Tag: triathlon
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Where Is Your Core Today?
Anyone who has been paying attention to exercise theory and practice recently has heard of the terms core, core strength, and core stability. But do you really know what they mean relative to what you favorite activity may be? Lots of folks still think that core is synonymous with abdominal muscles. Abdominal muscles are only…
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Strengthening the Swimmer’s Line
What is it that makes a swimmer look so smooth in the water? A great swimmer looks like he/she is gliding over the top of the water, while their arms and legs do all the work. As the summer month descend upon us, and the competition season is here, swimmers look to spend more time…
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Maintaining Strength in Season
The general wisdom for endurance athletes has been to build strength during the off-season and then try to maintain those strength gains as one enters into the event season. An inherent challenge to this strategy is that the off-season is short and the in-season / competitive season is long. It is important to note that…