Most golf instructors will tell you to bend over from the hips when assuming your stance. It is usually taken for granted that you know how to do this. However, in my work with recreational, semi- and professional golfers, I am continually amazed at how many do not have the ability to bend over from […]
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The most distinctive characteristic of a player who can quickly accelerate is the quick first step. It has two key components; an explosive knee (thigh) drive and a powerful push-off. After the first step, most important is to have maximum turnover speed (stride frequency) together with an increasing stride length if running for any distance
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Most coaches are familiar with the concept of workout stagnation or as it is also known, hitting a plateau. In essence, the work out or exercise is no longer producing visible positive results. However, there is still another element that has typically not been considered. It is the concept of novelty or “newness”. In other
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o strengthen the knees most players do squats and leg extension exercises. When done correctly, squats are a great exercise for the knees and for all-around movement on the court or field. Leg extensions, done on a leg extension machine, however, may create additional knee problems. The reason for this is that when you do the exercise
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Explosive football offensive and defensive backs (and often basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse and soccer players) do considerable training to increase running speed, which is very important for playing well. However, close examination of the movements of high-level football players during game play reveals that the number of runs over 20 or 30 yards is relatively
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