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Flexibility in Athletes
Flexibility is fundamentally important to many athletic movements as your body's muscles and joints play a critical part in your athletic ability, performance, and durability. With that being said, athletes...
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Visiting the K-Zone Academy
This past week I had the privilege of traveling to Apex, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, to visit Dan Kopitzke and the K-Zone Academy. I enjoy watching and learning...
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Little League Syndrome
Injuries have become a prevalent part of the game of baseball in today's day and age as is evident by the increasing number of Major Leaguers who spend time on...
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Music and Working Out
Has your favorite song ever been blasting from the speakers as you're on the mound warming up and you feel electric, as though the ball is jumping out of your...
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Objective Measurements for Athletes
Objective measurement. Those two words are extremely important if you are seeking to enhance your skill and ability in any sport. What do I mean by them exactly? I'm talking...
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Recovery Time during Workouts
There have been several questions from readers of this blog regarding the amount of time it takes for the body's ATP energy system to recover after an exercise. This is...
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Over-Coaching
I want to stay on the theme of athleticism and explosiveness and address what is killing many athletes' ability to become athletic. It often boils down to the fact that...
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A Quicker First Step: Giant Flat Bands
Giant flat band resistance loops are fairly common in the sports and conditioning world. However, many people do not know just how versatile these bands can be. They can be...
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Train Smart-Get Impressive Results
These past couple of posts may be a complete revelation to you or it could be something you've been incorporating for years just from intuition. A little over a year...
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Explosively Train the ATP Energy System
Because my focus is on baseball players, both pitchers and hitters, the ATP energy system is the one of greatest interest and importance. However, if you are involved in any...
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Energy Systems and Performance
The majority of elite athletes today train using methods which simulate the vigor their bodies will be exerting during competition. The reason for this is due to a realization by...
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Intro: My name is Brian Oates
I'm going to be writing articles in the coming weeks about a variety of different topics. Some might be about equipment from Oates Specialties, while other articles may highlight certain...
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