources, you get an imbalance between the hip extensor muscles (gluteals and hamstrings) and the hip flexor muscles (iliopsoas, pectineus and rectus femoris of the quadriceps group) from running. According to these running specialists, weak gluteals and hamstrings do not allow you to “swing through” your stride. The hip flexors are then
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An interesting feature of the Russian, formerly Soviet, training system is the specificity of workouts for each sport. Not only is each sport distinguished by the skills and physical qualities involved, but even within the sport, each event is trained differently. For example, in running, sprinters have different workouts than middle distance runners who have
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Most coaches are familiar with the concept of workout stagnation, also known as hitting a plateau. In essence, the work out or exercise is no longer producing visible positive results. In many cases you may even get negative or poor results. However, there is still another element that has typically not been considered. It is
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It is not uncommon to read that inflexible (tight) leg muscles can put strain on your back and create other problems. Many doctors and physical therapists bring out that runners who come them with back pain usually have tight hamstrings. But what are tight hamstrings? This is never defined or explained — at least as
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