Muscles May Be Very Adaptable to Training
The muscles that we see under our skin are made up of muscle fibers that run the entire length of the muscle. These fibers are the cells of the muscle. Beyond just...
Research
Summaries of the latest strength and conditioning research
Olympic Lifting and Evidence Based Training
In the September issue of Sports Medicine, Storey and Smith reviewed the literature on Olympic lifting, its training, adaptations from its training, and safety. Their review is organized into several sections: an...
Your Focus May Effect Your Performance
In motor learning, focusing externally seems to result in an improvement in skill compared to an internal focus. When we focus internally we are focusing on what the body is doing, when...
Body Mass, Training History, and Stress Fractures
Stress fractures are a problem with many types of athletes and with military trainees. These injuries occur to the lower extremity, typically the tibia , femur, or metatarsals and are the result...
Periodization Approaches and Body Composition
There’s been a debate for years about periodization approaches; is linear periodization better than undulating? The idea is that linear periodization gradually increases intensity while decreasing volume. Undulating mixes it up so...