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Is speed muscular or technical?
The simple answer is both.
Technical mastery is absolutely necessary for the expression of speed. In the most simple exercises, it is important to be able to relax the antagonists and superfluous ...
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Why is autologous blood transfusion banned as a kind of doping?
Because it is a way to enhance performance, in an unnatural way. It basically has a similar effect as EPO: increasing your red blood cells. It can be very dangerous if done incorrectly, which is ...
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What kind of weight training can I start my 12 year old son on?
He's 12, and you're already heading down the vanity path of worrying about muscle tone? He should be playing basketball, and eating lots of food. His body will adapt to the lifestyle, and he'll get ...
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How to best physically prepare for Snowboarding?
Right off the bat I think it needs to be said that snowboarding is largely a technique driven sport. Some high level riders (like Ryan Knapton) are admittedly "too fat and not strong enough", but ...
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Does the pectoral muscle serve any role in the sports practiced in this modern Era?
Yes, there are many. To list a few, swimming (particularly butterfly and freestyle); javelin, discus, baseball (pitching), cricket (bowling), and other sports that share similar mechanics of throwing; ...
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What would be drawbacks (apart from pain) and benefits to go to gym with sore muscles?
First, love this statement. It's dead on, simple yet so few seem to understand the importance of putting on muscle mass to lose weight.
"more muscle mass = more passive calories consumed"
Not ...
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Workout in the morning
I wake up at 5, eat a bowl of oats and a couple hard-boiled eggs, drink a creatine/citrulline-malate shake on my way to the gym, lift, and start work at 7. It isn't ideal, but your body will adapt to ...
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Is there a standard indicator for heart rate vs. running speed?
If the heart rates from the smart watches can be trusted, then a short analysis of Strava Leaderboards would suggest a clear no. For the segments I've got a high position, I've seen people above me ...
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What is a upper limit for physical activity?
Impossible to know.
We are not copy and pasted, if you have brothers and sisters you might notice that even though you are genetically almost identical you still look completely different simply ...
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What is a good book for self-teaching, biomechanic and generally well rehabilitation?
I suggest you check out "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Dr. Kelly Starrett. The book itself is a major investment, but you can check him out online, there are plenty of videos that will introduce you ...
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Is there any medically verified research around the benefit of Compression Arm Sleeves?
I would say.... inconclusive.
I found this which is a compilation study on the studies of compression clothing specifically for runners:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27106555
In it they ...
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How to best physically prepare for Snowboarding?
Strengthening your body will help with snowboarding, because it will make each force-exertion relatively easier.
That said, you may need some "sport-specific conditioning"; for example, repeated ...
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How to best physically prepare for Snowboarding?
From my experience, the best way to prepare is to target a few main points:
cardio (do things like running, hiit, biking, mix it up)
core strength (do things like pull ups, sit ups, planks)
leg ...
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Can you be a professional athlete without the use of steroids/AAS, SARMs, peptides/GH, etc.?
The answer is NO, not all professional athletes are on drugs.
Some of them are, some aren't. The ratio of on drugs to not on drugs athletes is frankly a mystery.
We have testing organizations either ...
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How can I increase my vertical jump?
You should perform a combination of heavy weight training (squats, lunges, calves with legpress) and explosive training (box jumps, sprints) to increase your fast power and improve muscle coordination
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What would be drawbacks (apart from pain) and benefits to go to gym with sore muscles?
Soreness you can work through isn't so bad and in general people training all the time will have a bit of soreness here and there that they're okay with.
The problem with soreness is that on the ...
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What is a upper limit for physical activity?
Duration, intensity or both?
For either, adequate recovery and energy replenishment is needed.
"Can running, walking, etc. be harmful in the long term if you exercise too much?"
Regular ...
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Getting sub 20min 5k
There are many ways to get there, as your investigations would suggest. And perhaps you will be pleased to learn that long-endurance work is not the most effective way to achieve high middle-distance ...
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which foot is forward on skatebaord
It is called goofy stance if you use your right foot in front. I am a goofy skater myself. It's the same on a snowboard. I don't think it is that uncommon.
Just do what feels natural.
See this article ...
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What is a great way to condition for a high school basketball player?
It's all across the board because there isn't one single answer. There is a variety of tools and methods that will lead to improvements in conditioning. Plus, one person could respond well to one type ...
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Developing stronger kicks for soccer
I would argue that this is a skill rather than a 'strength' exercise. For instance if you got an olympic weightlifter to kick a football as far as they could, i can't imagine it would be any futher ...
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Fastest form of "consistency" when running
In order to answer your question, it is worth considering our understanding of the relationship between running economy and performance. Running performance is generally, but not always, associated ...
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Fastest form of "consistency" when running
Distance running is all about pacing. You will run way slower if you gas yourself out too early and have to continuously slow down for the remaining of the run because you become increasingly tired. ...
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Getting sub 20min 5k
you should be considering a 5-day training for 5k under 20 mins.
You should divide your training into 3 different running tempos.
Tempo pace runs, Hiit Training (HIGH INTERVAL INTENSE TRAINING), ...
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Growing up by playing sports
A person's overall height is determined by their genetics. You can stunt a person's growth by malnutrition, but a person can not grow taller than what he or she is destined to be.
The reason people ...
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Is there any medically verified research around the benefit of Compression Arm Sleeves?
I would think the main reason runners wear them is to prevent getting sun on the arms. Instead of spraying sunscreens, using a protective arm sleeve will make a worlds of difference.
https://uparel....
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Is there any sport that helps increase height?
No.
No sport can increase your height. Your maximal physical height is limited by your skeleton.
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Full body + upper/lower workout division
There’s no way anyone can predict for sure that your plan will be effective for building muscle mass. And, that’s because there are many factors such as age, current health, nutrition, rest/recovery, ...
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Is doing full body workouts and other sports too much?
You have to assess By yourself if you are overtrained or not. This depends on a lot of parameters e.g. your capacities, your sleep, your diet as well as external stress factors.
Training and ...
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