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EXECUTION Sit on an exercise bench in a straddle position, i.e., one leg on each side of the bench. The buttocks should be fairly close to the end of the bench seat with your hands 6-12 inches behind the buttocks grasping the sides of the bench. Incline the trunk backward at approximately a 45-60? angle […]

Execution Assume a seated position with the trunk upright on the bench or seat facing the weight stack. Your feet should be flat against the foot platform and your knees should be slightly bent. Bend your knees and lean forward from the hips while maintaining a normal, slightly arched spinal curvature to grasp the single

It’s great to see more and more people running a marathon and finishing even though it may take some of them six or more hours to finish. Many people extol the virtues of finishing a marathon such as the ability to persevere, the sense of accomplishment , finding inner strength and so on. However, very

According to Tom Seabourne “sprinters carry a huge amount of muscle in their quads and hamstrings. They are all muscle from sprinting.” To a certain extent, this statement is true since sprinting does help develop the fast twitch fibers which can lead to greater muscle mass. However, increases in muscle mass typically occur from heavy

An article in a fitness magazine described and illustrated a few drills that were designed to improve sprinting form and get you faster. As is well known, if the drill duplicates what occurs in execution of the sprint stride it will have a definite positive effect on your running speed. Once you understand what occurs