The importance of muscular strength in athletic performance: 1) Greater strength is associated with improved force\time characteristic (impulse) 2) Greater strength can improve jumping, sprinting and change of direction 3) stronger athletes performed better at sport specific tasks 4) Strength improves muscle potentiation and decreases injuries 5) Strength can be tested, trained and retested 6) Performance can be gaged based on an athletes strength classification 7) Strength could be the single most trainable ability to improve performance and reduce injuries 8) Strength training can be specific, long term to achieve improvement in sports related tasks.
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