Monthly Archives: March 2008

Fire Up Your Butt: Part 2

Posted by Dave on March 23, 2008 1 comment

 

Pic: Photocapy
Written By Dave
Its been a while since part 1 of this series, but part 2 is finally here.
The first part of this series looked at why the glutes are important, and why they don’t fire in a lot of people. Bad motor patterns and tight hip flexors are two of the biggest culprits. [...]

Dynamic Warm Up For Volleyball

Posted by Dave on March 11, 2008 7 comments

 

Pic: Tom@HK
Written By Dave
Warming up for volleyball used to be so simple. Jog a few laps, stretch for a bit, or vice versa, then get into it. This is definitely not the ideal warm up. Research has shown that static stretching can reduce the amount of power and force the stretched muscles can generate. This [...]

Max Squat and Vertical Jump

Posted by Dave on March 1, 2008 2 comments

 

Enough with the curls, do some squats! Pic: MrBeagle
Written By Dave
Following on from the post on Increasing Vertical Jump, this post supports the fact that strong legs are required for a good vertical jump.
Vertical jump and sprint times correlate well with max squat strength. This means that if you have a strong max squat [...]