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Top 3 best Strength and Conditioning Programs For Athletic Players

by Makay Activaa Professional Athlete Trainer.
Talking about strength and conditioning program for athletic players, it is important to answer a few questions before you get into the training program. How long are you going to train? How many days of the week are you going to be training? Which lifts and machines are you going to encounter during your training? Well, these are just but a few you need to answer before you get started. If you really mean to grow your superior humanness and have that required ability, then you need to identify a good strength and fitness program.

In the lookout for the most effective strength and conditioning program for athletic players, some of the best fitness trainers, top athletes and expert coaches have been asked to indorse the best exercises a fighter, footballers or an athlete can do to better their performances. From this, it occurs there is no single exercise that beats the rest. This means an athlete or any other sportsperson will need a couple of training and fitness exercises to improve and better the way he/she performs. Here are 3 top programs that will help any athlete or sportsman up his/her game by putting more weight on the bar every week.
 
Burpees:
This particular exercise do not require one to use any special equipment. It can be performed at anyplace and it is a form of strength and conditioning training whereby a couple of key muscle groups are exposed to a resistive force which is applied by the exercisers’ body weight. If it’s effectively done, it helps in improving the capacity of muscle oxidative. It hits glutes, chest, triceps, quads, hamstrings, core and shoulders.

How it’s done: it is a 4-phase movement done without rest. Bend over then squat until the hands touches the floor right in front of your feet. Throw your legs behind to place you in a push up posture. Reverse the initial motion, pull your knees towards your midsection and return to your squatted position. Stand up to the starting position. Repeat the procedure with jumps in between.

Medicine Ball Toss:
This strength exercise is meant for the lower body. It works out all-important triple extension in which the hips, ankles and knees spread out to propel you upward. This is essential for most power and speed sports.

How it’s done: this workout is best accomplished in open space where nothing will impede the ball flight. Stand and hold a 10 to 15 pounds medicine ball with the arms extended near the waist in your front at a feet shoulder length apart. Squat a little to allow your trunk lean forward and let the ball to move in between the legs then explode up immediately spreading the knees, ankles and hips then throw the ball to very high height  overhead. Time the ball while still in the air to prevent it from landing on you. Pick it up and repeat the procedure. This exercise targets the triceps, shoulders, quads and glutes.

Prowler: Sled Push
This is one of the strength and conditioning program for athletic players that automatically puts you in an athlete posture. If you push the prowler for speed or distance it helps in improving your strength, speed, mechanics, power as well as overall conditioning. It focuses on the quads, hamstrings, chest, core, arms, glutes and calves.
 
How it’s done: pushing of sled has to be done in an open space or outdoor. Hold the sled bars after loading it with the right weight and ensure it is near the top. Lean so that the upper body is slightly above and parallel to the ground. The arms must be kept spread out but not fixed in your front, so you push the sled as fast as possible by driving the legs in short but uneven steps. Rest and repeat.

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About Makay Activaa Advanced   Professional Athlete Trainer.

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Joined APSense since, July 15th, 2016, From Boca Raton, United States.

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