TL;DRChain deadlift is lighter at the bottom and heavier at the top and heavier loads lead to greater muscle activation... thanks science.
The trap bar high be better for athletes as it shows...
The Reliability of Functional Movement Screening and In-Season Changes in Physical Function and Performance Among Elite Rugby League Players
Waldron et al looked at the correlation between the functional moment screening tests (12 in total)...
If you train both fitness and strength for either sport or your own enjoyment and want optimal adaptation than it may be wise to alternate fitness and strength based days in your programme.
If strength...
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More reps regardless of the time under tension is a better factor for increasing neuromuscular and metabolic responses. Mechanical work completed may potentially be a more important factor for hypertrophy than simple "time under...
TL;DR -hang clean can be learned and can improve jump performance but 4 people isn't enough people for a study.
make sure you have good hip and trunk endurance before you begin to train with...
First of all dear reader apologies for missing out on February I haven't been keeping this blog up to date as I would like. Something I plan to remedy in the immediate future.Blood pressure...
Taking my monthly browse of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, I found a study that peaked my interest entitled - Using the load-velocity relationship for 1RM prediction. One of the main...
McBride et al recently produced a study (JSCR, DEC, 2010) comparing the kinematics of both the box squat and back squat. The tested on 8 competitive male powerlifters using 1 rep at 60,...