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Joti P

How to Do the Leg Curl - Performing the Leg Curl Exercise - 0 views

  • How to Do the Leg Curl - Exercise Description
  • Start with a light weight and lie on the bench face down.
  • Adjust the pads so that they are in a comfortable position around the ankles so that there is some heel involvement in the effort
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  • You should adjust the weight so that you can do about 8 to 12 repetitions in each set.
  • Grasp the support handles, remember to breathe out on exertion and in on recovery, then lift the pads upward as you flex the knee joints.
  • Lift the pad as far as it will go toward the buttocks.
  • Lift and lower the leg under control
  • This is mainly a bodybuilding exercise to build muscle in the hamstrings.
  • Don't lift excessively heavy weights on this machine.
  • To some extent, you can target the hamstrings by pointing the toes (plantar flexion), and the calf muscle (gastrocnemius) by curling the toes toward the shin (dorsiflexion).
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    Leg muscle training exercise. 
Joti P

Sleep Debt | Sleep Deprivation - 0 views

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  • Sleep deprivation has become one for the most pervasive health problems facing the United States
  • do not get the sleep they need because their schedules do not allow adequate time
  • Others are unable to get a good night’s rest due to sleep disorders, chronic pain, medications, hot flashes, stress or health conditions such as heart disease, depression, arthritis or heart disease.
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  • How does a lack of sleep affect the body?
  • having lost the ability to maintain body heat and develop a fever to stave off infection
  • will generally be irritable and clumsy
  • will have problems concentrating and will begin to make mistakes on normal tasks.
  • Other short-term consequences include: Decreased daytime alertness. Loss of just one and half hours sleep can result in a 32% reduction in daytime alertness. Impaired memory and cognitive ability, the ability to think and process information. More than double the risk of sustaining an occupational injury.
  • Long-term consequences can include the following:
  • High blood pressure
  • Stroke
  • Mental impairment
  • Increased mortality risk
  • Sleep Debt Can Be Dangerous
  • Sleep deprivation in children
  • Nearly half of teens reported at least occasional difficulty in falling or staying asleep and almost 13% experiencing chronic and severe insomnia.
  • affects mood, behavior, and academic performance.
  • Insufficient sleep has also been associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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    Consequences of sleep deprivation 
Joti P

Weight Training for Teens | Pure Matters - 0 views

  • Weight Training for Teens
  • Teens who work out with weights, as well as exercise aerobically, reduce by half their risk for sports injuries.
  • Weight training also helps improve sports performance
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  • boosts bone density and strengthens tendons,
  • Weight training vs. body building
  • Weight training focuses on improving musculoskeletal strength and total fitness
  • Fitness, not superhero
  • Middle- and high-school students should train to increase their strength and improve their physical fitness
  • good teen weight-training program focuses on toning muscles with lighter weights and a high number of repetitions.
  • Be responsible
  • Teens should be supervised at all times while strength training, and should always use safe equipment.
  • Start slowly
  • should begin slowly and increase gradually.
  • shouldn't be increased too soon or by too much.
  • emphasize proper technique
  • Two to three sessions a week on alternating days should be enough to strengthen and tone muscles.
  • Size matters
  • "Programs for teens often rely on free weights, such as dumbbells and barbells; rubber tubing; and calisthenics, such as abdominal curls."
  • Focus on the individual
  • should be individually designed for each adolescent
  • Make it fun
  • should be noncompetitive and fun
  • Stay active
  • Conditioning exercises should be part of an active lifestyle that includes plenty of other physical activity.
  • should feel comfortable with the weight-training program and look forward to it.
  • "Participating in a wide variety of physical activities helps teens stay balanced, trim and physically healthy."
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    Good page to read up on muscle training for teens 
Joti P

Strength Training Guidelines for Children & Teens (continued...) - 0 views

  • During the last stage, Specialization (ages 15-18), teens can start training for high performance development.
  • Avoid maximum strength training (one-rep max lifts) to reduce the risk of injury
  • muscles aren’t built up while they’re working out, but while they’re resting
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  • set up generous sleep and nutrition goals to help your child make the most of his or her training.
Aninder S

7 Most Effective Exercises - 0 views

  • Who doesn't want firm, flat abs?
  • begin lying on your back with feet flat on the floor and fingertips supporting your head.
  • Be careful not to pull your neck forward by sticking the chin out
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  • don't hold your breath, and keep elbows out of your line of vision to keep chest and shoulders open.
  • take the standard crunch and rotate the spine toward one side as you curl off the floor
  • "It's really important that the twist comes first because then it's the obliques that are actually getting you up."
  • Burning belly fat requires the well-known formula: using up more calories than you take in.
  • work the ab muscles
  • Bent-over Row
  • Technique
  • the question is not so much whether the exercise works as how well you execute.
  • "Done with good technique, all exercises do what they're supposed to do,"
  • 6. Abdominal Crunches
  • Crunches can be excellent, but if they're not done correctly, with the back arching, they can actually weaken the abdominals," Petersen says.
  • The trouble is that poor form can change the whole exercise, putting emphasis or even strain on different areas than intended. This can hurt, rather than help you.
  • Here's how to do it with good form. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, then bend knees and flex forward at the hips. (If you have trouble doing this exercise standing up, support your weight by sitting on an incline bench, facing backward.) Tilt your pelvis slightly forward, engage the abdominals, and extend your upper spine to add support. Hold dumbbells or barbell beneath the shoulders with hands about shoulder-width apart. Flex your elbows, and lift both hands toward the sides of your body. Pause, then slowly lower hands to the starting position. (Beginners should perform the move without weights.)
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Anita B

Omega-3 fatty acids - 0 views

  • Clinical evidence is strongest for heart disease and problems that contribute to heart disease, but omega-3 fatty acids may also be used for:
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      high cholestrol
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      high blood pressure
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      heart disease
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      diabetes
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      Rheumatoid arthritis: a disease which causes the inflammation of the joints
  • Omega-3 fatty acids are highly concentrated in the brain and appear to be important for cognitive (brain memory and performance) and behavioral function. In fact, infants who do not get enough omega-3 fatty acids from their mothers during pregnancy are at risk for developing vision and nerve problems.
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      I actually never realized how important omega-3 fatty acids are until now ! I never knew they helped so many ways such as normal growth and developement.
Justin D

Overtraining Athlete Syndrome | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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    Exercise and athletic training allow you to grow because of controlled stress to your body. When exercise is too frequent and intense, or you neglect recovery, overtraining syndrome occurs. When overtrained, your body can no longer recover from exercise-induced stress as easily, leading to poor performance and fatigue. To recover from overtraining, take a break, get some quality rest and eat a healthy diet. Stop training for a period of time. The required duration of rest depends on how long you have been overtraining. According to Dr. Mark Jenkins of Rice University, overtraining for a few weeks can be corrected by taking three to five days off. More severe overtraining may require a few weeks of rest for you to recover fully.
Justin D

Youth Sports Training - Strength Training & The Young Athlete - 0 views

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    There are several factors to consider when programming strength training for young athletes. - 1. Central Nervous System Maturity - The true argument with respect to children and weight lifting should not be based on the maturity (or in this case immaturity) of the child's muscular system, but rather the advancement of the child's CNS. Within proper application of load, volume and intensity, a child's muscular system will not be compromised by weight training activities. However, a lack of motor control (a function of the CNS) will affect the child's ability to perform weight-training exercises safely. It is therefore the maturity of the CNS that is the ultimate determining factor. 2. Cross Section Of Muscle - A larger muscle infers a greater strength potential. While hypertrophy of this sort is not hormonally possible with pre-adolescent athletes, this fact is why I advocate that early adolescent athletes train with hypertrophy-based responses in mind. 3. Biological Maturity - Biological age, unlike a child's chronological age, is not actually visible. Biological age is based in large part to the "physiological development of the various organs and systems in the body" (Bompa, 2000). For example, the adequate development of bone, the efficiency of the heart and lungs to transport oxygen; these are examples of items that comprise biological age. This becomes important when determining the volume or intensity of the training program for the young athlete. 4. Hormonal Issues - Androgenic (muscle building) hormones are low in pre-adolescent athletes. This means that hypertrophy-based responses are all but impossible. Strength gains are however, very possible. 5. Technical Issues - Providing a proper foundation of the technical merits of strength training is paramount when working with youngsters.
Justin D

What Are The Health Benefits Of Being Hydrated? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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    Young kids can lose 1.5 quarts of water through perspiration because of the intense physical activity combined with the extreme heat. There are many ways to reduce the risks to young athletes. Parents and coaches need to know the signs of a child's dehydrated body and take the required action to prevent the harmful conditions of a dehydrated body. Not only can a limited performance of the game occur but can also lead to serious injury. Thirst, fatigue, dizziness and nausea are the most common signs of dehydration.
Justin D

10 Signs You're Exercising Too Much - On Fitness (usnews.com) - 0 views

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    The typical signs of overtraining include: Insomnia Achiness or pain in the muscles and/or joints Fatigue Headaches Elevated morning pulse Sudden inability to complete workouts Feeling unmotivated and lacking energy Increased susceptibility to colds, sore throats and other illnesses Loss in appetite Decrease in performance
Justin D

Cardio Exercises Hockey - 0 views

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    This video is a quick feet speed exercise which helps in almost all sports.
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    Quickness is genetically determined to a degree, but proper training can greatly increase quickness. Drills geared for pure quickness development should last 6-8 seconds. Training for quickness endurance could be longer in duration. The placement of quickness drills in training varies. Athletes are faced with a multitude of different situations when performing; therefore placement of quickness drills varies accordingly.
Justin D

Cardio Exercises Hockey - 0 views

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    This is a plyometrics exercise which is very helpful in hockey and other sports.
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    Plyometrics (also known as "plyos") is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric exercises may also be referred to as explosive exercises. Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal.
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