Questions tagged [soccer]
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What kind of exercises should I do to build up endurance, speed and agility?
I’m a die hard soccer fan and play this game nearly every day. I like to play as a center forward. The problem is I don’t have much speed and agility and my endurance is also not good. So please ...
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Seemingly useless workout
A little background: In January of last year, I decided to shed some weight. I was then 97 Kg (213 pounds), and 1.93 meters tall (6.3 feet). Even without working out, last September, I weighed 82 Kg ...
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How to improve my speed?
I'm 14 and play soccer on a team. I am small and not very fast. I'm not fully physically developed yet so I don't know if certain exercises could stunt my growth or cause injuries, etc. Does anyone ...
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Chronic Hamstring Problem
I play soccer once or twice a week and always seem to pull my hamstring once or twice a season. This has been happening for years. Even when I was in college and in shape I was struggling with this.
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Pre intense soccer game preparation strategies
I have an intense soccer game coming on this Sunday, it's now Monday in my time and I have around 6 days to prepare for the game. A couple of things about my current situation which I need your advice ...
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Development of stamina for long distance
As a soccer player I try to keep up and develop my stamina all year round, in particular during "off-season" by running 5/10 km twice a week. In the first weeks and up until a couple of weeks ago, I ...
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Slimming legs with exercise and diet
I have thick legs since young (I am 29 now) and play soccer once a week. After my soccer workout I feel my legs get very thick for at least 2 days.
Why is that happening?
I am hoping to make my legs ...
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Training for Pro-Soccer Tryouts
I'm in a 1-year long journey to hopefully prepare myself to try-out for a pro-soccer team. I was hoping to get some guidance from the community, as to training workouts that I can use to prepare.
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How to properly strap an ankle for soccer
I would like to learn how to strap my ankle before playing soccer. I have had some problems with my ankle and I've heard many professional players strap regardless of being injured or not.
I also ...
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How can I make my feet “quicker”?
I want to work on how quick my feet are. I know a handful of exercises but I am looking for something new that I haven't tried before. I am looking for both in gym exercisers, to incorporate into my ...
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Big Tryout On the Way
I have my first college tryout coming up and I'm very nervous, I'm a center midfielder and I play soccer, What can I do to boost my explosiveness in my running and how can I make my touch better (...
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What would be the most time efficient exercise regime and pre-game energy intake in order to increase stamina for soccer?
I mainly play on small courts, so there's a lot of short sprinting, changing direction rapidly etc. So while my first thought to build up stamina is simply to run long distance, I'm wondering if there ...
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How does one train for sports when the three metabolic pathways interact?
As I understand it, there are three mechanisms by which ATP is replenished:
For intense 10-12 second efforts, ADP is directly converted back to ATP using creatine phosphate
For efforts up to a ...
