Free Weight Squat vs. Smith Machine Squat – Which is Better?

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Yuri.

There is quite a bit of controversy about which exercise you should be adding to your athletic workouts – free weight squats or smith machine squats? Some people firmly stand by the fact that free weight squats are the better way to go and that smith machine squats will only set you up for injuries. [...]

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Assessing Various Warm-Up Protocols In Soccer

Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Yuri.

Finding and performing a proper warm-up is going to be something that’s vital to focus on if you want to maximize your performance level. Often times those who are participating in various sports will feel uncertain about what the best type of warm-up is to help guarantee results so it’s important to take a look [...]

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The Importance of Standards

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Yuri.

The importance of standards is something I want to discuss today. Part of the reason for this is that just yesterday, we released 2 players from our soccer program at the University of Toronto for repeatedly breaking our team’s standards. In fact, on my blog – YuriElkaim.com – I put together a video post about [...]

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