1 commentFire Up Your Butt: Part 2
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. Now that we know they are important its time to look at how to get them firing.
Activating the glutes
3 commentsDynamic Warm Up For Volleyball
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 is discussed in the post Static Stretching in the Warm Up.
So if static stretching is not the way to go, then what is the best way to warm up for a game or training? The answer is a dynamic warm up.
1 commentMax Squat and Vertical Jump
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 you are likely to have a good vertical jump and short distance sprint speed (both of which are important for volleyball).