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Article Review: Strength Training for Distance Running

One of the perks of using UCLA’s (hospital) free web is the access to their library of journals. I downloaded this 2010 article from the NSCA Strength and Conditioning Journal on strength training for distance running. The author Jason R. Karp PhD suggests that conventional hypertrophy-based strength training (10-15 reps at 60-75% 1 Rep Max) is not effective for distance running, especially…

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#heavy lifting #low reps #Marathon Training #overtraining #running #Strength Training #strength training for endurance athletes

Article Review: Comparing ACL Strain with Open Chain and Closed Chain Exercises post ACL Reconstruction

While exploring different avenues for future con-ed fulfillment, I stumbled onto a very RECENT research commentary by Karla Franck FAAOMPT in regards to comparing open chain and closed chain exercises post ACL reconstruction. She sums up her article with the following important take home messages: 1) Both open kinetic chain (OKC) and closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercises can produce similar…

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1-arm push-ups for weaklings like me.

In my older age, I tend to think more about what I can do to make my body a better physical machine rather than simply making my muscles bigger. I’ve gravitated from bench press to to 1-arm push-ups. Unfortunately, I’ve let my upper body go and can’t even generate a 1-arm push-up,…not even a sloppy one. So in my quest to do one, I’ve added this progression to my exercise regimen:…

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#1-arm push-ups #push-ups #upper body training #weak upper body

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