Power Endurance Connection

What I'm stating here is that limit strength and endurance are related. By increasing one you can either directly or indirectly increase the other. The more you increase your maximal power the more you simultaneously build your capacity for endurance. Conversely, the greater your endurance, especially when your endurance has a muscular and explosive element to it, the greater your physical base will be for increasing your maximal power.

Hip Flexors for Running

Collectively as a group, the thigh flexors are among the strongest muscle groups in
the body. They are responsible for performing such functions as controlling posture,
sitting, standing, walking, running, kicking, and jumping.
Ironically, in spite of their incredible inherent strength, they are still found to be
developed far below their full potential in most athletes. This is simply because man...y
people are unaware of their importance and function. For instance, when was the last
time you heard someone say they were going to train their “iliacus” muscle?
With weak thigh flexors, your running speed will be significantly affected. The faster
you can accelerate your thighs upwards into the flexed position, the faster you will be
able to run - it‟s as simple as that!  For this reason, your thigh flexor muscles are considered to be a primary muscle group involved in running.

Focusing on quality over quantity

Strength workouts should be brief, focusing on quality over quantity. A athlete does not have time (or energy) for marathon strength training sessions. In addition, when training for strength qualities such as max-strength and explosive strength, the athlete should avoid training to failure. An athlete who constantly trains to failure will struggle to recover between workouts. Remember, the goal of the strength workout is to enhance strength and power without burning the athlete out. If your strength program is wearing you out, thus interfering with your sport-specific training, it is NOT contributing to your improvement.

Underground Fitness: Soviet Athletes Picked

Underground Fitness: Soviet Athletes Picked: In the old Soviet countries, there were sport institutes that prepared the youth age 12 and above for sports but not by playing a certain sp...

Soviet Athletes Picked

In the old Soviet countries, there were sport institutes that prepared the youth age 12 and above for sports but not by playing a certain sport, but by a well-prepared process of GPP. This is general mobility, flexibility, dexterity, endurance, hand/eye coordination, balance, and strength. For example, pushups, pull-ups, rope climbing, medicine ball work, kettle bell work, and some running and short sprints are done. They produced the model athlete for their sports system. Children were chosen for the sport that suited their physical, mental, and emotional qualities. Neither the child nor the parents were able to pick the sport.