The Hollow hold or hollow body The hollow hold is a great exercise that can create core stability in any movement. How to execute: Lie on the floor in a supine position. Actively/aggressively press your lower back into the...
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“When learning how to cook, an inexperienced chef understands primarily the types of and quantity of the ingredients in a dish. A master chef, on the other hand, understands the way and sequence of their addition to the dish...
1. Hip Thrusts The hip thrust is a glute exercise designed to improve your strength, speed and power by emphasizing optimal hip extension. How to execute: Place the upper of your back at the edge of a bench. Place...
Human movement is extremely complex. Some muscles are designed to create movement while others to stabilize and hinder movement. Each joint in the body tends to have a specific function and purpose that is required for efficient movement to...
Plyometrics, a method of developing explosive power, consists of a rapid stretching of a muscle (eccentric action) immediately followed by a concentric or shortening action of the same muscle and connective tissue (Beachle & Earle, 2000).The stored elastic energy...
Through decades of evolution, today the Olympic lifts are officially two moves: the “clean and jerk” and the “snatch”. Some people confuse “lifting weights” with “weightlifting”. The former refers to lifting any sort of weight such as barbells, dumbbells,...
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” Socrates
Sleep has been identified as an important factor contributing to athletic performance. Athletes may have an increased need for sleep with general recommendations suggesting 7-9 hours to ensure adequate physiological and psychological recovery following training, of which 80-90% should...
The walking lunge is a great single leg exercise. The key benefit of the lunge and the reason it is considered an advanced exercise is that the leg muscles must cause deceleration as the body moves forward. Lunge is...