Despite their importance to a wide range of athletic and sporting activities, the hip flexors are the most neglected major muscle group in strength training. It is very rare to find training programs ...

Reaction time is the interval time between the presentation of a stimulus and the muscular response initiation to that stimulus. A primary factor affecting a response is the number of possible stimuli ...

Testing and measurement are the means of collecting information upon which subsequent performance evaluations and decisions are made. In the analysis, we need to consider factors influencing the ...

The foot is placed up to the starting line but not on it. The feet are about shoulder-width apart to obtain a well-balanced position. The weight is distributed so that about 2/3rds of the weight is on ...

Measuring body fat percentage is easy to discover the correct body weight and composition. Beneath the skin is a layer of subcutaneous fat, and the percentage of total body fat can be measured by ...

Tim Kauppinen explains why hill training will improve your speed. It is well known that adding resistance to your sprints can bring about great gains in speed, especially during the initial or "drive" ...

Calculations are based on Dick (1987) [1] table of controls for 100/200m/400m athletes. The 100m and 200m are electronic timings. The other times are hand timings. To get a predicted electronic time, ...

Identify 3 to 4 circuits of 6 to 10 exercises that can be performed with the available resources. In each circuit, trnsure that no two consecutive exercises exercise the same muscle group. e.g. do not ...

Testing and measurement are the means of collecting information upon which subsequent performance evaluations and decisions are made. In the analysis, we need to consider the factors influencing the ...

Testing and measurement are the means of collecting information upon which subsequent performance evaluations and decisions are made. In the analysis, we need to cønsider factors influencing the ...

The following are details of various exercises that can be performed using dumbbells.

The Jumps Decathlon (Arnold 1987) [1] is easy to carry out and is an excellent way to test an athlete's elastic strength. The Jumps Decathlon comprises the following ten events: Standing long jump ...