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Arthur Jones: the basics of high-intensity training
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Arthur Jones: the basics of high-intensity training

Currently, especially in some magazines of the sector, we are - in my opinion - witnessing a real marketing operation in which the by now classic " genius " on duty " invents " monthly (followed, incidentally, by the inevitable book to support of what is proposed ...) this or that on training (generally, short, intense and infrequent, given that for now the "fashion" is this)

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POF training

By Dr. Davide Marciano The effectiveness of this technique is carried out in making the muscle work in its entire range of motion, furthermore it makes use of the Myotatic Reflex thanks to which there is a greater muscular stress. What is the myotatic reflex? Without going too far into specifics, when you reach the maximum muscle stretch in an exercise (for example, the low position of the crosses on bench) and immediately reverse the direction, a larger part of muscle fibers contracts
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Calf training: here is how to grow them

Watch the video X Watch the video on youtube By Dr. Antonio Parolisi Evaluation of the muscle structure of the sura triceps for a growing profitable training The question most often addressed to a fitness trainer in the field of fitness that deals with hypertrophy is: " Why don't my calves grow
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Speed ​​training and speed

Speed ​​and speed are similar but not identical concepts; in fact, the term rapidity refers to the ability to react to a stimulus in the shortest possible time and / or to execute movements of single body segments against low resistance with maximum speed. Speed ​​is instead a physical concept generally referred to the whole body that expresses the relationship between the distance traveled (space) and the time needed to travel it (V = S / T). The sp
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One leg training for Sport: effectiveness in developing strength for athletic performance

Current training philosophy Strength is one of the most, if not the most emphasized, element in the development of athletic performance. Most athletic trainers are of the opinion that one is never strong enough. Therefore, this philosophy pushes athletic trainers to load the weights raised by their athletes as much as possible to develop superhuman strength, especially in the United States
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Abdomen and iron thighs The solution is at hand

Edited by Fabio Silverio Here we are: the optimal training to have a super toned and powerful body has arrived, it has existed for decades but few people and few colleagues have noticed it. I have been working in the fitness field as a personal trainer for many years and for about a year I have found the right solution for the female universe and not only: the kettlebell, a cannonball with a handle of different weights: 4kg, 8kg, 12kg, 16kg, 24kg, 32kg
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The Anti-Establishment Bodybuilding Hypertrophy Program (Phase II)

Edited by: Francesco Currò Some time ago (Cultura Fisica, March-April 2008) I published an article in which I illustrated a training program, unconventional and productive (so much so that - to my knowledge - it was even reported in the USA as the best training of the year ), developed by Chad Waterbury, a rather well-known trainer in the USA especially for his not really "conventional" training ideas.
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BullsWorkout

By Dr. Antonino Bianco ENOUGH WITH THE USUAL ROUTINE CIRCUIT WORK! TODAY TEST THE BULLSWORKOUT !!! What is BullsWorkout® General conditioning of the body, strength, speed, elasticity, reactivity, coordination and ability to concentrate. These are the goals of BullsWorkOut®. A HIGH-INTENSITY training with which you can increase your METABOLISM and your AEROBIC POWER.
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Differentiated circuit training

Edited by Dr. Francesca Fanolla The type of card that I most frequently find myself preparing in the gym is essentially the circuit "slimming / toning" card, especially for women who seem to have a weight loss goal in 80% of the cases (alas, often localized .. .) combined with a general toning
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Static contractions

By Dr. Davide Marciano All exercises have a complete movement ROM that goes from the beginning to the end of a repetition. For example, when doing bench presses, the complete ROM of the exercise goes from the chest to the maximum extension of the arms ("block" of the elbow joint). In this range of movement there is a position where the muscle exerts a maximum contraction
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