Introduced to the world of training over a decade ago, agility ladders were initially a great success, but have come in for some harsh criticism in recent years. Today, people have varied opinions about them, with some using it often and others having abandoned it altogether. Between the two, we can find some reasons to use ladders from time to time, while being aware of both their advantages and their limitations.
Whether you play sport occasionally or intensively, there’s a high likelihood that you’ve experienced pain or got injured at some point in your life. Sprain, strain, overload or stress injury… If you’re too careless, you can run into a variety of obstacles to your physical well-being.
Like the forehand in tennis, the swing in golf or the flat pass in soccer, the jump shot is a technical movement of paramount importance in basketball. According to some expert coaches in the field, acquiring mastery of this movement requires one essential element: repetition. But what exactly needs to be repeated to improve shooting skill?
Like stretching and squatting, weightlifting is a common practice in strength & conditioning. Developing explosiveness through a powerful triple extension, improving coordination by sequencing the lower and upper body together, working on mobility, stability or dynamic balance, many are the arguments put forward to justify the use of the main movements or their derivatives.
