Category: Sports
Sports Strength Training:Six Basic Rules
Rule 1: Develop Joint Flexibility. Most strength training exercises use the full range of motion of major joints, especially the knees, ankles, and hips. Good joint flexibility prevents strain and pain around the knees, elbows, and other joints. Ankle flexibility should be a major concern to us all. Good flexibility also prevents stress injuries. The [...]
Perfect sports bra
You may be kitted out with all the shiniest, sweat-wicking gear you can get your hands on, but what lies underneath? If you’ve shunned a proper sports bra in favour of another pretty running top, you’re making a big mistake Many of us are guilty of exercising without the support of a good sports bra. [...]
H&F sports bra
Are you wearing the right sports bra? Find the perfect bra for your sport and your bust. There are four main reasons to wear a sports bra:1) To control bounce2) To reduce breast pain – 50% of the UK female population experience breast pain.3) To prevent damage to the Cooper’s ligaments in the breast, which [...]
Weightlifter Sa Jae-hyouk dislocates elbow in London Olympics’ Video
That thing that looks like a bran muffin under Sa’s skin on his right arm would be his elbow, which was dislocated as he attempted a 162kg (357 pounds) lift in the snatch, according to the Daily Mail. He screamed in pain, as medical and team personnel rushed over to assist him at ExCeL arena. [...]
Abby Wambach-Alex Morgan combo puts USA in elite class
Then the French tallied two quick goals 14 minutes into the game, and the pair agreed they might as well both score. Said Morgan, following an eventual 4-2 victory in which she scored twice, “We looked at each other and said, ‘OK, now it’s a goal each.’ “ Added teammate Megan Rapinoe, who assisted on [...]
Prince Fielder wins Home Run Derby 2nd Time
Prince Fielder made a splash at the All-Star Home Run Derby. Eight of them. The Detroit slugger joined Ken Griffey Jr. as the only players to win multiple titles, thrilling the crowd at Kauffman Stadium with several shots into the right-field fountain and beating Toronto’s Jose Bautista 12-7 in the final Monday night. ”Just being [...]
Roger Federer Beats Andy Murray for 7th Wimbledon Title
Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to win his record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam. Federer’s victory ends a two-and-a-half-year drought at the majors and catapults him back to the world’s No. 1 ranking. “I never stopped believing, and I started playing more even though I have a family,” he [...]
Steve Nash Is Going to Play for the Los Angeles Lakers
In an unforeseen twist that could thrust the Los Angeles Lakers straight back into title contention, two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash has successfully negotiated a sign-and-trade deal from the Phoenix Suns to the Lakers that will team him up with Kobe Bryant. Sources told ESPN.com that Nash, with the New York Knicks also pressing hard [...]
LeBron James Reinvented to Become a Champion
In his words, LeBron James first had to hit “rock bottom” before he could become a champion. Any student of literature will recognize immediately the significance of that journey. If it sounds like a storybook tale, that’s because it is. Written a thousand times over, the hero of an epic novel or poem must first [...]
Stern Claims Jim Rome Beats Up His Wife
NBA commissioner David Stern got into a heated exchange with Jim Rome on Wednesday when the radio host asked him if the New Orleans Hornets winning the draft lottery was fixed. “I know that you appreciate a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy, was the fix in for the lottery?” asked Rome, [...]







