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Dumbbell Exercises : Supine dumbbell straight arm pullover
Muscles involved: sides of upper back (latissimus dorsi), backs of shoulders (posterior deltoids), backs of upper arms (triceps).
Joint motion: shoulder extension.
Sports applicability: sports involving an overhead hitting/throwing motion, eg tennis, the javelin and football throw-in.
Conditioning benefits
 | Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
 | Posted On: | Mon, 2006-11-06 20:30 |
 | Tags: | Sports, Strength and Training Techniques |
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Arm Strength: Transfer of arm strength works one way only
The transfer of strength from a trained limb to an untrained one is a well-known phenomenon, thought to be due to neural adaptations, and offers potential benefits for athletes seeking to maintain strength in an injured limb while it is out of action. But does this apparently miraculous transfer of strength affect both sides equally? Probably not, according to a team of Canadian researchers, who studied transfer of arm strength in right-handed people and found it operated only from right to left – ie from the dominant to the non-dominant side.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Wed, 2006-11-01 12:56 |
| Tags: | Research Findings, Sports and Strength |
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Pregnancy Weight Training: Pregnancy, strength and fitness
The theory that pregnancy, being a form of graduated weight training, actually improves subsequent performance in women has been dealt a blow by a major new US study suggesting that both fitness and strength decline significantly during pregnancy and are still not fully restored six months after birth.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Wed, 2006-10-11 13:18 |
| Tags: | Research Findings, Sports and Strength |
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Resistance Training Exercise : For that extra edge all you need is variety
Most athletes in search of that elusive extra edge in strength and power look to resistance training in one form or another. Often they think they need a new exercise to sharpen them up. But what they may not realise is that considerable improvements in training outcomes can be achieved without changing the content of their routines but simply by altering the sequence of exercises and varying the rest times between exercises.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Mon, 2006-10-09 18:22 |
| Tags: | Sports, Strength and Training Techniques |
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Pre-competition exercise: does timing matter?
Cycling time triallists gain a significant performance advantage if, on the day before competition, they train at exactly the same time as the competition is scheduled to start. That is the important conclusion of a new study from the UK.
Eight male recreational cyclists completed two separate 16.1k time trials on cycle ergometers at 7am. On the day before one of the trials, they performed a submaximal workout at 60% VO2max for 30 minutes at 7am; on the day before the other, they performed exactly the same workout at 12 noon.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Tue, 2006-07-18 17:26 |
| Tags: | cycling, endurance, Research Findings, Sports, Strength and Training Techniques |
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How To Train For A Triathlon : Your complete strength and conditioning programme
Triathlon is a demanding multi-discipline sport, calling for high levels of endurance in the water, on a bike and on the road. And, while triathletes spend most of their time swimming, cycling and running, they also need a supplementary resistance-based conditioning programme to enhance overall performance. In this article, Raphael Brandon sets out a programme of strength and conditioning exercises suitable for serious competitive triathletes.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Thu, 2006-06-22 15:04 |
| Tags: | warm up, endurance, Sports, Strength and Training Techniques |
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Metatarsal Fractures: How to fix the fifth metatarsal
Rohit Madhav and Fares Haddad summarise the latest consensus on how to treat this troublesome and topical injury.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Tue, 2006-06-13 14:14 |
| Tags: | injury, Sports, Sports Rehabilitation and Strength |
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Deep Water Running : Getting into deep water – why it can be good for fitness
Everyone knows that swimming can be a good cross-training strategy for building fitness, or maintaining it when injury strikes. But according to Colin Brow and David Murrie, a more effective training protocol during high- intensity, competitive periods of the season or as part of an injury rehabilitation programme is deep water running.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Tue, 2006-05-30 16:00 |
| Tags: | warm up, endurance, Sports, Strength and Training Techniques |
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Standing Calf Raise : Standing machine calf raise
Exercise of the Week - Standing Calf Raise.
This week in exercise of the week we look at the Standing Calf Raise.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Fri, 2006-05-26 11:34 |
| Tags: | Sports, Strength and Training Techniques |
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Downward Dog
The downward dog is one of the most widely recognised yoga poses and has much to offer any athlete, especially those involved in running or high- impact sports, where tight hamstrings and spinal tension can impede performance. However, as well as stretching and strengthening the body, this pose can also be used to rejuvenate and invigorate the body, as part of your warm-up and cool-down, and for recovery between training sessions.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Fri, 2006-04-28 13:04 |
| Tags: | warm up, Sports and Strength |
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Muscle Cramps : No link between hydration and cramps
The popular theory that exercise-induced muscle cramping (EAMC) is caused by fluid imbalances, particularly dehydration and abnormalities in blood electrolyte levels, has been overturned by a South African study of ultra-distance runners.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Thu, 2006-04-06 10:31 |
| Tags: | supplements, Research Findings, Sports, Sports Medicine and Treatment, Sports Rehabilitation and Strength |
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Lactate Acid - Bad guy no longer...
Slumped on my rowing machine, I was in pain. I’d just completed two four-minute intervals with a 5:30-minute recovery at 95% effort. My heart rate was relatively comfortable within a minute or so of completing the second interval, but my legs and, in particular, my quadriceps were on fire.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Wed, 2005-10-12 14:26 |
| Tags: | endurance, Research Findings, Sports, Strength and Training Techniques |
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'Soccer Style Kicking'- A slow motion overview of the biomechanics
Sports all around the world make use of the complex skill of kicking to thrill and entertain us: soccer, rugby league and union, Australian Rules football, grid-iron football and gaelic football. Within each sport a variety of kicking styles has evolved to suit different ball types, game rules and the part that kicking plays in the game.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Thu, 2005-09-01 16:27 |
| Tags: | endurance and Strength |
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Strength Training
Sport scientists, coaches and trainers are becoming increasingly aware of a worryingly wide gap between the findings of strength training studies, as reported in the scientific journals, and what is applicable in the field. More specifically, there is a need for studies that investigate the training responses of competitive athletes directly rather than making inferences based on studies of non-athletes. Read More...
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Tue, 2005-08-23 15:39 |
| Tags: | Strength |
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Weight Training for Women
Female athletes are less likely to perceive weight training as beneficial to their sport than their male counterparts, according to a recent study. This may not seem like much of a problem, but weight training is a significant aid to female athletes, not just because it helps improve sporting performance...
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Fri, 2005-07-15 14:15 |
| Tags: | Strength |
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Strength is Fundamental
There's more strength training advice from Successful Coaching editor Brian Mackenzie in his tip of the week.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Fri, 2005-06-10 12:04 |
| Tags: | coaching and Strength |
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Strength Training for Runners
Raphael Brandon, who works as a strength and conditioning coach for the English Institute of Sports writes in today's new article:
Given my position, it should come as no surprise to learn that I believe strength training is important for middle and long distance runners. However, its beneficial effects, backed up by research, will be experienced only if it is performed in the right amounts, using the correct choices of exercises.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Fri, 2005-06-10 11:06 |
| Tags: | running and Strength |
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Core Strength Exercises: The Side Raise
The side raise is a great exercise for strengthening your trunk muscles. (Recommended by elephants everywhere!)
It's an increasingly popular exercise, but is actually very demanding. It can be considered an ‘all-body’ exercise as it requires significant levels of co-contraction of most of the trunk muscles. Learn how to do it here.
| Author: | whatsnew (whatsnew's profile, whatsnew's blog) |
| Posted On: | Thu, 2005-06-09 10:20 |
| Tags: | Strength |
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