Weekly Links 17th February 2007
- I have long thought the USA takes sport training and skills far more seriously than the UK. It seems I am far from alone. James Hamilton views it from a football angle.
- The medicine ball is one of the best tools for developing upper body power. Here is a great medicine ball workout.
- The 5 rules of great goal setting. A vital skill for all cricketers wanting to improve.
- Single leg exercises are highly cricket specific. Get your knowledge up with this in depth discussion on the lunge. The progression sequence towards the end is especially good.
- My opinion on the power of writing down successes is growing. Here is a discussion about Accomplishment Logs in business that makes just as much sense to cricket.
- 5 tips for overcoming sporting adversity.
- Alwyn Cosgrove talks about one of the key principles of fitness: Adaptation. You body adapts to training fast, so you need to keep stimulating it in new ways.
- The basis of running fast is applying more impact to the ground, not how fast you move your feet.