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The Rock Almighty On US Sports Radio - Smiling Through The Battles And Song Of The Day: Media Machine By Rob Rock
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Gratitude in Affliction
Genuine praise can't be manufactured. It comes from thanking God in both the sorrows and the joys.
We typically express gratitude for God’s blessings, but what about thanking Him in the middle of something that doesn’t feel like a blessing at all? That’s hard to do, isn’t it? And yet the writer of Psalm 119 does exactly that, offering praise to God from the middle of genuine suffering.
What makes this possible isn’t denial or forced positivity. It’s a settled confidence in who God is. (See Ephesians 5:20.) When we trust that He is good and that His purposes run deeper than our present circumstances, we begin to find something unexpected in our trials—not just endurance but the kind of formation that only difficulty can produce (v. 71). Keep reading......
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US Sports Softball - Fastpitch Softball Conditioning Training And Mexico vs China | WBSC Women's Softball World Cup
Sport specific conditioning or game speed practicing are not new concepts, but often overlooked is the different workout needs of softball position players. Softball athletes perform short explosive movements followed by time at rest, but each position has different amounts of rest time. Softball pitchers and catchers operate at a different interval than either infielders or outfielders. This at rest frequency difference needs to be taken into consideration during their strength and conditioning program. Many athletes now have specifically tailored fitness programs. Taking this into consideration, let us look at how a fitness program can be developed for three different groups.
The Power Hitters:
The power hitters are players whose greatest asset is their ability to generate bat speed through the strike zone. These players can hit home runs and for a high average. Power players defensively typically be the catcher or corner infielder players. For this group, the fitness program emphasizes the lower and upper body and core strength development. Conditioning sessions put added emphasis on incorporating medicine ball plyometrics for trunk torque and power development and improving speed-endurance to condition them for distances less than 40 yards.
The Speed Players:
The speed player's role is defined by their ability to quickly accelerate and maintain a high terminal running velocity. Offensively this group includes your slappers, single hitters and base stealers. Defensively, this group is usually your middle infielders and outfielders. Even though speed player's training emphasizes speed and agility, they can also be some of the strongest players on the team. Speed player's typical strengthening routine involves full body exercises like lunges and squats, with less of an emphasis on upper body strength. Agility can be enhanced through cone drills, ladder drills, and short shuttles. The speed endurance targets acceleration and running distances under 40 yards through resistance sprints and form running.
The Pitchers:
Arguable, the pitcher is the most influential player that effects the game's outcome. Not only do they need to be pitch explosively, but they also must have the endurance to pitch multiple games per week with, potentially, long innings. Their lower body and core must be exceptionally strong and powerful while maintaining wide range of motion and flexibility. Like speed players, pitchers strength training focuses are full body workouts with a slightly greater emphasis on lower body strength. Pitchers also need to do extra grip strengthening work and as hip flexors and adductors to improve lower body mobility.
Final Training Considerations:
Off-season and in-season fitness training sessions have dramatically different emphasis. In the off-season, a strong emphasis is placed on strength development and explosive power. Conversely, in-season training is for maintenance, fine-tuning, and injury prevention.
All three groups have the same basic training, but the amount of sets and repetitions differ depending of the areas of emphasis. All groups should perform full body strength training like squats, lunges, and plyometrics to develop strength and power. Injury prevention is also addressed with abdominal stability, full body flexibility, low back strength development, and shoulder and rotator cuff work. All groups also have conditioning days for endurance development where they run stadium sprints or shuttle runs. Over the course of a week, the athletes have covered all the strength and conditioning development areas, but with varying amounts of time based on their emphasis.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
US Sports Golf - Golf Specific Fitness Is Underrated and 19-year-old Blades Brown gets FIRST PGA TOUR WIN in playoff!
Golf specific fitness is mainstream on tour! There is no way around it! To play your best, you’ve got to be in better golf shape! Golf is physical…and requires both dynamic strength and flexibility.
Gone are the days of the 19th hole! That’s if you want to be top dog in your foursome. Instead of going to the 19th hole after your round, why not do some cool down stretches so you’re ready for the next round?
I’m not saying you have to be a fanatic, but just realize there is a definite “physical component to optimal golf performance. The demand on the body to swing a club at upwards of 100 mph and stay in your golf posture is huge.
A golf specific fitness program incorporating golf exercise and golf stretching will maximize your body’s ability to produce awesome power where it counts…at impact!
What is golf specific fitness?
I can tell you it’s not going to a gym and doing a seated chest press. It’s not spending 2 hours everyday beating yourself up. It’s not lifting heavy weights. But it does require a commitment. Just like anything else worth achieving.
That phrase, “if it were easy, everybody would be doing it” is so true.
With over 70 million baby boomers who want to enjoy life, be healthier and a big majority of them playing golf…golf specific fitness “kills two birds with one stone”. A fitter, stronger body and an awesome golf game. What better way to spend your quality years?
Golf specific fitness incorporates dynamic strength and flexibility; muscular endurance directly related to your golf swing; balance; coordination: stability; and a much improve sequence of timing to produce maximum power through the impact zone.
Golf specific fitness does not require heavy weights, but improving your golf swing strength is always a goal. Being stronger in your golf swing takes a unique approach that is not accomplished with a general fitness program.
The main focus should be on “rotational” strength and flexibility!
The golf swing is a high-speed rotational movement. The goal for maximum distance is to create a higher level of torque and be able to store and unleash it at the right moment in time.
This requires a major emphasis on core rotational movements with resistance. This is the ONLY way to improve your backswing AND follow through range of motion and power. These movements should be done sitting on a stability ball; standing erect; getting in your golf posture; and even on one leg.
It kills me to see a trainer do a bicep curl with a golf client. This will NOT help your golf swing. Just take a look at the position your wrist is in doing a standard bicep curl. It’s turned out very awkwardly (and uncomfortably).
Do you grip a golf club like this? Then why would you do this exercise? If you’re a golfer, you wouldn’t!
How about a seated chest press on a machine?
I’ve seen golfers in the gym doing this one.
Golf is “on your feet”, using every major muscle group in your body in a certain sequence of motion. How would a “seated” chest press on a “controlled” machine help your golf swing?
It wouldn’t!
Golf specific fitness will get your body moving powerfully through your golf swing for 18 holes. Your swing will become more consistent. You will add a ton of yards to all your clubs…especially your driver. And your incident of injury will plummet.
Isn’t this reason enough to get start on a program of golf specific fitness?
The Rock Almighty Shaker Of Heaven And Earth On US Sports Radio - Focus And Finish The Race! And Song Of The Day: Alive By Recon
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Think on These Things
As we dwell on things that are true and beautiful, God gives us a peace that surpasses all understanding.
In difficult times, we all want to experience joy and peace—we crave a sense of security and the confidence that God loves us. Yet worry and pressure have a way of crowding these things out, often without us even noticing.
Consider two different insects in a garden. A fly is drawn to places of decay, bypassing flowers. A bee, however, will move from bloom to bloom, gathering only things that are life-giving. They’re in the same environment but have very different experiences in it because of what they’re oriented toward. Keep reading.......
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