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Nate, In nonpathological situations, athletes recruit the TVA reflexively. If it didn't you would never be able to throw a ball, run, jump or whatever because you would fall over. It is not something that needs to be taught. Also realize that the lumbar musculature and peripheral stability...

FYI...from ucla.edu A Personal Trainer's Education More Important Than Years of Experience, UCLA Study Finds Date: April 8, 2002 Contact: Kirsten Holguin ( [email protected] ) Phone: 310-794-2273 UCLA researchers with the UCLA Exercise Physiology Research...

Thriller...most likely you simply improved your skill level in your sport (basketball). Sports skills are very specific and improve with practice of that sport, not by performing any specific exercise. Training for sport involves improving physical abilities that support activities, not...

Certification is not required to work as a personal trainer (in other words there is no standard, no requirement, no national or international recognition, no governing body, and no law requiring certification). Certification does not equal qualification. If you want to work in a gym and...

Soleus emphasis with the knees bent. Think more reps/fewer sets as soleus tends to be slow-twitch dominant (as much as 88%). Gastroc emphasis with the knees straight. Gastroc is more fast-twitch dominant so mix up the reps from as low as 6 to as high as 12. The medial head of gastroc tends...

FYI...open chain knee extension exercises are rarely used in knee rehab.

Other than special grip exercises, altering the thickness of the bar is another great way to increase grip strength. If your gym does not have fat bars, wrap a towel around the bar to increase thickness. You can do this with any exercise but it's especially good with pulls such as chins...

Squatting on a swiss ball will do nothing to improve athletic performance unless your sport takes place while standing on a swiss ball. It is a very impressive accomplishment but it does not transfer to sport.