Strengthening and conditioning

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Strength and Conditioning

Drequan Britt

Andreato, L. V., Coimbra, D. R., & Andrade, A. (2020). Challenges to athletes during the home confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Strength and Conditioning Journal.

This is the annotation of the above source that entails information on the topic of strength and conditioning, specifically the withdrawal effects of training due to the home confinement measures put in place to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The author tries to inform athletes how important it is to keep a healthy fitness regimen even while they are confined. Regular exercise helps to increase one's immune, which is vital in reducing the chance of a viral illness, according to the article. Training also helps them to maintain their peak physical condition, for instance, if weightlifters and powerlifter continuously train on their moves, such as, squats, bench press and deadlift exercises then they are able to keep their body both mentally and physically ready for competition.

Kostikiadis, I. N., Methenitis, S., Tsoukos, A., Veligekas, P., Terzis, G., & Bogdanis, G. C. (2018). The effect of short-term sport-specific strength and conditioning training on physical fitness of well-trained mixed martial arts athletes. Journal of sports science & medicine, 17(3), 348.

This is an annotation of the aforementioned source that covers the whole summary of how mixed martial arts athletes are affected by strength and conditioning training, especially in terms of their performance. The author explains in detail that those that do regular training show an increased aerobic fitness as well as improved or better speed, strength and power, unlike their counterparts that do not engage in the same routine. It has also been noticed that those who participate in these training routines see a significant increase in keto mass, endurance capacity, muscle development, and mobility. Without this regular strength and endurance training, athletes that engage in mixed martial arts are observed to be slower and cannot produce the adequate bursts of power that this activity requires hence making them less effective in the sport.