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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Muscles Contraction During Plank Exercise

The plank is an isometric exercise that targets your abdominal and back muscles, and it’s used for developing core strength and balance. It’s also a versatile exercise with a few key variations, such as the side plank with either a bent leg or a straight knee.

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Muscles Engaged While Walking

Walking is one of the easiest cardio exercises you can do, and it’s an exercise that comes loaded with health and fitness benefits. As well as helping you maintain a healthy cardiovascular and respiratory system, walking keeps many important muscle groups working, key muscles that you use every day.

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Exercises to Strengthen the Spine

While you can't actually strengthen your spine, you can strengthen the muscles that surround it, and this thick group of muscles is called the erector spinea. They extend from the base of your head all the way down to the bottom of your back, and are essential for even the simplest of daily tasks.

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How to Become a Faster Sprinter

Sprinting seems like a simple enough action, but if speed is what you’re after, knowing how to angle your body and position your legs and feet correctly will really separate the hares from the tortoises.

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What Muscles Does the Biceps Curl Work?

Big guns need lots of ammo, and the biceps curl will give you all the ammo you need to blow away the competition at the beach or gym. There are more muscles involved in the biceps curl than you may have thought.

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What is the Best Cardio Machine for the Butt?

The best cardio machine to develop and shape your butt is a machine that requires you to move your thighs and hips, and there are a number of machines at your local gym or retailer that will do just that.

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How to Do a Proper Dumbbell Curl

The dumbbell biceps curl is one of the most familiar and basic exercises you can perform with a set of free weights. Although it's an easy resistance exercise, with a simple twist in variation it can be made more effective than it already is.

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How Often Should I Lift Weights per Week?

Lifting weights can do more for you than just attract attention on the beach or make you the envy of your friends. A toned and lean physique may be desirable, but regular resistance training can also help lower the risk of heart disease, decrease blood pressure, and improve cholesterol levels.

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The Benefits of Barbell Front Squats

The barbell front squat is a resistance exercise that works several major muscle groups. It’s a compound exercise that can enhance your core strength and improve flexibility, helping you to build powerful thighs, a strong lower back and firm abdominal muscles.

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