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The function of the lower limb tendons is to transmit very large forces exerted by the ground and the attaching muscle or muscle groups to the skeleton. This is an integral component for human locomotion and athletes ability to sprint, change direction and jump.
Don't get paralyzed thinking that workout plans need to be complex. Simple action trumps complicated thinking.
The Pull-Up or other vertical pulling variations are great movements for developing strength in the upper back and arms. Many times, people struggle to perform them or perform them with proper form.
This exercise is deceiving because it looks like an upper body exercise. It certainly gets the upper back muscles involved in any row but it is also a killer core exercise.
Recovery, flexibility, and mobility strategies should allow you to get more strength work, not overshadow it.
The primary area targeted here is the core. Once you try this one, you'll see how it challenges the upper body too.
When was the last time you were watching a sporting event on TV and you said to yourself “This athlete just makes the sport looks so seamlessly easy”. How about when you take your child to watch someone perform live and you are sitting up close and all you can say to yourself is “Wow”.
Check out the 4-Week Fitness Plan to increase Strength that I put together for my great friends at MyFitnessPal - it will help you kickstart your new fitness habit!
The lateral glutes or outside hip muscles are the primary targets of the Clamshell exercise.
Here's a quick band resisted hip complex. This will get your hips ready for lower body day, sport, or better function period.
The highest incidences of ACL injuries are seen among athletes involved in sports that require pivoting and jumping, such as basketball, soccer and volleyball - learn how to prevent this devastating injury.
Approach your workouts with a "live to train another day" attitude instead of a "train until you puke" attitude. Anyone can train past exhaustion once but training for the long haul is an art/skill. Always fall back to the idea that today's workout will either enhance or undermine your bigger performance picture.
What happens if you can't get to the gym on leg day? You can still build up you deadlift from home with the Band Resisted Deadlift Pull-Through.
The biggest mistake made in the general fitness population is to think that you’re not an athlete, or better yet, that you’re not athletic.
It amazes me to see how many basketball players step on the court and start hooping without any thought given to a warm-up. Since you're reading this, I know you take your game seriously and understand that skipping the warm-up will set you up for injury while killing your performance.
There is something you need to know about ‘training like the pros.’ You need to know how to move first. The truth is, you should only be doing loaded movements like a squat and deadlift IF you can move correctly while doing them. And that is a HUGE if. Here are some common questions about the importance of movement and how to correct it.
