Warm up
Warm ups are a crucial part of any sport. These articles share warm up stretches and warm up drills for a variety of sports – golf, running, cycling and more – that will both increase performance and help with sports injury prevention… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.
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Articles
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What to wear for cycling warm-ups
Weighted vests can enhance warm-ups
Half Time Strategy - Temperature
Coping With The Effects of Temperature on The Pitch
Heart Vitality Training and Heart Rate Monitors as Aids to Athletic Performance
Athletic Performance - keeping your cardiovascular system in shape
endurance, ergogenic drugs, hydration and vibration
What are the best ways to cope with sports pain? And how do different people react to the same injury?
Exercise Special - wake up your body and brain
A hand to knee reaction drill to improve speed, power and strength
Stretching, Performance and Injury Prevention
Pre-exercise stretching - is it time to tear up the old rule book?
Can Athletes Dance Their Way to Agility?
Dance Training for Agility, Speed and Power
Injury Prevention and Stretching Advice for Runners
Active Warm-ups: How active warm-up boosts performance
Downward Dog
Cyclists Warm Up: Which warm-up for cyclists?
Pre-competition: Pre-competition exercise: does timing matter?
Warm Up Activity : The dynamic alternative to static stretching
Cold injuries: How to protect your performance as well as your health against the chill winds of winter
Warm-up golf
Golf warm up exercises
exercise in the heat | pre-cooling techniques
Pre-cooling techniques increase performance in the heat
Warming Up: Just how hot should your warm-up be?
Warm-ups: Fizzy bathing makes for great warm-ups
How effective is your warm-up?
Warm-ups: Are warm-ups a waste of time?
Warm up exercises: your old-style warm-up exercises may need updating
Questions
What do you think of the Peak Performance Premium area? (!)
As the main provider of information in this area, I'd like to find out what you think about the videos and the articles in particular.
'm 25 yrs woman.. am I too Old to get into training?!
I am 25 yr old woman, have always been into sport since school.., always enjoyed it but being from India, never had very good resources for training(other than cricket of course) plus women and sport
I want to make a rep volleyball team! Tryouts are in september and i need some trainig ideas from now to then to help me prepare. Any ideas?
How do I increase speed, explosiveness, and my verticle leap?
I am an 20 yr old collegiate basketball player, wanting to improve my speed, foot speed, stability, explosiveness, and verticle leap.
When should Creatine be taken, before or after training?
I am a 38yr old athelte who is starting to take creatine to improve my training and performance, as I have read that Creatine should be used as a suppliment for older athletes.
How should the 100m dash pan out?
From out of thew blocks to finishing. Also maybe what should be done right before the call'up, to get me in the right frame of mind for the race
When I rotate my ankle it clicks, what could it be?
How much can I swim with a Tennis Elbow?
Been swimming since age 7,Competitive - short & long distance swims, was on the National Swimming, diving & waterpolo team for most of my School and highschool years.Had to stop swimming after marriag
How can you get rid of shin splints?
I love to run, but recently I've developed awful shin splints and I'm trying to get them to go away.
I have dificulty shaping the lower part of my stomach. What exercise can I do to reach that area.
How do you tell if you have shin splints. I have a pain in my left leg above my ankle, but I don't know what it is.
How do I loosen my hamstrings?
I have really tight ham strings and it affects me physically. What is a good stretch or exercise that will help me to loosen them.
How can i train the school students in soccer?
i want to win the school match. Can you give me any tips?
Hi I damaged my adductor quite a while ago and everytime I think it’s better I go and damage it again – not exactly sure how I did it in the first place though…
If i Drink Skimmed milk every day for a month and not drink anything else or eat anything else cept from veg and fruit.. will that be a healthy lifestyle?
Any cheerleading warmup ideas?
It seems that cheerleading is often left out of the athletic listings, but the girls I coach are athletes too!
Hi. I am looking for examples of a dynamic warm?
My sport is Gaelic football, a field game played in Ireland and involves passing by foot and hand.
What are some good ways to prevent knee injury, especially what strength building exercises are good for building srong knees and thus prevent injury?
Hi byan how can i become an athete?
I really need to be an athlete, due to anspiration (realistic)i would really like to achieve. during high school, i ran for my school and i think i really want to be the person i want to be.
Des resting heart rate affect your performance?
i am a 22 year old male having played soccer my whole life, my resting heart rate is about 68 beats per minute, this is quite high compared to other elite athletes, would this affect my performance, c
I am 12 and I sometimes feel tired after sprinting 40m. This is what may be affecting my 200m. 60m-8.8 100m-13.1 200m-29.1
Is there any way to regain function from a sprained ankle?
I sprained my ankle whilst attempting a kick (jump spin type-Martial Arts) before warm up.
Opinion: Do you think body weight exercise training is superior...
...to free weights? Opinion, but facts and studies are nice.
What are the benefits of boxing as a sports to college students?
I want to know the psychological benefits a college student can get from boxing as a sport. People tend to associate boxing with violence thus it is not offered as a P.E.
I have a knee problem called Oscozlatus which is a swelling and it really hurts after I play sports. I sometimes cannot even walk up the stairs. Is there any way I can keep the pain down.
He ran track best mile time of 5:55 and ran cross country, best time of 20: 40 for a 5k. He is lean, but not skinny or fat. He is a decent sprinter, but can not jump high.
On going pain coming from the back of the knee ,its even starting to hurt when i walk. If i kneel down on both knees and then lean bk i get a sharp pain at what seems the back of my right knee.
How to increase performance in your sport?
Pre & post regimes.
I can no longer access this, can i have the website address and access to this. I paid for the service at the time but due to computer errors i was not able to gain all info.
What is the best diet for a football player before and after a match?
I am an amateur footballer but try my hardest and want to achieve what i can at this level and need to do whatever i can for optimum performance eg best training best diet best lifestyle.
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Blogs
Prevention of Running Injuries: What is the evidence?
Prevention of Running Injuries: What is the evidence?
I have been wailing and gnashing my teeth of late trying to find some great personal trainers here in London.
Have shoulder pains? You came to the right place.
“The 7 Deadly Sins of Lifting” this is another installment from A. Jay of a series of motivational articles.
www.BaseBall Southern Legacy.com
I am presently developing a web-site ie www.BaseBall Southern Legacy.com.My intrest are Coaching,Training,Nutrition,Fitness,New methods of Vo2max,and the proper method of Peaking an Athelete,too preve
How to warm up before training and event
TRAINING ADVICE Warm ups Warming up prior to exercise, helps lower your risk of injuries and the aches and pains that come with exercise.
Here is the first and not the last instalment of Nick Mitchell’s long awaited All Strength Q&A.
Are you making these mistakes as an Athlete?
Don’t get me wrong nobody’s perfect, especially me, many of these ideas came from my “Stupidity”, a rollercoaster of discovery, injuries and re-injury, does that sound about right?
It's been so long since my knee injury. You'd think I'd have got over it and be back on my bike as it were! . . But alas It's taking me a while to build my fitness up again.
Sports Medicine Foot and Ankle Rehabilitation
This article was a long time coming. After writing and then scraping and re-writing it is a good way to describe this.
The Insider’s Secrets to a Flat Stomach
Hey regular blog readers myself and Nick sat down and and had a conversation, long story short this article was born.
Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" ?
Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" Article by Steve Blades. It is all about carbohydrate rotation for ultimate performance.
Another great read by Steve Blades aka "Marmite". If you are not making gains in the gym or the track this will change everything completely.
You are a Beginner, READ THIS!
A great,long article about everything on general bodybuilding ,training, nutrition and supplementation as a beginner.
A great new update to hit Rawgrip.com, a great article for all of the new found health freaks this year.
Squat Rx Video Creator Interview
If you are a serious lifter you must have heard of the “Squat Rx” video series all over the net. The Videos are available on YouTube.
How Focused Are You at the Gym?
Sean discusses The Top 10 Reasons why you are slacking in the Gym and How to prevent this. He exposes some great Tips how to make your training sessions more productive for better end results.
Finally an article created for all you serious weight shifters. C Pikey discuses the truth about A massive Bench Press and gives some tips How To Improve your Weak Bench.
Glycemic Index in Athletes and Weight management
An article about the glycemic index of carbohydrates pertains directly to athletes and their performance.
A new article by Michael Nystrom discussing the protein intake amounts in athletes. Athlete Protein intake article
Introduction to Tai Chi Training
This article is merely a brief and light hearted introduction to Tai Chi. My next article will focus upon how the key principles of Tai Chi can be used to develop optimum sports performance.
America's growing health crisis.
im just a teen that knows how to get your vertical leap higher if you want help just ask i would be happy to give you some workout routens...
It's a very exciting day for us today, because we've had our first major relaunch in 7 years.
When we set up the new PP Online site, one of our biggest aims was to create a place where anyone with a passion for sport could share their opinions and experiences.
The perils of pre-season friendlies
In the first full weekend of pre-season, two top Premiership sides suffered significant injury scares.
Vibration Platform: New training aids Good vibrations?
Move over, wobble board – the vibration platform is here.
In 2003 I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to venture into the Pyrenees mountain range in the south of France to witness the penultimate mountain stage of the Tour de France.
Warm Up Activity : The dynamic alternative to static stretching
Strength and conditioning coaches and trainers are engaged in a constant search for the best ways to improve sport performance.
A new UK study has shown that cycling performance is boosted by prior moderate and heavy exercise, but not by sprint exercise.
Marathon Cramp: A marathon to remember
Last November I set out to achieve one of those lifetime goals: to complete a marathon in less than three hours, considered by many to be the Holy Grail of social distance running.
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.
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.
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 tensi
Muscle Imbalance - and why detecting it is a key to Injury Prevention
The following is an attempt to summarise some of the material presented by Dr Simon Kemp, Sports Physician, and Chris Boynes, Chartered Physiotherapist at a recent conference.
Do footballers need to stretch?
Static stretching, once an absolute pre-requisite of pre-exercise warm-ups, is increasingly under attack these days as study after study fails to demonstrate its efficacy.
Videos
Skipping rope is an excellent general warm up exercise. The alternating and normal hammer curls are both good exercises for developing and keeping the biceps strong.
