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Strength and Conditioning Advice When Training Golfers
There are plenty of misconceptions about golfers as athletes, primarily because so many people view golf as an activity for retirees and business executives. However,…
Plyometric Push-Ups and Progressions for Power Development
There are many ways to load and challenge the push-up movement, from bodyweight push-ups to loaded isometric push-ups. This article will go over several plyometric…
The Reverse Lunge: Building a Foundation for Athletes
Training the lower half of the body usually focuses on the big movements like squats and deadlifts, but each leg plays an important, and separate,…
Making the Most of Your Stint at Altitude
Living and training at altitude has many beneficial effects for endurance athletes. This article looks at the physiological adaptations to altitude that make it valuable…
The Stress Scale for Athletes: A New Method to Monitor Athlete Performance
With the Stress Scale for Athletes, I can apply the appropriate training load for an athlete’s session based on their readiness on any given day…
6 Traits to Look for in a Sports Nutritionist
There are big differences between nutritionists and sports nutritionists, and those differences can impact athletic performance. If you are a…
Chronic Hamstring Problems in Sprinters: Management and Recovery
When discussing hamstring injuries, attention is often focused on the management and rehabilitation of acute injuries such as grade one…
The 110 High Hurdles: Four Crucial Drills
The 110 high hurdles is unlike any other sprint in track and field. While running full speed, you must clear…
Concurrent Training: Implications for Freestyle Wrestling Performance – Striving for Optimal Training Practice
Wrestling demands all qualities of fitness: maximal strength, aerobic endurance, anaerobic power and anaerobic capacity. To be effective, wrestling techniques…
Deconstructing (and Reconstructing) the Depth Jump for Speed and Power Performance
Depth jumping may be the best single method of advancing overall power and jump height. It may also be the…
How EMS Is Used Effectively for Rehabilitation and Training
Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) has been around for some time now, but is still underutilized. Yet, EMS is an incredibly…
Lactate and Brain Metabolism
Under oxygen-deprived conditions, lactate is a fuel source for many cells, including neurons in the brain. Lactate also may play…