Hugo Noya Enríquez
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Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon whereby an increase in muscle performance occurs after having performed a conditioning activity that elicits a maximum voluntary contraction, a tetanic contraction, or a series of nerve impulses. The physiological mechanisms that originate this phenomenon remain unknown at present. However, two possible hypotheses are considered:
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La potenciación post-activación (PAP) es un fenómeno por el cual se produce un aumento en el rendimiento muscular después de haber realizado una actividad de acondicionamiento que provoca una contracción máxima voluntaria, una contracción tetánica o una serie de impulsos nerviosos. Los mecanismos fisiológicos que originan este fenómeno siguen siendo desconocidos en la actualidad. No…
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The backstroke is an alternative swimming style in which the swimmer performs rotating and alternating movements of the arms. To turn, he sinks his head, lifts both legs out of the water and takes momentum off the wall. The existing competition events of this style in swimming are the following: 50 m, 100 m, 200…
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La espalda es un estilo de nado alternativo en el que el nadador realiza movimientos rotatorios y alternativos de los brazos. Para girar, hunde la cabeza, levanta ambas piernas fuera del agua y toma impulso en la pared. Las pruebas de competición que existen de este estilo en natación son las siguientes: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m. Entre…
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The crawl or freestyle is an alternative swimming style in which the swimmer moves using alternative movements of the feet and arms. He is propelled underwater and recovered on the surface. He turns at two or three meters from the wall. The existing competition events of this style in swimming are the following: 50 m,…
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El crol o estilo libre es un estilo de nado alternativo en el que el nadador se desplaza mediante movimientos alternativos de pies y brazos. Se propulsa bajo el agua y se recobra en la superficie. Se gira a dos o tres metros de la pared. Las pruebas de competición que existen de este estilo en natación…
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Ningún otro deporte pone a prueba los extremos del rendimiento humano como el atletismo. Las exigencias físicas de cada evento son tan confusas y singulares que los atletas deben llevar su cuerpo y su entrenamiento al límite de lo posible. En la misma arena verás el pináculo de la fuerza y la potencia humana a…
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No other sport tests the extremes of human performance like track and field. The physical demands of each event are so confused and singular that athletes must push their body and training to the very limits of what is possible. In the same arena you´ll see the pinnacle of human strength and power by a…
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The six aquatic sports disciplines run by World Aquatics (until 2022 called the International Swimming Federation) are swimming, water polo, open water swimming, artistic swimming (until recently called synchronized swimming), diving and high diving. Of all of them we will analyze swimming in more detail.
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Just as there is Maslow’s pyramid and the food pyramid, coach Tony Holler has developed his own pyramid aimed at performance in situational sports. Tony Holler is a track and field coach and a football and basketball physical trainer. He works at Plainfield North High School. He is also a member of the Illinois Track…
