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The Hormonal Responses to Exercise
The Hormonal Responses to Exercise
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The Hormonal Responses to Exercise. October 13, 2022. 2 mins read. by. Matthew Watkin-Jones. Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts! Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts!

Choosing the Best Footwear for an Exercise
Choosing the Best Footwear for an Exercise
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Choosing the Best Footwear for an Exercise. October 13, 2022. 2 mins read. by. Matthew Watkin-Jones. Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts! Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts!

What are the benefits of the side bridge exercise?
What are the benefits of the side bridge exercise?
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What are the benefits of the side bridge exercise? October 13, 2022. 1 min read. by. Matthew Watkin-Jones. Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts! Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts!

Speed Exercises in a Workout
Speed Exercises in a Workout
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Since Speed Exercises require fatigue to be minimal, the best time to do them is straight after the warm-up. When it is necessary to develop the ability to exhibit speed when fatigued, speed exercises are performed at the end of the workout.

Training For Speed
Training For Speed
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Speed exercises must meet three main requirements: A) The technique of the exercise, in it's perfect form, must allow for maximal speed of movements. B) The exercise must be adequately mastered so the athlete does not need to focus on the form of the movement.

Coordination Training
Coordination Training
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Coordination is developed by learning new and varied exercises and by performing familiar exercises in new conditions.

Should Endurance Athletes Perform Anaerobic Exercises?
Should Endurance Athletes Perform Anaerobic Exercises?
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Should Endurance Athletes Perform Anaerobic Exercises? October 10, 2022. 1 min read. by. Matthew Watkin-Jones. Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts! Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts!

Strength Exercises To Develop Speed
Strength Exercises To Develop Speed
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Strength Exercises To Develop Speed. October 12, 2022. 2 mins read. by. Matthew Watkin-Jones. Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts! Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts!

Strength Training for Children
Strength Training for Children
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Furthermore, there are numerous health benefits such as improved athletic performance, injury prevention and development of lifelong exercise habits.

Why Are Single Leg Exercises Important?
Why Are Single Leg Exercises Important?
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Why Are Single Leg Exercises Important? October 13, 2022. 1 min read. by. Matthew Watkin-Jones. Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts! Not what you’re looking for? Enter your keywords to search more posts!

Activating The Core Muscles To Increase Stability and Enhance Performance
Activating The Core Muscles To Increase Stability and Enhance Performance
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Begin the training session with flexion-extension cycles, also known as the cat-camel exercise. This reduces spine viscosity.

Developments in Methods of Coaching
Developments in Methods of Coaching
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Learning the snatch exercise from a drop snatch backwards to the starting position (e.g. drop snatch > 2nd pull > 1st pull) is more effective than the normal order of learning.

Strength Training Injuries
Strength Training Injuries
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The design of any strength and conditioning programme would be insufficient without attention being paid to all features of safety in training, including safety of training methods, individual exercises, sequence of exercises, intensity, volume, time under tension and

Preparing for Strength Training
Preparing for Strength Training
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If they are not corrected, the posture defects/imbalances may be made worse by strength exercises.

Components Affecting Endurance
Components Affecting Endurance
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Endurance is the ability to continue exercise for a necessary time period without lowering the quality of the exercise. In other words, endurance is the ability to oppose fatigue. There are four kinds of fatigue -. Mental - Boredom.

Are Sit-Ups Bad for your Back?
Are Sit-Ups Bad for your Back?
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Many people with bad backs are programmed back and core exercises that exceed the capacity of their damaged/weak tissues. Many coaches still instruct clients to perform traditional sit ups. This is resulting in back pain.

Methods For Conquering Sticking Points
Methods For Conquering Sticking Points
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Too little or too much may upset your ability to perform. 5) Incorporate ballistic and plyometric exercises to burst through a sticking point. 6) Add variable resistance such as resistance bands or chains to the free weight exercise. 7) Improve your technique in weak

Practical Guidelines for Plyometrics
Practical Guidelines for Plyometrics
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The volume of plyometric exercises should not exceed 5-8 repetitions in one set. This is determined by the intensity of the exercise (low vs high level movements) and the athletes experience with speed strength training. 5.

Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis
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Patients with Spondylolisthesis generally do not respond well to therapeutic exercise that takes the spine through the range of motion. Preferably, stability should be the rehabilitation objective.

Training With Resistance Bands In The Bench Press, Squat and Deadlift
Training With Resistance Bands In The Bench Press, Squat and Deadlift
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A combination of free weights and resistance bands allow athletes to exercise under special overload conditions designed to strengthen particular weaknesses in the movement pattern performed under normal loaded conditions.

Guidance for Pregnant Female Athletes
Guidance for Pregnant Female Athletes
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Women should continue performing what exercises feel comfortable but don’t stress themselves by attempting new, unfamiliar exercises or using too much resistance. Exercises that imitate daily activities like step ups, split squats and mini lunges are best.

What is Isometric Training?
What is Isometric Training?
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The isometric contraction can be voluntary or involuntary by the reflex response of the muscle between the eccentric and concentric phases of plyometric exercises such as the depth jump.

Nervous or Lack of Motivation Before an Event? Read This
Nervous or Lack of Motivation Before an Event? Read This
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These emotional states are related and correspond with levels of arousal - optimal for the exercise, too high and too low. Pre Competition states usually appear on the day of competition but can develop days or even weeks before the big event.

Signs of Inadequate Aerobic Fitness
Signs of Inadequate Aerobic Fitness
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The following are signs of performing too little aerobic exercises in proportion to anaerobic exercises e.g. strength training -. 1. Feeling fatigued both physically and mentally. 2.

Sport Specific Strength Training
Sport Specific Strength Training
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Sport Specific strength exercises recreate the dynamic and spatial qualities of the sports technique but preferably with greater resistance. This can be accomplished by changing an athlete’s initial position for performing the movement.

Plyometric Training and The Series Elastic Component
Plyometric Training and The Series Elastic Component
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Also for these reasons, is it imperative that any stretching exercises do not compromise the strength or ability of the tendons to store elastic energy throughout their range of motion.

Power in Senior Athletes
Power in Senior Athletes
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Athletes must train each part of the power equation (power = force x velocity) with strength, speed and power exercises by doing the following: 1) Using correct exercises that remove large chunks of deceleration through the range of motion for the exercise (e.g. a bench

6 Considerations Affecting the Ability to Train and Compete
6 Considerations Affecting the Ability to Train and Compete
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Chronic sinus inflammation, frequently found in swimmers, decreases the quality of exercise performed in a workout and affects recovery afterward. 2) Body Structure – The body’s size and proportions dictates what sports an individual can succeed at, as well as what techniques

Training for Competitions in Hot Environments
Training for Competitions in Hot Environments
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Acclimatization can be accomplished in 7 to 10 days in non-acclimatized athletes with 1 hour a day of moderate intensity exercise in superimposed heat conditions (e.g. Sauna). 2. Heart rate can be used as guidance.

Building Strength-Endurance
Building Strength-Endurance
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When the exercise involves overcoming greater loads (75%+), endurance cannot be increased since this builds strength primarily. It is essential to increase the load and number of repetitions as strength-endurance develops.

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