One of the undeniable factors that create elite sprinters is of course genetics. ... "Off-season training usually involves a considerable commitment to weight training, with about one-third of the total training load being carried out in the gym. ... It is vital to train strength and power in combination with coordination, as well as build a strong core to stabilize the pelvis and trunk involved in proper sprint mechanics. ... During off season the focus for the athlete would be to build strength and keep sprinting form on point. ... The strength training period for this particular athlete dur...

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This term refers to non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that limit and impair the movement, balance, and posture of one's body. ... Based on Mosby's Medical Dictionary, Spastic Cerebral Palsy is broken up into 5 categories: 1. diplegia which affects only one side of the body, 2. hemiplegia which affects the arms or the legs, and 3. quadriplegia which affects all the limbs 4. monoplegia which affects one single limb 5. triplegia which affects three limbs (Anderson, Kenneth, et al 8) This type of CP resulted due to the damage located within the motor cortex which contro...

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This term refers to non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that limit and impair the movement, balance, and posture of one's body. ... Based on Mosby's Medical Dictionary, Spastic Cerebral Palsy is broken up into 5 categories: 1. diplegia which affects only one side of the body, 2. hemiplegia which affects the arms or the legs, and 3. quadriplegia which affects all the limbs 4. monoplegia which affects one single limb 5. triplegia which affects three limbs (Anderson, Kenneth, et al 8) This type of CP resulted due to the damage located within the motor cortex which contro...

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