Author name: Hugo Noya Enríquez

Weight training, Health, Injuries and rehabilitation

SHOULD OLDER PEOPLE DEADLIFT?

There’s a lot of bad information out that saying deadlifts are bad for you. They’re not. Starting Strength coach Rusty from the Wichita Falls Athletic Club has an 82 year old client who does deadlifts. If his 82 year old can get in there and deadlift, you can. Deadlifts aren’t bad for you. Not deadlifting is bad for you. Deadlifting with bad technique is bad for you. Everybody that says the juice isn’t worth the squeeze with deadlifts, they just don’t know how to coach a deadlift. That’s bad information.

Track and field, Biomechanics

AVOID THIS COMMON SPEED KILLER AND MAXIMIZE YOUR SPEED

It’s amazing how many sprinters loose speed through external rotation. Learn some quick fixes for one of the most common speed killers out there. When sprinting, you want to line up your forces and hit it as hard as you can. Any external rotation will cause your speed to drop. Something as simple as a slight head movement can carry over into the hands and the feet, causing wasted movement and slower times. On top of all of that, if you’re in a competition and step out of your lane, you can get disqualified.

Track and field, Biomechanics

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER ARM ACTION TO MAXIMIZE YOUR SPRINTING SPEED

Are you looking to boost your sprinting speed and efficiency? In this post, you´ll discover the importance of proper arm action during sprinting and how it can impact your performance. You’ll learn about the optimal position for your arms based on your individual strength level, as well as why extending your arms past your body during the swing phase can actually slow you down. Proper arm strike and movement can help reduce ground contact time and improve your overall speed. By mastering these techniques, you can take your sprinting to the next level and leave your competition in the dust. All this information comes from the teachings of coach Ken Harnden. Lastly, there´s a section in which Olympian Warren Fraser explains how developing patience leads to developing better technique.

Weight training, Injuries and rehabilitation

SQUATTING WITH LIMITED SHOULDER RANGE OF MOTION

What do you do when injuries and structural changes make it so that holding the bar in the squat is limiting? In this post I´ll show a couple options that Rusty and Carmen, both coaches at the Wichita Falls Athletic Club, use so that their clients can still train the squat. Coaches Rusty and Carmen are always dealing, especially in the morning, with a bunch of retirees and they come with different types of issues that both have to overcome to get people to squat.

Weight training, Injuries and rehabilitation

HOW TO PRESS AGAINST THE RACK

We’re going to talk about the monolift today. When you’re benching by yourself, you need to be safe. The monolift and a good power rack is a good combination to stay safe while still lifting the heaviest amounts of weights as you can. So we’re going to talk about how to set it up, and then talk about a few things that you need to think about when you are setting up a monolift.

Weight training

HOW TO SET UP THE MONOLIFT IN THE RACK FOR A SAFE BENCH PRESS

We’re going to talk about the monolift today. When you’re benching by yourself, you need to be safe. The monolift and a good power rack is a good combination to stay safe while still lifting the heaviest amounts of weights as you can. So we’re going to talk about how to set it up, and then talk about a few things that you need to think about when you are setting up a monolift.

Track and field, Biomechanics

TAKE YOUR 40 YARD DASH AND 3 POINT STARTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Get faster 40 yard dash times and improve your sprinting performance. A fast 40 yard dash time is one of the benchmarks in football. It can give a player an edge in tryouts and evaluations, and it can also be a factor in determining how much playing time they get and what their role on the team will be. It’s especially important for positions that require a lot of speed and quickness, like wide receivers, running backs, and defensive backs. But even players who need to tackle or cover kickoffs and punts can benefit from having a fast 40 yard dash time. But it’s not just about doing 3 point starts. It’s about doing them correctly.

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