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Why Coaching Knee Drive Does Not Work
Knee drive is a critical part of running but the overall thought process behind teaching knee drive is incorrect. Most people focus too much on “learning” knee drive rather than concentrating on the correct thought process to improve sprinting.
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Single Leg Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats
When you get to the bottom of the range of motion in an actual squat, a lot of times you find yourself in a little bit more of a flexed spine position in the lower back. In this exercise, you have a more neutral (extended) position in the spine, which...
What are 10 plyometric exercises specifically designed for speed development?
Below are 10 plyometric exercises to specifically help speed by targeting power, balance, spine position and arm swing or a combination of all aspects in each exercise. When doing plyometric training to improve speed it...
5 WAYS TO IMPROVE SPORTS PERFORMANCE
As an athlete looking to prepare themselves for an upcoming season, camp, showcase, combine, etc.
The main question you want to ask yourself is what is it you should be training for? Should you be doing sports specific training, strength training, speed...
Do you want to know how many calories you burn running a mile? It’s important to know how many calories you’re burning when you run, because you want to make sure that you’re getting the most out of your workout, and burn more calories than you’re taking in. In this...
Breaking down and understanding the biomechanics of sprinting can ensure safe running and can ultimately help you improve your form and speed. Understanding which muscles are active while sprinting and landing are important aspects of improving your speed.
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It’s common to have arm soreness after throwing or working out the arm multiple days in a row. Here are 5 great exercises to help relieve shoulder soreness for quarterbacks or pitchers.
This first exercise is aimed for tightness located in more of the middle of the shoulder....
Jamaica is a poor nation, but it has the honor of producing one of the fastest runners in the world when it comes to sprinting. Is it merely a coincidence? Well, not really, there are factors at play that make Jamaicans so good at track and sprint. So if you are wondering why is Jamaica so good...
Hip and Shoulder Disassociation or separation is the action of moving the hips and shoulders in opposite directions. The ability to achieve more separation is proven as a key contributor to increase velocity when throwing a football or baseball. In this post, we will be going over how...
The general causes for why hamstring injuries occur are the lack of warming up or preparation for any physical activity, overall tightness within the muscles, especially in the lower back and hamstrings, and asymmetrical muscle strength, which can be characterized by the imbalance of strength and...
Depending on how you hold the ball, the power and accuracy of the throw differs. No matter what size your hands are, quarterbacks can still have strong throwing power depending on their wrist position during the throw. Athletes that have proper wrist positioning during a throw, not only have...
Are you wondering who holds the record for the longest football throw and how did they do it? You're at the right place, in this post, we'll see the top 5 NFL players who were able to beat the 70 yards distance with their strong throwing arms and techniques.
We'll also have a look at...
