When it comes to improving sports performance, athletes of all sports share a common goal and that is to get stronger. What does it really mean to get stronger? Common sense tells us that it means if you lift weights consistently, you get stronger. But there are principles behind strength conditioning that are much more complex then “you lift, therefore you are strong."
Without increased strength and endurance, your ability to run, jump, or react explosively is diminished. The body is a chain of muscles and joints, all of which interact with each other to propel the body in motion. As you strengthen each part of the chain, the body will become bigger and stronger, allowing speed and power to develop.
In order to increase muscular size and strength, a muscle must be stressed or overloaded with a workload that is beyond its present capacity. If manipulated correctly, the following variables can produce optimal strength gains:
• Number of repetitions of an exercise
• Number of sets of the exercise
• Intensity
• Recovery time between exercises
The common definition for strength is the ability to exert a force against resistance. The strength needed for a sprinter to explode from the blocks is different than the strength needed by a weight lifter to bench press 300 pounds. This phenomenon implies that there are different types of strength.
Strength can be classified into three general categories:
1. Maximum strength—The greatest force that is possible in a single maximum contraction. An example of maximum strength is an individual attempting to lift as much weight as possible for any given exercise.
2. Elastic strength—The ability to overcome a resistance with a fast contraction. Pushing a medicine ball in a chest pass motion as quickly and forcefully as possible against a wall is an example of elastic strength.
3. Strength endurance-The ability to exert force against some type of resistance repeatedly.
There are different exercises to improve these different types of strength.
Maximum Strength can be developed with weight training.
Elastic Strength can be developed with conditioning exercises; plyometric exercises; medicine ball exercises; and strength training.
Strength endurance can be developed with circuit training; dumbbell routines; weight training and hill and harness training.
Using the right methods will help you maximize your potential. Remember, THE FUTURE IS OURS! Until next time.
Duane
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WELCOME TO StrongerWORKOUTS WE MAKE ALL ATHLETES BETTER THROUGH PASSION, SCIENCE AND THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF INNOVATION.
StrongerWORKOUTS is a group of neurophysiologists and nutritional scientists who research and study unique training methods that are used by a wide range of athletes, bodybuilders, figure models, and fitness enthusiasts of all ages and from all walks of life. For more than 25 years, StrongerWORKOUTS has been a pioneer in the exercise and sports industry and we have been helping athletes and fitness enthusiasts lose weight, and reach their maximal fitness potential with our motivating advice, nutritional expertise, exercise tips, books, workout DVDs, and more!
StrongerWORKOUTS has teamed up with the best of the best to bring you the latest and most beneficial products available on the market. We are proud to have joined forces with TRX Suspension Training, FRS Healthy Energy and Under Armour.
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