Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.
Technically, the land speed record for a bicycle is held by Bruce Bursford, who pedaled to an astonishing 208 mph in August, 1995. Bursford's record carries a caveat, however: He was sitting on a specially designed, stationary bike with helium-filled tires and a two-foot chain ring, set on rollers.
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The Lisfranc joint is that piece in the middle of your foot that allows you to bend your foot as you walk.
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Your feet are responsible for much of your mobility, so when they become painful, as can happen with flat feet, your quality of life can suffer. Flat feet, or fallen arches, is a condition where the arch of the foot has collapsed.
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Water polo is a demanding team sport that involves throwing and catching a ball while alternating between treading water and short but intense swimming sprints. The sport has rightfully been compared to hockey in the pool, but without the pads.
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That stiff, achy feeling you get in the days after exercise is a normal physiological response known as delayed onset muscle soreness. You can take it as a positive sign that your muscles have felt the workout, but the pain may also turn you off to further exercise.
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The plank helps to strengthen and protect your back. This popular core-training exercise also conditions your abdominal muscles. The abdominals, obliques and back muscles make up your core. Core-training exercises strengthen the muscles that stabilize your torso.
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Getting a toned look for your chest and abs means losing excess body fat and strengthening the muscle underneat.
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The gracilis is a long, thin muscle that runs along the inside of your thigh. Along with three other muscles near the same location, the gracilis helps adduct your thigh at the hip joint, moving it toward and across the center of your body.
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The normal heart rate for an average adult is 60 to 100 beats per minute. This number can increase to a maximum heart rate during exercise that varies with age. Your heart rate, both at rest and during exercise, is controlled by the nervous system.
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White blood cells or WBC serve as the body’s main defense system. When a germ, infection or abnormal cell enters the body, white blood cells rush to the area and attack the intruder.
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Though often perceived as a basic exercise, pushups are actually a compound move that targets your chest, shoulders, back and arms all at once. Your bodyweight is your source of resistance as you use both strength and endurance to lower and lift your body.
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Jogging is one of those versatile workouts you can do any time of day and in almost any place. However, jogging in the morning calls for some preparatory steps to ensure you maximize your workout and feel energized afterward.
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Loss of muscle mass, known as sarcopenia, accelerated by lack of weight-bearing exercise, begins in your forties and quickens after you hit 75. This is accompanied by diminished levels of testosterone and growth hormones, according to Chantal Vella M.S. and Len Kravitz Ph.D., of the University of New Mexico.
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Using a treadmill is an effective way to get in a workout when the weather is not conducive to outdoor running or walking or if you prefer to run on a softer surface.
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The tricep is a powerful muscle that is engaged when you push your hands away from your body. Because of the continual use and stress placed the tricep, injuries occur often. Tricep injuries result from taxing the muscle with repetitive movements, as well as from overloading with heavy weight bearing.
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Your body needs energy to recover after a workout. Especially if you work out at a moderate to high intensity for an hour and a half or longer, you need to replenish lost carbs, sodium and potassium.
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Weight training is not only safe, it’s also beneficial for teen boys. Despite concern that lifting weights can stunt a young man's growth, teens who participate in strength training see improvements in strength and endurance, bone strengthening and a better chance of maintaining a healthy body composition.
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The pain you’re feeling along the bottoms of your feet can be the result of anything from improper footwear to poor foot mechanics, choice of pursuit and foot injury.
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Torticollis is both a diagnosis and a description of a medical problem where the muscles in the side of the neck are in a prolonged state of contraction or spasm, causing the head to tilt and twist to the side. The term comes from the Latin words for wry neck.
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If you dread your period each month, hitting the gym may help. Regular, moderate exercise may reduce your menstrual flow and decrease other common period symptoms. Excessive exercise can trigger a complete absence of periods.
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