In an article reported in the FITNESS and SPORTS REVIEW INTERNATIONAL, Russian researchers found that the maximum speed reproducible in a specific exercise depends upon many factors. Two of the most important are: 1) The athlete’s level of physical development and 2) The degree of his technical mastery. When an athlete is given an […]
Whenever a new fad hits it appears that it takes over all common sense and permeates all levels of fitness and athletic training. And so we continue to read more about core training and how great it is for improving athletic performance and giving you a body “to die for”. There is no questioning
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This is a tricky question. It is well known that more strength can improve the performance of most athletes. But is there a limit to how much strength you should gain? Can additional strength make you a worse athlete? If you talk to a typical strength coach he will tell you that athletes need
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It is not uncommon to read about high-level athletes, especially in sports such as baseball, basketball and football who state that they must overcome physical shortcomings. Some even state that they do not have the physical talent that other athletes possess. Some of these athletes experience injuries that are not common to other athletes
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Another study that appeared in the European Journal of Applied Physiology gave even more proof that the respiratory muscles play a major role in running. As I brought out in previous blogs, when the first signs of fatigue appear it is usually due to respiratory muscle failure rather than cardiovascular system failure. In this
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