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Ultra AC and community fitness

2020-04-13

Apart from keeping your body healthy and revitalising your mind, sport has an amazing ability to build character, improve confidence and most importantly - bring people together. At ULTRA AC we ...

Giving back to our communities

2014-09-12

Its about hopes and dreams. Its about living life to the full and being healthy. Its about developing and nurturing an athletics sportsmanship culture and a belief system where anything is possible...

Pulling movement for any athlete

2014-05-01

Why its effective: This exercise is a perfect pulling movement for any athlete, as it incorporates aspects of grip strength, postural stability in the athletic position and single limb movement,. B...

Strength Training

2014-04-20

Runners need a different strength-training program than your standard gym rat. Instead of pushing weight away from the body with bicep curls, leg extensions, and bench presses, runners should focus...

Starting drills selection

2014-04-12

Leaping up and running from a variety of positions such as kneeling on the line, lying prone on the back with head first, feet first, or from a press-up position. » Falling starts: The arms a...

Biomechanics

2014-03-28

Biomechanical focus Salazar were mesmerised by the style of double world record-holder and Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele. After consulting multiple Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson a...

Five high jump drills

2020-04-12

Each stride should get quicker. Push the ground behind you and bring your arms back ready to jump. Take off keeping your shoulder nearest to the bar as high as you can and keep your take-off leg s...

How club sprinters can make sure they get out of their blocks quickest

2014-01-31

In the set position, it is generally understood that the hips should rise above the line of the head. However, this is where things can go wrong, following the misguided concept that they must also...