Sports & Fitness: Performance Training, Rules & Recovery

Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.

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Tibialis Anterior Exercises

The tibialis anterior muscle lies within the front of your lower leg, attaching to the outside of your knee and the upper portion of the tibia bone on one end, and near the base of your big toe on the other.

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6- to 7-Year-Old Baseball Batting Drills

The batter takes his stance and the tension in the stands rises as the pitcher throws the first pitch of the game. Then the crowd goes wild as the batter races around the bases, as fast as his little legs can carry him.

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MSG in Chinese Food Causing a Rapid Heart Rate

Chinese food is one of the most common foods that you will find the use of MSG, or monosodium glutamate. MSG is a chemical additive that enhances the flavor of foods. It is also commonly found in canned vegetables, canned fruits and TV dinners.

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Vastus Medialis Exercises

The vastus medialis oblique is one of the four quadriceps muscles located on the front of the thigh and works to extend the knee joint. Weakness in the vastus medialis can result in an increase in knee injury, or chondromalacia.

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What Are the Causes of an Irregular Heartbeat During Exercise?

Irregular heartbeats, particularly those during more intense physical activity, aren’t often a cause for alarm. Most of the time, it’s linked to heart palpitations, which are simply sensations that the heart is beating abnormally. Your heart is still working effectively.

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Pains After Hitting a Punching Bag

Working out with a heavy punching bag can build coordination, body strength and endurance in a session that's surprisingly rigorous to anybody who's never done it. However, the forces involved in this kind of training put a lot of impact on some of the smallest bones in your body.

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How to Deflate a Basketball

While you will need your basketball to be inflated to play with, several reasons might account for wanting to take the air out of the ball.

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Bodybuilding and an Uneven Chest

A well-shaped symmetrical chest is essential to a bodybuilder’s physique, and the flat bench press exercise is necessary for building size and mass in the pectoral muscles. However, limiting your chest workouts to the same version of the bench press can result in uneven chest development.

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The Best Compound Exercises for the Chest & Triceps

According to the American Council on Exercise, a compound exercise is one that works more than one major muscle group during the movement. Chest exercises that involve pushing motions utilize both the chest and triceps muscles.

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Muscle Toning Workout for Women

When many women want to get in good physical shape, they want their bodies to have a toned, sleek look instead of a muscular look. To develop long, lean muscle, strength train consistently with a low amount of weight.

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At What Age Do You Start to Lose Muscle?

Muscle loss with aging is known as sarcopenia, a diagnostic term derived from two Latin words, "sarco" for muscle, and "penia" for wasting. It is a natural and progressive loss of muscle fiber associated with getting older.

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Back Hyperextensions

Hyperextensions are an often overlooked exercise when it comes to increasing your core strength and adding muscle mass, and they can also be used in rehabilitation programs.

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How to Strengthen Periscapular Muscles

Your shoulder joint allows your arm to move or hold still. The periscapular muscles lend strength to your shoulder during movements and help stabilize your shoulder when still. The scapula, your shoulder blade, also moves during shoulder joint movement.

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CrossFit: Workout Regimen With A Fiercely Loyal Following

How to Train for Powerlifting

Moving from general gym goer to powerlifter can feel like a big leap. You may be the strongest guy or girl in your gym, but when you step onto the platform with other competitors in front of hundreds of spectators, it can be a daunting experience. This needn't be the case if you're properly prepared though.

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Does Bike Riding Make Your Legs Bigger?

Bike riding is a low-impact activity that can help you burn calories. Although the bike works the major muscles of your lower body, that doesn't mean that your legs will get big. In fact, you may actually lose weight and gain a lean appearance by adding biking to your fitness routine.

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Is a Dip or Bench Press Better?

The dip and the chest press can be compared for their triceps and chest activation abilities. Which you choose depends on your goals.

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Behind-the-Neck Pull-Ups

A standard pullup is an upper body builder that requires nothing more than a pullup bar. A regular front pullup builds your upper arms, shoulders, abs and back muscles, but it may become mundane over time.

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List of Gymnastic Events

There are three primary types of gymnastic competitions: artistic, rhythmic and acrobatic. Each is a separate sport. Artistic gymnastics are generally known as just "gymnastics." Men's and women's gymnastics include two common events, the floor exercise and the vault.

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What Is a 1 and 1 in Basketball?

Fouls in basketball often send the fouled player to the free throw line to shoot free throws. When a player is fouled while shooting and the shot is unsuccessful, he gets two free throws. However, a player does not have to be shooting to go to the free throw line.

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