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How to Do a Backhandspring When You're Afraid

During a back handspring, you jump backwards to land on your hands and kick your feet over your head. It's mostly seen in gymnastics, but other athletes such as martial artists do it too. A large part of performing back handsprings is conquering the fear of going end over end.

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Bruce Lee Punching Speed Exercises

Bruce Lee trained in many different fighting disciplines to develop his own signature martial arts style called Jeet Kune Do. He's well-known for his speed, punching power and accuracy. You can hone your own punching speed by borrowing some of Bruce Lee's striking and conditioning exercises.

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Basic Football Rules For Kids

Football is a fun sport for all seasons and a popular American pastime. You can play full-contact football with tackling and blocking or play two-hand touch rules with flags at your waist.

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Bicep Exercises With a Cable Machine

Dumbbells and barbells aren't for everyone. You might have an injury that limits your range of motion or simply find that free weights are cumbersome. You can still get bigger biceps by working out with the cable pull machine. The basic curling motion still builds the biceps muscle group effectively.

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Ideal Male Athlete Body Weight

Determining the ideal male athlete body weight is a matter of perspective and aesthetic preference. This changes over time, but there are some timeless indicators, like body proportion and body mass index.

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How to Get in Shape for Track Season

Track and Field athletes must prepare for their competitions way before they reach the starting line. Though competition season typically runs from April to July, athletes must try to stay in shape during the winter months.

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What Muscles Does Kickboxing Work?

Kickboxing is a martial arts style that teaches a mix of punches, kicks, knees and elbow strikes. The style's founders, Tatsuo Yamada and Osamu Noguchi, borrowed elements of Muay Thai fighting from Thailand, Taekwondo from Korea, and karate to make the modern form of kickboxing.

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