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"Hitting either slice or topspin will take the pressure off and will force your opponent to have to make decisions about how to handle heavy, high bounces or low, short shots."

—Brad Dancer, University of Illinois men's head tennis coach in "5 Tips to Win a Tiebreaker"

Healthy Crock-Pot Recipes

The chefs and nutritionists at Athletes' Performance have put together six healthy, tasty, and easy to make crock-pot recipes.

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"The biggest determinant of calorie burning is your metabolism. And the biggest factor in that is your lean muscle mass. Build more lean muscle, increase your metabolism. "

— fat loss expert Alwyn Cosgrove in "5 Keys to Fat Loss".

Master the World's Greatest Stretch

Performance specialist Nick Winkelman explains why this is our favorite movement.

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"While alcohol can make you sleepy initially, it should never be used as a sedative because it disrupts your sleep cycles, especially REM. This stage is particularly important to athletes because it’s when you consolidate and commit to long-term memory what you learned during the day."

— from "6 Ways Alcohol Disrupts Performance".

Soothe Sore Muscles

Too tired for a complete workout? Try this routine to ease your sore spots by increasing blood flow to your muscles and stretching commonly tight areas.

"With such grueling workouts, sometimes twice a day, it’s no wonder that approximately 80 percent of NCAA Division I football players and 50 percent of NFL’ers were found to be dehydrated."

— from "Hydration: A Major Pigskin Problem".

Pillar Bridge - Lateral with Hip Flexion

Try this challenging movement to help build a stronger core.

For more innovative exercises that boost strength, speed, stability and flexibility, visit our movement library here.

"After a weekend of doing beer-bottle biceps curls, I feel the need to clean out my system during the week. Working out is an easy way to instantly feel better and rebalanced."

— contributing writer Joe Kita in "A Strange Connection Between Alcohol and Exercise".

Workout for the Intermediate Runner

If you consider yourself an intermediate runner it's time to focus on improving movement efficiency and reducing your chance of injury.

"BBQ Hot Wings: Indulge your desire for barbeque with fresh hot wings. Each wing is only 170 calories and has 9 grams of protein."

— nutritionist Amanda Carlson in "6 Healthy Tailgate Recipes".

Two Core Supplements

Is your diet perfect? Probably not. Which means you should consider this pair of supplements.

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The rise in systolic blood pressure seen by scientists when they gave men 200 grams of fructose (sugar) per day for two weeks.

Learn more about the study here.

Workout for the Beginner Runner

Improve your endurance with this workout designed for runners that are new to the scene.

If you've been running for a while, we've also got workout for both intermediate and expert runners.