Three times a week, she gets up early, slips on her running shoes, and ventures out into the cool air, running at a strong, steady pace. If it’s cold or rainy, she heads to the gym and hops on the treadmill. The routine is always the same: 30 to 60 continuous minutes at an even […]
Weight training is called many different things. Call it what you want. Just do it! Other names for weight training It can be called weight training, lifting, strength training or resistance training and/or working out. The difference between weigh training, bodybuilding and power lifting Bodybuilding is a sport, but it is weight training. I would […]
Before we get into the how let’s talk briefly about why you should be incorporating some kind of squat variation into your gym routine if you’re not already doing so. The squat is a compound exercise, which means it involves movement at multiple joints in the body, requiring a number of different muscle groups to […]
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BATON ROUGE, La. — The new training room in the $28 million football operations building at Louisiana State features jetted tubs, antigravity treadmills and sodium-infused water coolers. A room nearby holds another piece of equipment tucked out of sight: a centrifuge. It is another example of how modern efforts to improve performance in big-time college athletics […]
A few years ago, haunted by vague memories of being a weak middle-schooler, Brett McKay decided he wanted to be able to do more pull-ups. McKay, who runs the website and podcast The Art of Manliness, had in the past tried doing a traditional, twice-weekly regimen, gradually building up his reps. But this time, he turned […]
In addition to getting at least 30 minutes of aerobic activity most days of the week, the American Heart Association recommends doing full-body resistance training two to three days per week to strengthen muscles, bones and connective tissue. Resistance training also lowers risk of injury and increases metabolism, which makes it easier to maintain a […]
In the ‘surveillance economy’ of 2020, our personal consumption, viewing and travel habits can now be captured and tracked in real time. Increasingly, our exercise, sports, fitness, nutrition, lifestyles and physical activities are also being monitored and measured, by our phones, wearables, watches and sports equipment. In some countries medical records are becoming digitized from […]
Landon Donovan had one of the most successful careers in U.S. soccer history. He is the all-time U.S. Men’s National Team leader in assists (58) and is tied with Clint Dempsey for the most goals (57). He’s the only American men’s player to have broken both the 50 goals and 50 assists marks, is a […]
Once you get the exercise bug, it can be hard to take breaks. But as virtually every elite athlete will tell you, rest is an important part of training. And there are physiological and psychological reasons behind the need to take a break, researchers say. Why endless motion isn’t possible There are several physiological reasons […]
The NBA and other professional sports leagues are increasingly recognizing the advantage of collecting biometric data from their athletes, and this has led executives of Whoop to center themselves as the wearable of choice for professional athletes. Wearable tech delivers a number of advantages to athletes, but for those operating at a professional level, metrics like […]
Once viewed with a degree of suspicion in some circles, technology’s influence on elite sport is growing all the time. Golf clubs, tennis rackets and running shoes are becoming more advanced and innovative all the time, with new materials and designs taking athlete performance to higher levels. Meanwhile, the use of data analytics and video […]
When sports leagues began shutting down and the realities of social distancing started to set in, Diamond Kinetics, a startup that uses motion analytics to help baseball and softball players train, quickly moved to make its app free for isolated athletes. On March 17, five days after Major League Baseball announced that it was canceling […]
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and USS Bataan (LHD 5) participate in a 5K run for a Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society autism awareness fundraiser aboard the Bataan. (Austin Hazard/Marine Corps)