by Thomas Kurz Athletes of different sports can’t develop sport-specific strength using the same strength exercises regardless of sport. (For a definition of sport-specific strength please refer to Science of Sports Training: How to Plan and Control Training for Peak Performance.) Strength exercises cause morphological changes that occur mainly in muscles, including increases in the […]
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by Thomas Kurz In this article you will learn about strengthening the hip flexors—the main kicking muscles. The strength and endurance of the hip flexors (the iliopsoas muscles) determine both the power and the height of your kicks. If you have followed the program of conditioning for martial arts, as described in my previous articles,
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by Thomas Kurz “Young athletes … can reduce their risk [of back injury] by strengthening muscles in the abdomen, as well as hip flexors and other muscles that support the back…. Typically, however, coaches prefer to focus … on muscles needed for the sport instead of on injury prevention.”—Dr. James L. Moeller, chairman of sports
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by Thomas Kurz Abdomen crunch. Lie on your back, with feet on the floor so your knees are bent. Alternatively, you can rest your legs on a bench or chair so your thighs form a 90° angle with your trunk. Inhale and then exhale as you raise your shoulders off the ground by tensing your
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by Thomas Kurz Resistance Machines Most resistance machines offer either isolated movements (knee extension, knee curl) or alter the natural path of movement in complex movements (Smith machine). The Smith machine forces you to move the bar on a straight line while your body is planted in one spot. This is not a natural movement
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by Thomas Kurz In this article you will learn about squats. Doing squats gives great benefits—from strengthening knee ligaments to enhancing your whole body’s strength, from increasing muscle and bone mass to enlarging the rib cage. I visited a taekwondo school once in which none of the students could do a split, and only three
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