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| Over the past decade I have been implementing ground based exercises with the athletes that I work with. Although closed chained in nature many of these exercises deal with extension of the entire body, from the ground up in order to generate maximum force against the ground. Thus, the basis for our discussion this month is the topic of triple extension. In sports, we know that acceleration and absolute speed are of paramount importance. As the level of competition increases, speed becomes infinitely more critical. At its core is |
maximal,functional strength. An athlete's ability to generate a greater power level in essence requires the ability to perform more work as immediately as possible under game or event conditions. FIRST, SOME TECHNICAL GOBBLEDYGOOK? Let us begin with the notion that strength is the maximal force that a muscle can generate at a specified velocity. If that is the case, then we should consider another notion that, in most cases, strength testing as related to sport movement, is performed in a low speed fashion (i.e., bench press, |
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