Plyometric training is specific work to enhance explosive power. In other words, it involves a lot of jumping. Plyometric training is used for sports that require short bursts of power such as tennis, basketball, or skiing, but it's also a good exercise for anyone who wants to increase her power. Here are a few Plyometric exercises to add to your routine. Also, make sure to … [Read more...]
Get Ready For Lower Body Workout
Working the lower body requires a lot of energy, but that effort is repaid with many benefits. Energetic exercise which uses the big muscles of the legs and hips speeds up your metabolic rate long after the exercise is over. Thus a combination of strength training to accentuate and define muscles, and frequent aerobic exercise to help you lose any excess fat, can dramatically … [Read more...]
Exercises To Build A Volleyball Booty
If you aim for an athletic lower body and a volleyball booty add these exercises into your training routine. A volleyball player must be able to jump high and have power to spike a ball at the same time. This requires plyometric training, which is characterized by explosive movements such as box jumps, jumping scissor lunges, power skips and bounding. These plyometric … [Read more...]
Alise Post: Five Times USA Cycling BMX National Champion Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets
One of Alise Post brothers found out about BMX when she was just 6 years old, and when she started riding she noticed other little girls out at the track and decided she should try it too. Backed out of racing at the last minute. She looked down the steep starting hill and couldn't bring herself to do it. After overcoming her sense of nerves the next week she placed 2nd in her … [Read more...]
Brittany Elmslie: Olympic Gold Medalist in Swimming Reveals her Success Mantra
Brittany Joyce Elmslie OAM is an Australian swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in swimming. Nicknamed Brit, Britty and Bidz, Elmslie was born in Nambour, Queensland. She was named a 2011-2012 Young Star Sport Award winner for the Northside Chronicle. As of 2012, she lives in Brisbane, having moved there from Noosa in 2011 in order to improve her … [Read more...]
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