PASSING DYNAMICS IN TEAM SPORTS
In this post, I want to present different situations that can occur in team sports where the ball is played and both teams share the field. I’ll also explain how you should proceed to resolve each of these situations from a defensive perspective, with the goal of preventing the pass from being played between the…
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HOW TO STRENGTHEN THE START OF THE PULL WITH HALTING DEADLIFTS
In the last post we talked about the rack pull. The rack pull and the halting deadlift are two very important assistance exercises for the full deadlift for more advanced lifters who are pulling heavy weights already. The advantage of using these two instead of just the deadlift is that at very very heavy weights…
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RACK PULL: WHY, WHEN, AND HOW
There are two primary assistance exercises for the deadlift. When we say assistance exercises in in this context, we’re talking about pieces of the full deadlift that have been pulled out of the deadlift and exercised separately. The first is the rack pull which is the top 2/3 of the pull, and the second is…
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“FEED THE CATS”: TONY HOLLER´S TRAINING PHILOSOPHY THAT WILL HELP IMPROVE YOUR SPEED
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 & Field Hall of Fame and co-director of the Track Football Consortium with Chris Korfist. Tony Holler is the author of the “Feed the…
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WHEN CAN YOU START DOING HALTING DEADLIFTS AND RACK PULLS IN YOUR STRENGTH TRAINING?
The Starting Strength method is famous for its utilization of just the basic barbell exercises: the squat, the press, the bench press, the deadlift and the power clean. But circumstances usually later in a person’s training history sometimes dictate that the deadlift becomes replaced with two other exercises that essentially cover that range of motion,…
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HOW SHOULD YOU WARM UP FOR PULL UPS OR CHIN UPS?
Pull ups and chin ups are a strength exercise performed with one’s own body weight that should be included in any athlete’s strength training, regardless of whether they train for competitive purposes or to improve and maintain physical fitness. This fabulous self-loading exercise helps us strengthen our back, improve our body posture and develop general…
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GLYCINE: THE AMINO ACID THAT HELPS YOU PROTECT YOUR JOINTS
Joint supplements are quite relevant among athletes, especially among the more experienced ones. The reason for their consumption is due to the load that the joints are subjected to during actions such as running, sprinting, sudden braking, jumping, throwing or hitting, leaving an impact on the cartilage in the form of wear.
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WHY RUNNING A SUB 10 SECOND 100M IS STILL MIND-BLOWING
In the world of sports the line between good and great often blurs, but in the 100 meters it´s definitive. They´re fast and then they´re sub 10. Running 100 metres in under 10 seconds marks an athelte´s entry into an elite circle. But in the modern era of sprinting athletes are breaking the sub 10 barrier more…
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LACTATE CONCENTRATION AND EXERCISE INTENSITY
As we perform physical activity continuously over time (running, swimming, cycling, rowing, etc.), the blood lactate concentration will increase proportionally to the intensity of the effort made. But why is all this important? Blood lactate levels correlate with blood hydrogen ion (H+) levels. Both are the result of the dissociation of lactic acid into lactate…
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