The exact mechanisms behind music and exercise performance aren’t well understood. However, it does seem the tempo of your music may affect your strength and endurance performance.
Fascia link muscles all over the body and they seem to have a massive role in human movement, even if our understanding is still incomplete. But is it possible to train with these tissues in mind? And if we do, will it improve performance?
The menstrual cycle is a very real, constant, and ever-changing physiological state that is difficult for a male to understand. What can coaches do to better support their female athletes?
To take your power development to the next level, the first step is to make an individual profile of your force and velocity. But how on earth do you get your profile?
Caffeine for sports performance – is it worth the hype? It seems almost all athletes may potentially benefit from caffeine supplementation, with aerobic sports benefiting most.
Small-sided games can be used as an efficient method of training for physical, technical and tactical purposes. There are downsides, however.
Hand-eye coordination is the most sport-specific but universal skill you can develop that’s not actually sport. But how can it be developed? Hint: Tennis balls could be the answer.
NBA players play multiple games every week through the season, not to mention practice, travel, recovery and many other commitments. So how do they fit in their S&C work?
Training load monitoring and management is an important step in the process of setting up a team or athlete to be prepared for a competitive season.
There is good evidence that sports meditation can play a role in helping athletes achieve a better state of mind when they’re competing, and this translates well across a variety of sports.
Despite the plethora of research surrounding talent identification, few studies, if any, have investigated if successful players make consistent improvements in their performance, or start and remain on top of the talent pool.
Even amateur-level teams are looking to get the edge on their opponents – ideally, with the smallest possible price tag. The secret most clubs don’t know is that you can develop high performance initiatives for peanuts, even at the lowest levels of sport.
Recovery yoga can provide many benefits from both physiological and psychological stress, which can correlate to improved athletic performance.
Beyond the well-documented health benefits of Omega-3s, they also play an important role in muscle strength, endurance, recovery, and injury prevention for athletes.
Speed is essential in many team sports, meaning athletes, coaches, and teams must focus more on speed development.
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