Strength training helps prevent injuries, aches and joint pain, and it improves running form and technique. Weightlifting, a type of strength training, assists in strengthening muscles that are not targeted while running. Additionally, weightlifting during marathon season, as well as during the off-season, maintains and potentially increases bone density and muscle mass. During off-season training, continue weightlifting and resistance training to sustain your lean-muscle mass -- dense muscle that burns significantly more calories than fat -- to prevent weight gain. Consult your physician or certified trainer prior to engaging in any new exercise program.
Shooting accuracy, jumping ability, speed and toughness are obvious skills that help make you a better basketball player. Long arms are also an attribute. Players with long arms are difficult for opposing teams to deal with on ...
Strength of schedule is a measurement tool used in professional and amateur basketball leagues to help decide the overall ranking of a team with respect to a particular league. While the NBA attempts to negate strength of sched...
If you've built your basketball skills through late-night practices, strained muscles and gallons of sweat, you deserve some recognition. However, the field is crowded. Most high schools, colleges and communities have basketbal...
Basketball coaches use sketch boards to teach players new offensive or defensive moves or to refresh players when the game becomes stagnant or the team is in a positive feedback loop and unable to take control of the ball. Sket...
Tennis balls are useful for much more than playing tennis. They are also valuable tools for improving mobility, agility and hand-eye coordination. Doing drills with tennis balls can improve your performance in any sport that re...
Until the late 1900s, youth athletes had basically three options for playing basketball: school teams, recreation leagues or neighborhood pick-up games. In recent years, the growth of selective, highly competitive sports organi...
A timeout in football stops the game for a set amount of time. Each team can use a maximum of three timeouts in each half of the game, and timeouts can be used for any reason. Timeouts are an important tool for your team to man...
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