Explosive contractions found to improve muscle strength
The scientists compared short, explosive contractions lasting less than one second with sustained contractions lasting three seconds. They investigated the effect of the different contractions on the participants’ quadriceps muscles located on the front of the thigh. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement What’s the difference between muscles, tendons and ligaments? One group…
Jorgensen storms to victory at WTS Leeds
The home crowd could only stand and stare today as the 30-year-old from Wisconsin hunted down her fellow ITU athlete prey on the final 10km, to take her 17th WTS victory. The Brit team, which included Non Stanford, Vicky Holland, Jodie Stimpson, Jess Learmonth and Lucy Hall, took bronze, courtesy of Holland, behind Bermudan Flora…
Jorgensen storms to victory at WTS Leeds
The home crowd could only stand and stare today as the 30-year-old from Wisconsin hunted down her fellow ITU athlete prey on the final 10km, to take her 17th WTS victory. The Brit team, which included Non Stanford, Vicky Holland, Jodie Stimpson, Jess Learmonth and Lucy Hall, took bronze, courtesy of Holland, behind Bermudan Flora…
WTS Leeds: Elite women’s quotes
FLORA DUFFY, 2ND (BERMUDA) Advertisement ON… RACING HARD It’s always my tactic to race hard from the start and try and hit the podium. When I came off the bike with a 1:45min lead over Gwen, I thought it was going to be close and that I could maybe do it. But my legs starting…
WTS Leeds: Elite women’s quotes
FLORA DUFFY, 2ND (BERMUDA) Advertisement ON… RACING HARD It’s always my tactic to race hard from the start and try and hit the podium. When I came off the bike with a 1:45min lead over Gwen, I thought it was going to be close and that I could maybe do it. But my legs starting…
Ali Brownlee triumphs at WTS Leeds
The Yorkshire setting. A buoyant and bumper home crowd. A one-two finish. Things couldn’t have been scripted much better for the Brownlee brothers at the inaugural ITU World Triathlon Series race in Leeds this afternoon following a blistering performance over their Rio Olympic rivals. After 1:49hrs of frenetic racing, Alistair would be the top dog…
Ali Brownlee triumphs at WTS Leeds
The Yorkshire setting. A buoyant and bumper home crowd. A one-two finish. Things couldn’t have been scripted much better for the Brownlee brothers at the inaugural ITU World Triathlon Series race in Leeds this afternoon following a blistering performance over their Rio Olympic rivals. After 1:49hrs of frenetic racing, Alistair would be the top dog…
WTS Leeds: Elite men’s quotes
JONNY BROWNLEE, GBR, 2ND Advertisement ON RACING IN LEEDS… Basically it was incredible. The support is better than anything else in the world. It’s a good, honest triathlon course. We wanted that and that’s what it was.To have four or five-deep the whole round, it was just incredible. It was the perfect triathlon course for…
WTS Leeds: Elite men’s quotes
JONNY BROWNLEE, GBR, 2ND Advertisement ON RACING IN LEEDS… Basically it was incredible. The support is better than anything else in the world. It’s a good, honest triathlon course. We wanted that and that’s what it was.To have four or five-deep the whole round, it was just incredible. It was the perfect triathlon course for…
Lucy Gossage takes 70.3 Staffs
The second edition of Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire on Sunday dawned still and calm, with the surface of Chasewater reservoir resembling a mirror. Advertisement Over 2,000 athletes set off in conditions that promised fast swim times, and they didn’t disappoint. Peter Kerr (AUS) was first out of the water in 22:50mins, closely followed by Brits Harry…