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.

How to Avoid Back Injuries While Using a Leg Press Machine

How to Avoid Back Injuries While Using a Leg Press Machine

The leg press is an essential part of a fitness regimen, especially if you have any interest in developing your legs or lower body muscles. While this resistance machine offers a lot of benefits, it poses potential danger if stability is not maintained throughout the workout.

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Rotator Cuff Tear Exercises

The rotator cuff muscles stabilize and control movement in the shoulder. The four muscles that form the rotator cuff are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. Rotator cuff tears are one of the more common shoulder injuries.

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Exercises to Relieve L5-S1 Compression

The lumbar spine has five vertebrae which are abbreviated as L1 through L5. The sacrum also has five bones which are labeled S1 through S5. The L5 vertebrae articulates with the S1 vertebrae. A L5-S1 compression is a degeneration of the nerve root connecting the lumbar and sacral spine.

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