by Thomas Kurz I believe that neither the government nor the criminal justice system should be involved when grown-up athletes do illegal doping. Illegal doping violates an athlete’s promise to abide by the rules of the sport and so should lead to a forfeiture of awards and a ban from competition but not to any […]
by Thomas Kurz Overtraining is an unplanned and prolonged stagnation or lowering of an athlete’s sport-specific fitness resulting from overstressing the athlete. Overtraining manifests itself in all functions of the athlete’s body–not just select muscle groups or other organs–and most prominent are symptoms of dysfunction of the central nervous system, autonomic nervous system, and endocrine
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by Thomas Kurz This article is about errors made learning and teaching techniques. I list only the most commonly made errors. You can witness these errors at most martial arts classes and sports practices (especially in schools). 1. Error: Not using pictures. Seeing pictures that highlight the key points of correct and incorrect performance helps
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by Thomas Kurz This article lists errors that are commonly made in training for strength, yet can have lasting consequences. How many of you recognize your strength training experience? 1. Error: Beginning your strength training program with the greatest resistance you can overcome. Beginners should use the smallest resistance that still increases strength. With beginners
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by Thomas Kurz There is much more to improving your speed than avoiding the common errors listed below, but avoiding those errors is a good start. 1. Error: Forcing it. Trying harder does not make you faster, it makes you slower. You move fastest when you are relaxed and well-coordinated. To improve your speed you
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by Thomas Kurz 1. Error: Stretching statically before dynamic exercises. If you try to make a fast, dynamic movement immediately after a static stretch you may injure the stretched muscles and the more strenuous the stretch the more likely the injury. (Stretching is strenuous when you do it at the pain threshold and it is
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by Thomas Kurz Do not make the following errors unless you want to get overtrained rather than to achieve lasting good shape. 1. Error: Warm-up with high-intensity exercises so you huff and puff and run out of breath quickly. Warm-up should start with exercises of low intensity and then progress to the intensity of the
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