Strength Training for Triple Jump

Strength Training for Triple Jump - The triple jump is a
fantastic event to watch. The grace and the agility of
these track stars is something that most of use can only
dream of achieving.

But running and jumping isn't as easy as it seems. In fact,
watching triple jump athletes is something that redefines
the way that most of us look at training our bodies – and
we can all learn from that.

Realizing what you need

One of the main components of strength training for triple
jump events is knowing what muscles are going to be used
and movements you need to do. By watching others perform
that jump, the athlete can see the complexity of the
movements and how the legs move during the event.

The leg muscles are strained in several ways: moving toward
the final jump, stopping quickly to repeat the jumps, and
then moving in the air to get the longest distance in the
sand.

All of the muscles in the legs are being used, but that's
not the only part of the body in action. Strength training
for triple jump events also has to include the practice of
the jump as well as strengthening the core so that the body
can move in a forward direction.

Toughening up the legs

There's a fine line to be drawn in strength training for
triple jump. While you need to have strong legs, they also
need to be flexible enough to be able to change their
direction quickly. The triple jump consists of three jumps
before finally landing in the sand and being measured for
the overall length – which determines the winner. The legs
need to be strong enough to propel themselves forward as
well as strong enough to propel in an upward motion.

To accomplish both of these goals, the athlete needs to
create a strength training for triple jump program that
includes plyometrics. Plyometrics is the application of
jumping as a form of conditioning.

When you practice propelling yourself upwards, the muscles
that are being used will condition themselves to work
harder to accomplish this well. Better put, the more you
practice jumping, the better you will become at it. This is
also known as functional training.

Many athlete training centers have equipment or special
weights that can be used to help with plyometric workouts
for strength training for triple jump events.

Toughening up the core

And while you might be able to jump, you also need to be
able to keep your self steady on the ground and in the air.
To accomplish a well rounded strength training for triple
jump routine, you need to work on your core muscles. Ways
to strengthen your abs and core include yoga and Pilates,
but can also include basic abdominal exercises and back
exercises as well. The point is to create strength in your
middle to help balance your overall movements.

Strength training for triple jump isn't just something that
athletes alone can do – you too can benefit from making
sure that your legs are trained in several ways so that
they're strong enough for anything.

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How to Reduce Cell Phone's EMR

Cell phones and other electronic gadgets produce harmful
EMR (Electromagnetic Radiation). This EMR is not natural
and vibrates at a much higher frequency than is in nature.
Nature, which includes you, the earth and the plants,
vibrates at a much lower and random frequency.

We are bombarded daily by EMR from not only our cell phones
but by all of our electrical appliances such as
refrigerators and computers. The electric lines that enter
our homes invade our health with EMR also.

Although we cannot control every aspect of our existence,
we can fight back. One thing you can do is to stay away
from electrical devices that produce EMR as much as
possible.

Salt lamps can help to counteract some of EMR adverse
effects by emitting negative ions. There are devices such
as cell phone chips that can be placed on your cell phones.
These are believed to impede the negative effects of EMR.
There does seem to be reports that prove that these chips
presently work.

These chips can also be placed on computers, appliances,
refrigerators as well as in cars. This could cut down on
the negative effects of EMR.

When you are exposed to EMR from your cell phone your cells
respond by hardening their membranes. This disrupts their
natural jobs of transferring information and also builds up
toxic waste.

This can produce more free radicals and interfere with DNA
repair. This can be the beginning of disease. The chips
that can be placed on cell phones and other electrical
devices can stunt the EMR negative effects by altering the
quality of the EMR field. The device seems to reprogram
both transversal and longitudinal waves to eliminate
negative effects of electromagnetic sources.

We do sacrifice our health quite a bit in the name of
convenience. Although we can't escape all of EMR negative
results, we can willingly help by using good judgment and
the tools available to us.

Sometimes we need to retreat back to nature where we can
get away from all of the modern interference and pollution.
This may be possible by going camping in the country or
visiting areas that are far away from modern inventions.

Even though we can't all run away to a deserted island, we
can do our part in cleaning up EMR pollution.

For most of us that are stuck in our current position we
can at least explore ways to deal the best we can with
mans-so-called advances in technology.

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Harry Potter and the Unfit Brain

Okay, I'm not trying to add another title to J.K. Rowling's
astoundingly successful series. I just want to use the main
characters to make a point. Still, if you don't want any
kind of clue as to how the last Harry Potter book ends,
then don't read this article.

Why did Harry always seem to get the best of his evil arch
nemesis, Lord Voldemort? I suggest that Harry had a fitter
brain.

In my last couple of posts, I started to introduce a
concept around variety in Brain Fitness, which I'm calling
EPIQ performance – standing for Emotional, Physical and
Intellectual intelligences (or Quotients). I say that the
Dark Lord Voldemort excelled in one of these but wasn't
very well balanced. Whereas Harry wasn't a star in any of
them but had a good balance of intelligences – and in the
end, that's what mattered more.

Voldemort was incredibly smart, he probably had an IQ score
through the roof. He was a great student and figured out
all kinds of stuff that others before him did not succeed
in doing. This helped him rise to power. But it wasn't
enough to keep him there.

He was fairly stupid when it came to emotional and physical
intelligence. Emotionally, he didn't connect very well with
others and he had a bit of a hard time controlling his
temper. He had a tendency to strike down anyone that didn't
see things quite his way. I'd say this ranks him pretty low
on the EQ front.

Physically – well, he did split his soul into 8 pieces (7
of them were deliberate). Not really the ideal health plan.
He didn't look that good – Bad skin and teeth. It didn't
appear that his metabolism was functioning optimally. I bet
his internal organs didn't look that good either, since he
spent about fifteen years nearly dead. So I give him a low
score on the PQ side as well.

On the other hand, Harry was a modest student – not the
best, not the worst. He probably had a reasonable IQ. But
he had a much greater EQ and PQ than his counterpart.
Although the books never really talked much about physical
health or nutrition, he was athletic (a great Quidditch
seeker), seemed to get a lot of exercise running around
escaping from near death situations, had a lot of friends,
and really connected with the people around him. So I'd say
his scores on those fronts would be fairly high.

People wanted to help Harry because they liked him, not
because they were afraid of him (there's probably a
managerial lesson in there somewhere). Harry was able to
understand things that Voldemort could not. He was able to
pull together his moderate strengths across a variety of
areas, where Voldemort really only excelled at one thing.
In the end, that mean't victory for Harry and defeat for
the Dark Lord. Harry's brain was fit and Voldemort's was
not.

It all comes back to variety. Brain Fitness is about
developing your skills on several fronts through a variety
of approaches – EPIQ performance.

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Massage & Massage Therapy: The Road to High Self-esteem.

Is there a secret to everyday wellbeing?

Very probably. In all likelihood wellbeing could be defined
in a number of ways depending on your viewpoint. What is
clear though is that some extremely important factors go
into the mix when you consider the complete wellbeing
picture.

Having someone to love, having something to do, and looking
forward to doing it, all contribute to a state of
wellbeing. Better still, is to know for sure that you're
loved, to have someone plan something nice for you, and
then look forward to doing it together. This will
undoubtedly multiply your state of happiness and
contentment.

The factors that end up in the everyday wellbeing melting
pot need not be extreme; they simply need to be there.
Someone to love may be a friend, a lover or a pet,
something to do may be a trip to the cinema, and someone to
do it with may be a friend, but wrap them all up and you
have a relatively happy and enviable state.

Another vital inclusion in the everyday wellbeing
definition is a fundamental requirement for high
self-esteem. Having high self-esteem is a very achievable
goal that every single one of us is capable of developing,
and with the correct coaching, can be achieved within a
very short timeframe.

High self-esteem can be described as having a good
appreciation of ourselves and our own self worth. Knowing
that we have a positive and confident demeanour and
confidence in our own abilities only adds to our self worth.

A sure fire way to having high self-esteem is to develop a
very positive opinion of yourself. If you're not in that
place right now, don't worry. The key isn't starting small
or starting big, it's just about starting at all. Regularly
set aside time for yourself and give yourself some small
achievable goals and plan some treats once you reach your
target.

Massage and massage therapy ticks many, many boxes in the
pursuit of everyday wellbeing not least because of the
release of euphoria inducing endorphins and amino acids
that also work as the body's natural painkiller during and
after a massage.

The very fact that you're doing something nice, pleasurable
and very beneficial for yourself may sound selfish and self
centred but in terms of raising your self-esteem, it's
essential and it's not selfish at all.

Start with the easiest, most empowering and rewarding
massage of all, a facial. There are few other therapies
that produce such positive and potentially life changing
results as massage and massage therapy. Results can be
dramatic or subtle, visible or invisible, but they are
always beneficial and can only enhance your self-esteem.

Nobody's gonna do this for you, start small, start big, but
just start.

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How to Stop the Dirty Little Habit of Fitness Procrastination

We are all procrastinators. Either consciously or
subconsciously we delay, stall and put off various tasks
that will make a positive difference in our lives.
Procrastinating can be a learned trait from our parents or
derived at birth. Habits are very hard to change without a
conscious, deliberate action taken on our part.

Traditionally, procrastination has been associated with
perfectionism, a tendency to negatively evaluate outcomes
and one's own performance. It is an intense fear and
avoidance of judgment of your abilities by others.
Heightened social self-consciousness, anxiety, recurrent
low moods, and workaholism are the results of compulsory
procrastination.

So how did we get into this mess? Procrastination is like
any other habit. Our daily routine tends to be the same if
we are not aware of the habits that this can create. We all
seek pleasure in our lives. Most every action we take on a
daily basis is done to avoid pain, save time, save money
and increase pleasures.

We create a false sense of pleasure by talking ourselves
out of walking, weight loss blunders, job searches and
relationship issues with procrastination. It feels good to
tell ourselves, "I will start this in the morning so I can
go to the park this afternoon with my kids." Unfortunately,
this is temporary. It is also fatal. This procrastination
leads to more stress. More stress leads to more
procrastination to stop the pain. The cycle feeds on
itself. The good news is exercise and better fitness lower
our stress levels drastically.

I read a quote that in summary says, "Yesterday is a
canceled check with tomorrow an IOU but today is tasks at
hand." Read that line again! The most precious asset we all
have is time. No one has more than you. We only have today
as a promise on this earth. Stop putting off your dreams
and desires by procrastinating. So how do I do that you ask?

First, dig deep into your soul. No one else has to know
what you are feeling inside. Why are you putting this goal
off? Are you a perfectionist? Are you doing the right
weight lifts or aerobic steps? Do you think if it is not
absolutely perfect it does not count? That is farthest from
the truth.

Break down the goal or task into many small manageable
actions. Do not try to lose 50 pounds, go to the gym every
day, and eat 45% less food all in one month. This is not
reasonable. Start by only having 1 soda a day instead of 3.
Switch from 2% milk to 1% milk for a month. After a month
switch to skim milk. You will get use to it and the habit
of drinking high fat content milk is over.

You must create new habits. New habits take 21 days on
average to form. If you take on too drastic a change at
first, the 21 days will become your nightmare in life.
Also, a friend or family member will help the days go by
much faster via motivation.

Get mad! Emotions are the most powerful driving force in
our lives. Admit to yourself that we all buy products, eat
foods and relate to others by emotions. We will justify the
actions in some logical way but the emotions drive our
actions. "I am fed up with dieting and weight loss
products" is a great emotional statement that will create
action.

Tell other people what you are going through. Tell them
your plans to stop the habit. Do not be embarrassed. They
too have their own demons and secrets. Many times they will
ask you to help them or join them to conquer
procrastination together. Holding each other accountable
for stopping procrastination is another powerful habit
changing action.

Finally, momentum is the key. Momentum is an action moving
fast that will not stop easily once the driving forces
(you) starts the pushing. It is much easier to keep the
procrastination demon at bay when the daily habits of
actions and thoughts take hold. This is where other people
are important to your success with procrastination. They
will push you and coach you because they want you to do the
same for them.

Procrastination, like many other habits, is easily broken
when it is replaced by a new habit. New habits take time,
effort and energy. You did not learn procrastination
overnight and it does take 21 days to break that habit.
Make today the defining point in your life to stop
procrastination and get in shape for the body you want now.

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