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Seated calf raise
The seated calf raise is another good calf exercise.
Acupuncture: is there any point?
Sports therapy: What athletes should know about using acupuncture to improve sport performance
Strength training for distance runners
Can lifting weights help middle distance runners run faster or further with no corresponding improvements in aerobic fitness?
Strength training: how to increase muscle mass
Mass is important in sports where moving objects- either people or heavy implements- requires the use of momentum
Strength and endurance training: how athletes can maximise their performance
Key breakthroughs in endurance and strength training and what they mean for athletes
Strength training for muscle gains
by Reggie Johal, owner of Predator Nutrition
Strength training: athletes need to maintain their strength and power during the in season
Failing to maintain strength levels can lead to injury and a drop in form
Strength training: focusing power on the movements and speed used in specific sports situations
Using power in specific sport situations
Core strengthening: resistance training
This video will focus on improving your core strength by using added resistance, with pulley machines and medicine balls and dynamic throwing movements. You can see the exercises being performed, and learn important technique tips in the associated video.
Strength and fitness training: how using a weighted sled can improve your performance
Sled training provides a number of training opportunities to develop performance
Strength and fitness training: the weighted sled
The weighted sled provides a number of training opportunities to develop numerous facets of fitness. It is versatile enough to develop anaerobic and aerobic fitness and is therefore a suitable means of training for many athletes.
Strength training: how to construct a progressive weight training plan
A training schedule to improve muscular strength
Strength training: physical, technical and psychological preparation
The strength preparation phase of training
Core training using exercise ball workouts
Improve your core stability with a fitball!
Core training using a fitball
These exercises will challenge your ability to hold good posture and pelvic alignment against both body weight and the instability of the Fitball. The positions of the holds are similar to the static floor exercises, except that they are performed on the ball.
Core exercises: isometric and isotonic strength training
Core stability training
Core stability: strength training for the back and abdominal muscles
Core training to maximise your sports performance
Core training: strengthening the back and abdominal muscles
Your core (back and abdominal muscles) are key to optimum sports performance. This area acts as a transmission, allowing your limbs to exert maximum force and power. A weak core can lead to reduced sports performance, as it may not allow you to direct all the power you’re generating where you need – through the track, for example, if you are a sprinter.
Back pain: core strengthening exercises to protect the spine
Targeted core strengthening work can reduce the risk of back pain
Weight training: squats can increase power and strength
Certain squat variations have much to offer power and strength athletes
Concurrent training: how to simultaneously train upper and lower body strength, muscular endurance and flexibility
Research suggests that concurrent training can train several aspects of fitness at once
Explosive strength training: research on resistance training suggests that doing less is more!
Can this latest strength training research blow away conventional methods?
Strength training: developing your core strength
A 2 month base strength plan
Strength training: overloading to increase muscle mass
The traditional methods of resistance training might not be the most effective way to increase strength
Strength training programme for all sports
Warming up for strength training
Strength and endurance training- can both the elements be mastered at once?
Training for both strength and endurance will never be as effective as training for either individually
Strength Training: improving your trunk strength will improve your throwing and striking
Strengthening exercises to improve your throwing performance
Strength training for female athletes
The benefits of strength training for young female athletes
Strength Training for Cycling at All Levels
Strength training and the importance of leg exercises: novices, experts and clubs cyclists
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