THE SONG FOR FASTER SPRINT STARTS – BLOCK SETUP
2 foot lengths to the front pedal. 3 foot lengths to the back. The pedals should be at 45 degrees for the fastets angle of attack. Once your blocks are set, you gotta take a few steps back. Check your work. Make sure that they´re straight and aligned with the track. Now push them into…
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SIMONE BILES TRIUMPHS AT THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES
Congratulations to Simone Biles (“The Goat”) for her impeccable performances at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and for her 4 medals: Women’s Artistic Gymnastics All-Around (GOLD) Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team (GOLD) Women’s Vault (GOLD) Women’s Floor Exercise (SILVER) Watching this gymnast perform is a real treat and a delight for anyone’s eyes. Her agility, her…
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WHY IS THE 400 METERS THE TOUGHEST EVENT IN TRACK AND FIELD?
In a sport known for pushing the body to its absolute limit, one event stands avobe the rest. A race where no amount of talent or training can spare you from the crushing pain at the finish. A blend of technique, speed and endurance. That´s run right on the razor´s edge of phylosophy and grit.…
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HOW TO BUILD A WEIGHTLIFTING PLATFORM
In this post I’m going to explain how to build a weightlifting platform. But first I’m going to tell you all the advantages that this structure will bring to your home gym: Protects your garage floor. Protects your equipment. Makes lifting safer. Makes lifting quieter.
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THE POWER OF POST-ACTIVATION POTENTIATION
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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ANALYSIS OF THE BACKSTROKE TECHNIQUE IN SWIMMING
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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ANALYSIS OF THE CRAWL OR FREESTYLE TECHNIQUE IN SWIMMING
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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GENERALITIES ABOUT OF SWIMMING SPORT
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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THE PYRAMID OF SPEED AND STRENGTH TRAINING
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…
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