Challenge Training for Different Kinds of Strength Development - By Robert L Libertine PhD

Originally posted on NaturalStrength.com on June 3, 2006 Big Sky Strength & Conditioning Group rssc@bigskymuscle.com Training for sport specificity can be predictable in its mode of venues. There is this machine, that bar, this program their program and choosing one that may or not work well for you is a challenge even for experienced strength enthusiasts. We can go on and on with the different philosophies of the many trainers and coaches who have achieved results with all of their...

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TRAIN LIKE A HAWK! - Strength and Conditioning at the University of Hartford - By Graham Anderson

Originally posted on NaturalStrength.com on June 15, 2006 At the University of Hartford we strength train with one goal in mind: to be stronger, both physically and mentally. In turn, the athlete is able to play his or her sport at a higher level with a decreased chance of injury. The amount of weight, number of reps, and exercises used all help to achieve this goal. The biggest component, however, is effort. The amount of effort undoubtedly affects the overall level that an athlete...

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Busy People: 100 min per week workout - By Sevdelin Dimitrov

In our days, it is very difficult for many people to find free time and go to a gym or outside based exercise facilities. Many of us are searching for an effective and short weekly workout schedule so that we keep good health and improve muscles and internal organs strength. There are many programs suitable for busy people and if a person has 100 min per week for exercises he /she can maintain even improve their physical condition and health. Program guidelines **Approximately 10 min...

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ONCE A LIFTER, ALWAYS A LIFTER - By Keith Wassung

Philip McCabe reached forward and opened up his red igloo lunch cooler. He selected a ripe banana from the assortment of food and closed the lid. Taking a bite out of the banana, he looked around and thought to himself "What in the world am I doing here.” Philip was fifty-six years old and would turn fifty-seven in less than five months. Several weeks before his 57th birthday, his family would honor their family tradition of writing to the Heinz corporation and inform them of Philip's...

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High Performance Training - By Jim Bryan

I happen to like this name and it better explains how I train. Whether you call your training High Intensity Training, HIT, High Tension Training, (I like this too) Hard Training or any number of names or none at all. I think most of us reading The High Performance Training Newsletter train in a similar fashion. We may focus on different aspects but we have more in common than we have differences. Actually, the last statement could be applied to most anyone involved in a Strength Program....

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How to Improve In One's Skill - By Joe Karszen

In order to improve in one’s skill, whether it is in basketball, baseball, running, swimming, tennis, soccer, or whatever the skill may be, it has to be performed identically the same. Not sort of, or kind of, or almost. Ken Mannie, strength and conditioning coach at Michigan State, Matt Brzycki, Coordinator of Recreational Fitness and Wellness Programs at Princeton University and Dr. Ken Leistner have mentioned this in their lectures, articles and in the books they have written. I will...

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