When you think of power you usually think of executing a skill with strength or more accurately, great speed. This means that you are able to execute the skill in the shortest amount of time. In essence, the greater the speed the greater the power generated. One factor often overlooked in executing the skill faster, […]
When you think of power you usually think of executing a skill with strength or more accurately, great speed. This means that you are able to execute the skill in the shortest amount of time. In essence, the greater the speed the greater the power generated. One factor often overlooked in executing the skill faster,
You get much greater strength development in the 1 x 20 RM strength training program than in any of the common high intensity strength training programs presently used by athletes. The reason for this lies in intensity and adaptation. The 1 x 20 strength training program has less intensity which is better suited for adaptation.
I have been closely following the types of injuries that many athletes are getting. They seem to indicate that most teams are still using methods that have not proven to be successful in the prevention of injuries. They seem to be ignoring methods – and exercises – that have been proven successful in injury prevention,
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According to Toby Tanser, who trained and helped coach top Kenyons, runners “who do nothing but run, have pure symmetry because they have only strengthened the muscles needed for running”. He believes that a runner’s arms are needed only for balance, and that the legs are best strengthened with running and plyometric drills. These may
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