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Functional Training For Sport

What is the Difference Between Sport-Specific Training, Strength & Conditioning, and Functional Training? There has been a constant struggle in the sports world to truly define sport-specific training versus the term functional training. Bottom line, sport-specific training happens on a court/field. Strength and conditioning is meant to serve the purpose for that specific sport. Functional training is used in regard to general sports training, where we look at the commonalities of sport and similar movement patterns and train them.    What Does Functional Training Include? Below are things to think…

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What is Blood Flow Restriction?

Have you ever wondered, how do professional athletes heal from injury so fast?  Besides great genetics, professional athletes have access to top rehab and sports medicine that most people don't. But one of their biggest advantages is Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training, which helps them recover as quickly as possible. If you've been searching for blood flow restriction training near me, here's what you need to know. How did Blood Flow Restriction Training Start? Blood Flow Restriction Training started in Japan in the 1960s. Over the following decades, researchers developed…

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Strength Training For the Endurance Athlete

Are you a runner, cyclist or triathlete? How many days a week do you devote to strength training? Many endurance athletes do not prioritize strength training for fear of many reasons; bulking up, time spent away from endurance sport, and not being sport-specific. However, incorporating strength training into your routine is actually very important. It has been shown that performing strengthening exercises for 30 minutes a day, twice a week is sufficient enough to gain strength and have positive results for endurance athletes. In this article, I am going to…

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