According to the Science and Practice of Strength Training, “Lifting maximal loads (at or above 90%) is considered superior for improving both intramuscular and intermuscular coordination; the muscles and CNS adapt only to the load placed upon them. This method should be used to bring forth the greatest strength increments. CNS inhibition, if it exists, is reduced with this approach; thus, the maximal number of motor units is activated with optimal discharge frequency and the

Last September a pitcher came to me who had tried everything: weighted balls, physical therapy, bands, all the usual gimmicks; with no...

Flexibility is defined as the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range of motion (ROM) without causing...