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Adding power to my pull-ups?
I like pull-ups, easily my favorite exercise and I do a lot of them whenever I get the chance. I'm quite familiar with form, do them very strict (elbow lock-out, chin way over bar etc) and vary my ...
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How do I train my calf muscles?
If the goal is functional performance in a power sport (speed, acceleration, vertical jump), how should one train calves, if at all?
Here are the alternatives that I can think of:
Don't train ...
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Neural Adaptation Training vs. Hypertrophy Training?
I see training broken up as neural adaptation and hypertrophy. One type of training allows your nervous system to fire at a maximum level while the latter allows you to build size and muscle.
The ...
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Power while swimming?
Here is a scatterplot matrix of elapsed times for the overall, swim, bike, and run legs of the 2009 Ironman Championship in Kona.
Obviously, while the correlation is imperfect, it is still ...
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How do you equate a “stair run” to traditional running in terms of Power?
I want to be able to convert the power required to do one exercise, specifically running down then up four flights of stairs, into terms of a run of distance x in time y.
I've found several work and ...
