We’ve discussed this before but it bears repeating, everyone stands to benefit from plyometrics if they are programmed properly. Ramirez-Campillo, et al 2013 assigned 18 distance runners to a control group where they ran 3 days/week and 18 to a training group where they ran 3 days a week and performed plyometric exercises 3days/week. Pre-post(…)
Japan is facing the demographic time bomb faster than any other nation. With a median age of 45 years, they have more older adults with fewer younger adults than anywhere else in the world. Ohtake, et al 2013 began to analyze the thresholds for long-term care, falls and other signs of aging. They divided a(…)
Vaczi, et al 2013 wanted to know what measures plyos improve for soccer players. They split a team into control and experimental groups. Both groups participated in soccer training. The plyo group participated single and double leg jumps three times a week. The outcomes measures used pre and post the 6 week intervention were the(…)
A common excuse on hears for poor health is lack of time. It is very common to find middle aged male and female professionals working 55 hour weeks, helping their children evenings and weekends and finding a few hours to zone out and recover. Where on earth will they find the 150min/week for light exercise(…)
Dancers get chucked in the non-athlete category often enough but few realize the thousands of hours they spend devoted to their craft, transforming their bodies in a way which is very similar to that of an athlete. Like athletes, dancers avoid back pain as it can destroy careers. Gildea et al, 2013 decided to study(…)
Over the past 2 decades, stability training has become a major niche within the exercise the community. Stability balls, bosus, wobble boards and many other devices have found their way into gyms. Oddly, many of these devices have been around for decades but in very specific markets. Stability balls, also known as Swiss balls were(…)
Only this week did a 72 year old patient with very few outstanding health issues ask me if she is too old to begin exercise. I calmly explained to her about movement, the plasticity of the neuromuscular system, bone density and brain function and how all are improved with exercise at any age. She was(…)
Occlusion training is very controversial. Cutting off the blood supply DURING exercise doesn’t exactly sound like a great idea. Depriving your muscles of oxygen and reducing their ability to shed metabolic waste products under physical stress can’t be good for you- can it? Cook, et al 2013 took 20 semi-professional European rugby players. 10 had(…)