November 3, 2011
Stromgren’s new FlexPad?II system provides the athlete with 2 layers of foam padding at the iliac crest area to better protect the athlete from hip pointer injuries. New negative ion fabric. Improved moisture wicking, anti-microbial and anti-odor characteristics. All pads are perforated for moisture-wicking capabilities. Negative Ion Compression Fabric: 25% 280 Denier Spandex, 75% 50 ...
November 3, 2011
Great teams start here. Experience the Missouri Tigers training facility – where back-to-back Big 12 North Division Championship teams were built – see how it’s done with this exclusive video. Hammer Strength Heavy-Duty Dual Rack The Hammer Strength Heavy-Duty Dual Rack features: 10-year limited warranty on frame Combines the best of our Half Rack and ...
November 3, 2011
Lace-up ankle braces are designed to prevent acute ankle injury in amateur athletes. But until now, that statement wasn’t backed up with any hard-core evidence. A recent study, the most extensive of its kind, shows that lace-up ankle braces, specifically the McDavid 195 Ultralight Ankle Brace, prevents most acute ankle injuries in amateur basketball players. ...
November 3, 2011
The word SLOG in part means, long laborious work. An arduous task. That’s what working out with THE WATER SLOG can feel like. But each rep with THE WATER SLOG, even with lesser weight, will work your core and stabilizing muscles much better than iron weights. That’s because there’s up to 16 gallons of water ...
November 3, 2011
The Mondo professional-grade artificial turf system constructed for football combines the ultimate in performance, safety, environmental stewardship and reduced life cycle costs. 50 mm 3NX monofilament fiber Mondo compared 11 different types of fibers, in order to find a new polymer able to optimize: Molecular alignment and orientation Long-term consistency of technical characteristics Resiliency Friction ...
November 2, 2011
The Functional Training Rack from Samson Equipment is a half-rack built into a platform with a cable-column unit infused into its architecture. Athletes can use the FTR for bench press, squat, power clean, deadlift, or any other lift that could be done on any other rack. The unit has two storage areas for vertical bar ...
October 27, 2011
The National College Players Association and the Drexel Department of Sport Management released a joint study that finds TV revenues from five major athletic conferences and the NCAA average approximately $784 million per year while total TV revenues have soared to $1.8 billion per year. The study, titled “TV Money Windfall in Big Time College ...
October 27, 2011
In response to a need for proper concussion education in sports, PAR has seen overwhelming support following the release of the Concussion Recognition & Response (CRR) app. Several organizations have shown their support of the CRR and have partnered up with PAR, Inc. to promote this handy concussion education tool. In less than five minutes, ...
October 27, 2011
Endurance athletes often believe the more they train, the better the results. But according to Ben Reuter, editor of Developing Endurance (Human Kinetics, March 2012), recovery time is just as important when developing an effective endurance training program. “Recovery-based training should be a primary focus of program design,” Reuter says. “Without adequate recovery, athletes will ...
October 27, 2011
Superior agility and quickness are clear discriminating factors among football players at all levels. These skills improve performance, decrease risk of injury, and improve evasiveness by allowing athletes to fake or neutralize an opponent. Although many drills work on overall agility, quickness and evasiveness, coaches can create position-specific drills by combining closed and open drills ...