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Brief Review: Effects of Isometric Strength Training on Strength and Dynamic Performance.
This review used a narrative summary of findings from studies that focused on isometric strength training (IST), covering the training considerations that affect strength adaptations and its effects on sports related dynamic performances. IST has been shown to induce less fatigue and resulted in superior joint angle specific strength than dynamic strength training, and benefited sports related dynamic performances such as running, jumping and cycling. IST may be included into athletes' training regime to avoid getting overly fatigue while still acquiring positive neuromuscular adaptations; to improve the strength at a biomechanically disadvantaged joint position of a specific movement; to improve…
Why Runners Get Slower With Age (and How Strength Training May Help)
After age 50, runners use certain leg muscles quite differently than younger runners, a new study found. Exercises to strengthen the calf and ankle flexors may help older runners prevent injuries and increase speed.
Strength Training: What You Need to Know & How To Get Started
Resistance exercise after age 50 may help you lose weight and prolong your life.
5 Strength-Training Exercises to Become a Better Cyclist
Remember: Strength training doesn’t have to be complicated nor do you have to spend hours in the gym to reap the benefits.
Build Muscles, Lose Weight by Adding Strength Training to Your Workout
When you overload your muscles, they work harder and get stronger
Essential Guide to Strength Training
Whether you’re looking to sign up for a 5K or simply live a healthier life and engage in a wide range of activities with greater ease, strength training ...
5 Strength-Training Tips to Build Muscle
Whether you are 16 or 60, man or woman, athlete or non-athlete, it's very important to be physically strong. Add these five tips to your routine to build muscle and maintain strength.
The Reasons Why Women Need a Strength Training Routine
Women who lift weights are better able to maintain body weight and improve fitness. See the many benefits of strength training for women.
7 tips for a safe and successful strength-training program
Strength or resistance training challenges your muscles with a stronger-than-usual counterforce, such as pushing against a wall or lifting a dumbbell or pulling on a resistance band. Using progressively heavier weights or increasing resistance makes ...
A beginners’ guide to strength training
Strength training helps with weight loss, muscle gain and slows the aging process
Why Strength Training is Important
Discover why strength training is important and why you should add it to your workout routine. Read now to learn more!
Exactly How to Get a Strength-Training Workout on Your Treadmill
Just add these three moves to your usual running routine.
Strength Training Tips and Workouts
It's time to power up! Whether you use barbells or bodyweight, strength training can help you build muscle, lose fat, and enhance your overall health.
Strength Training Tips for All Levels
Take it from the World's Fittest Man--strength training will keep you healthy no matter what age, level or sport you play. Use these tips to pump up your fitness.
How to balance strength training and cardio
Reader asks how to set up a workout routine with the right balance of strength training and cardiovascular exercise.
Why Strength Training is a Must for Everyone
Time spent on strength training can literally help you turn back the clock and feel younger each day.
What is Functional Strength Training
What is strength? Not strength like science or weightlifting defines it, but strength in your everyday life?
Six tips for safe strength training
Image: iStockStrength training isn't just for bodybuilders. Like aerobic exercise, it's important for everybody, and it should be a part of any comprehensive exercise program. Of course, if you've never trained with weights before, it can seem a litt...
