The National Strength and Conditioning Association publishes its Performance Training Journal in pdf form, and it’s free. NSCA has just redesigned the journal, and it looks terrific.
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This issue focuses on baseball and softball, but several articles will be of interest to many. Here are descriptions of a few:
Training Table
Sport Nutrition Primer
What should you eat before, during, and after exercise? This column teaches you what foods you should fuel up on to optimize your performance, and when to take them.Train for the Game
A Medicine Ball Progression for Developing Core Strength and Power
This training progression is designed to incorporate a variety of elements for improving core strength in rotation. It graduates from easy to more difficult, and includes injury prevention, strength, and even agility and speed training elements.In The Gym
What is Motor Unit Recruitment?
What is the explanation behind the people who do not appear overly muscular but are clearly stronger than the bigger, better built people? It is motor unit recruitment. This issue’s column will take a look at what motor unit recruitment is, and the potential for strength increases that lie within.Mind Games
One at a Time
While score is important, a focus on score or some other outcome measure during competition (e.g.. total weight lifted, time in the ½ marathon, place at regionals) often detracts from the task at hand. The alternative is to focus on what is controllable; that is, what needs to be done right now to be successful. This column will discuss how to keep your focus on what is controllable, and what is happening now.Fitness Frontlines
The latest news from the field on: varying bat weight, half time muscle temperature and performance, physiological adaptations with cardiovascular machines, and nutritional supplementation usage.
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