Acceleration, the ability to increase velocity, is an important physical quality for sports performance. Most of us, when addressing the training of our athletes, make an understandable mistake when looking at this...
There's been a great deal of debate about what qualities are most important for the 100 meter sprinter. Force, direction of force application, power, ability to move the limbs quickly, stride length,...
Today we accept the existence of different muscle fiber types as part of muscle physiology. The distribution of these fibers helps to determine our ability to be successful at different endeavors, influences...