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Strength training as effective as stretching for improving flexibility.

June 30, 2014 by Paul

This is the conclusion of a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Twenty five untrained adults were randomised into either a resistance training group, a static stretching group, or a control group. Exercises were then performed to either stretch or strengthen muscles involved in knee extension / flexion, hip extension / […]

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Muscle pain and the rowing boat analogy.

June 24, 2014 by Paul

muscle pain and boat rowing analogy

Imagine an 8 man rowing crew as you would find in a boat race pictured below. Now imagine that half way through the race 4 of the crew decide to stop rowing and sit admiring the view. What happens to the boat? First of all it becomes unstable and more than likely begins to drift […]

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Run faster and stay injury free with Muscle Activation Techniques.

May 28, 2014 by Paul

Great article in the Canadian press on Muscle Activation Techniques and how it can help you run faster and stay injury free. Read more here.

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Are your results inconsistent? Good.

May 20, 2014 by Paul

In human performance, variability is usually something we’re trying to overcome. Researchers at Harvard however, think that variability is the key to improved performance and how our nervous systems learn. In a paper published in the journal of Nature and Neuroscience, Professors Smith and Olveczky (pictured right) demonstrated that subjects who initially showed more variability […]

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Are athletes really improving?

May 7, 2014 by Paul

Are athletes really improving? David Epstein on the influence technology, genetics and modern training methods have on human performance.

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