anyone know of any really good sites for various exercises?

beachtrainer · Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 7

I'm looking to trying new things as my general population of clients are athletes (runners, hockey players, figure skaters, cyclists, etc..)
know of any good sites that show various exercises?
Thanks for your help

Christina · Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 877

Hey Christopher, welcome back. Are you a member of the NSCA? If so, go on their site and search through their journals. You will find all types of exercises for your clients. If you are not a member, you may want to consider joining since your clientele is comprised mainly of athletes. The NSCA also has a forum that breaks down various sports into categories of interest. You may be able to find info on there as well.

Christina

MajorT · Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 14 Location: San Angelo

I know there are a ton of exercises on bodybuilding.com You just go into exercises and then it has a list of body parts, click on whichever one and it has a list and description with pics.

Kevin59 · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 27

Athletes and the general public are two different ball games so you might need to know more about advance exercises (e.g., box squats, GHR, reverse hypers).

Check the exercise index section at Elitefts.com. They are all about strength, conditioning, and performance. Find out what the most common injury in that sport is and find a way to train the athlete so he/she can avoid it. You have to know the different types of strength (e.g., explosive strength, absolute strength, speed strength, etc.) and see which one or ones are going to benefit the athlete the most. You don't want to throw an athlete on a pure bodybuilding routine. Training an athlete is all about addressing weaknesses and improving performance. It doesn't matter what you look like.