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Static Flexibility Test – Hip and Trunk
Testing and measurement are the means of collecting information upon which subsequent performance evaluations and decisions are made but in the analysis we need to bear in mind the factors that may influence the results.
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Flexibility Training: How to Increase Your Speed
The best time to stretch is after intense activity when the body is warm and the muscles have a good blood flow. It is during this time that you can expect to make your biggest gains in range of motion and muscle flexibility. Practice does not end until after flexibility work is completed.
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Running Training Workouts To Improve Technique
Running technique is very important for improving performance and remaining injury free. The right technique can also result in gains in speed without having to improve fitness levels. To improve your time you must lengthen your stride and increase your cadence using a combination of strength, fitness and technique drills.

Running training: how to construct a year long training plan for runners
Goals, intensity and pattern are the big considerations when making a running plan. Athletes of all fitness and experience must get this right in order to get faster or reach further distances. Get it wrong and you risk ruining your season through injury. Read this article by Bruce Tulloh to perfect your training plan.

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Speed training tips to ensure maximum speed performance
A lot of “speed” training at sports clubs is just “work”. It has the appearance of speed training, but may actually be making you slower. As Bruce Lee once said "it is organised despair". Use these 3 simple checks to improve your speed.

Speed training: how sprinters can increase their speed endurance
A set of high intensity workouts for 100m, 200m and even 400m runners. This article contains elements of acceleration, top speed and speed endurance development to get an all round improvement.

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Speed and Multi-directional Agility Warm-Ups
The objective of this download is to prepare and develop the athlete for multi-directional speed and agility training and/or competition. It is suitable for all field and court players and can also be used by runners of all speeds as a specific pre-conditioner.
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Speed training: how sprinters can increase their speed endurance

There's increasing evidence that stretching before exercise doesn't improve performance or reduce injury risk. Gary O’Donovan presents the evidence to help you decide if stretching is a waste of time.

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A beginner's guide to Heart Rate Monitors

You would not try to use a pair of shears to cut your fingernails, or wash last night’s dinner plates at the local jet wash would you? Yet when it comes to building fitness, and, in particular, aerobic training, it is surprising how many people are unaware of the importance of an absolutely indispensable tool for the job – the heart rate monitor.
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Coaching young athletes to produce future stars
Doing the 'right' training at the 'right' time with a young child can maximise their future potential as an adult.
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/coaching-young-athletes-to-produce-future-stars-41432

Speed Training for Young Athletes Part 1
Any training programme designed for young athletes should take into account speed development. This blog by Peak Performance contributor Alan Ruddock looks at when to schedule speed training and how.
http://www.pponline.co.uk/blog/speed-training-young-athletes-part-1-38111

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Swimming training: methods to improve swimming speed

By applying new research courtesy of fluid dynamics and supercomputers, every swimmer can swim faster.

Swimming Training: Breathing Technique Download
One of the most common questions about the mysteries of swimming efficiently usually involves something to do with breathing.