Listening in on many gym conversations as well avid sports fans using certain terminology to describe athletes I feel that I need to clear up a few misconceptions. How many times have you called an athlete ‘Powerful’? I am guessing it is too many times to keep count of? But was it used in the right context when we consider the definition. Is it possible to be fast without being powerful? Just because you are strong does it mean that you are powerful? Strength is simply the maximum amount of force that can be produced. Speed refers to how quickly…
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This weekend saw the annual Oxford versus Cambridge boat race take place on the River Thames. The race is 6.8 kilometres long, yesterdays winning crew completed the distance in 18 minutes and 36 seconds. Why not try your own version of the boat race and see how you fare. 6.8km on the Rowing machine and see how you compare! Image Source (www.telegraph.co.uk)