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Many people wonder how well women can do when it comes to weightlifting. If you look at the achievements of Olympic weightlifting women, you will not hesitate to admit that they can be serious kinds of weight lifters. Their athleticism is top-of-the-line. This is why the women who go well in this department are up …

Every training session should start with a dynamic warm-up, no matter the goal, the ability level, or the sport. By developing an athlete’s/lifter’s mental and physical readiness to train at higher intensities with improved injury resilience, the dynamic warm-up will enhance their mental and physical readiness to train at higher intensities. In this article, we …

Whether you’re taking on long-distance runs, triathlons, swimming, or cycles, endurance training will ensure you’ll last the distance and reach your goals. It might be less obvious, but endurance training is primarily aerobic exercise. This is an exercise that can be performed for longer than a few minutes without collapsing. Your heart pumps oxygenated blood …

To complete everyday activities with ease, flexibility is essential. Despite the benefits of flexibility, it is generally underrated. Moreover, it is often misunderstood within the athletic, fitness, and performance communities. Therefore, flexibility is often pushed to the side when it comes to training and performance in sports and athletics. Often, it is difficult to understand …

An athlete’s speed and agility training program should focus on training agility and explosive speed. It often comes down to an athlete’s ability to change directions quickly and move fast which determines the difference between good and exceptional performers in any sport.  The agility training workouts are a great way to develop balance, coordination, strength, …

Athletes tend to give all the credit to presses and lower-body exercises when it comes to athletic performance. Most commonly, you’ll hear about bench presses (max or for reps), max back or front squats, jumps, and sprints when someone asks about athletic performance tests. For athletes, these movements are often chosen as standard measures for …

The world of sports performance has been paying more attention to eccentric training, which may allow athletes to reach new heights in terms of strength and force. Formerly, only used in bodybuilding and powerlifting circles, elite college programs and professional sports teams are increasingly implementing eccentric methods. Besides this, Eccentric-focused training appears to provide greater …

One of the best ways to improve your health is to strengthen your muscles. Using one or more muscles to perform a specific task, such as lifting weight, is included in strength training. In recent years, strength training has become an integral part of most exercise programs because of its many benefits. Conceivably, when considering …

Loaded carries are super helpful for developing stability in all three planes of motion. But that’s not the only benefit you get from this simple yet effective workout. Aside from making your body stronger and more stable, loaded carries can be a viable choice for conditioning. Not only can loaded carries help maintain foundational movement …

Most people agree that strength and conditioning are not just about lifting weights. The body strength and postures of all the athletes signify a lot of things related to the overall approach and team culture. Strength and conditioning coaching plays a key role here. And therefore, a good coach is always a valuable asset to …

The old hands from the gym only know one thing: that execution to muscle failure (in addition to strain and tension) should be a prerequisite for the muscle growth stimulus. This means that if you do not do push-ups, squats, or other exercises to the point of complete fatigue, you will hardly achieve muscle growth. …

Contact sports can be grueling; you have to be quick, not just to carry the ball to the goal post but also to keep injuries at bay. For this reason, building strength, speed, and agility play a vital role in basketball performance training. Being a basketball player, you must move quickly, have a quicker response …