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Getting More Power By Bouncing
Bouncing at the bottom of a rep gives you more power. But why? It's due to something called a 'eccentric-concentric movement pattern'. To understand this, you need a basic knowledge of neuromuscular biomechanics. A concentric...
Minimising Strength Loss in an Injured Limb
The worst part of injury often isn't the pain but the ongoing psychological withdrawal from exercise. Luckily, there is a way to minimise the strength losses caused by a single limb injury. A large percentage of the strength in a...
Pushing Over Old People
Ok, big disclaimer on this one. BE CAREFUL AND COMPLETE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Fall prevention in the elderly is a big one. Falls = inability to exercise = falls. Viscous cycle. A fall occurs when the centre of gravity moves outside...
How to Train to Maximise Power Output
By using a basic knowledge of neuromuscular biomechanics, we can discover the speed and weight needed to maximise power output. Power is a good thing. It's what allows us to lift something heavy, hit something hard, throw something far, run/row/cycle/swim fast and...
Why Diet Food Makes You Eat More
Food with the word ‘diet’ on the packet has been shown to encourage greater consumption. This isn’t because the foods have a higher level of energy, in fact, it’s the lower caloric contents of the foods that makes people eat...
Paleolithic Man Versus Modern Man
Examining the differences between the lifestyles of modern humans and early hunter gatherers reveals some surprising results. A direct comparison of physical activity levels by Cordain et al. (1997) indicates that the variables...