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2 Strategies for Preventing and Diagnosing Overtraining
In the demanding world of athletics, injuries and lengthy recovery times are often unavoidable. How, then, can the aspiring athlete minimize the time...
How to Use Heat Therapy for Stamina, Recovery and Health
Elite athletes are always looking for the next cutting edge training or nutrition strategy to boost their performance. High level cyclists have begun...
3 Simple Tips to Prevent Overtraining
Prevent Overtraining- Overtraining education for your fitness performance MATT CRAWLEY, MS, CSCS*D, RSCC, USATF-1, FRC Overtraining is a controversial...
Use Belly Breathing to Recover Faster
We hear it all the time – training doesn't make you bigger, stronger, or faster. Recovery from training makes you bigger, stronger, and faster....
Optimize Your Conditioning Workouts With the Humon Hex Oxygen Sensor
[vimeo video="192819242" h="281" w="500"] Most workout technology has been geared to endurance and conditioning training. First came the humble stopwatch. Then heart rate monitors. And more recently, GPS-powered products that [...]
10 Ways to Change Your Workouts to Suit Your Energy Levels
Autoregulation is defined as adapting the training session according the current state of the athlete. Some days, an athlete's energy will be through...
Why Baseball Players Need to Prioritize Back Strength
There are two very important reasons for baseball players to include back training into their strength and conditioning program – injury prevention and...
The Strange Recovery Tool Athletes Are Using to Improve Their Performance and Prevent Injuries
Ice, heat, ultrasound and electric stimulation are well-known recovery and rehab tools. However, did you know that light can also be included in this toolbox? Yes, you read that right. [...]
3 Scientifically Proven Ways to Build Muscle
A key aim of many athletic performance programs is to build muscle. A foundation for increased strength and power; resilience to injury and improved...
Do These 3 Upper-Body Plyos Instead of Plyo Push-Ups
Plyo Push-Ups and Clap Push-Ups are popular upper-body plyometric exercises. They appear to be the upper-body equivalent of jumping, and they look super cool. However, according to STACK Sports Performance [...]