Eleiko Articles

Understanding Mobility

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Foam Rolling Overview and Practical Application

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Deadlifts for Back Pain

The deadlift is a hip dominant, hinge movement used to lift a stationary (dead) weight from the floor. It is one of the three primary lifts in Powerlifting and a component of both the Olympic lifts. It is also one of the most functional movement patt...

Weightlifting Belts Are Not Shown to Weaken Core Muscles

The use of weightlifting belts is a common practice in strength training. They help increase intra-abdominal pressure resulting in greater stability of the trunk and spine. However, it has been suggested that they may decondition or weaken the core m...

Strength Training Shown to Lower Blood Pressure

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High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the most common and costly cardiovascular disease even though it is modifiable and can be lowered.

History of Olympic Weightlifting

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The modern-day practice of weightlifting began with the lifting of stones in the ancient cultures of Greece, Egypt, Palestine, and Asia. There is evidence of lifting weights and strength movements on the tomb of the Egyptian Prince Baghti dating from...

Getting a Grip on Wrist Wraps

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Strength training is used extensively for increasing performance in all populations across all levels of ability. Free weights are a major component of most strength training programs. The use of free weights predominantly requires the load to be hel...

Lifting is a Natural Antidepressant

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Depression affects about 300 million people worldwide and is globally the leading mental health-related disease.

A Strong Squat May Reduce Risk of Injury

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Squats are one of the most fundamental and functional actions we perform. They require both total body stabilization and strength to be performed at levels high enough to be beneficial for improving performance and decreasing the risk of injury.

A Strong Grip is Associated with a Healthier, Longer Life

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The human hand plays a vital role in our activities of daily living. Our fingers and thumb are uniquely used to allow us to hold, grab, pinch, twist, tap, and press objects as well as perform many variations of these actions. The hand is also instrum...

Eleiko Tactical Training: Taking Functional Training to the Next Level

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In this day and age, and with the increase in mental health related conditions such as depression, anxiety, drug, alcohol, and domestic abuse added to physical health conditions like musculoskeletal injuries, compromised immune system, and heart dise...

Building a Stronger Life

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Strength training is at the heart of Eleiko, from our products and education to our message and ethos. Strength, by definition, is a vastly encompassing term that indicates our ability to produce, overcome, reduce, and stabilise forces placed upon us...

A Strategy for Performance Enhancement: Understanding Ability, Complexity, and Perception

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Performance is commonly defined as the result, or the outcome, of our actions. It’s the ‘how far’, ‘how high’, ‘how fast’, ‘how much’ of what we do. It is usually thought of as a physical event or accomplishment, but it is much more...

Understanding the Nuances of Tactical Training

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Tactical professionals can be found across a variety of departments, roles, and skillsets within law enforcement, firefighting, military, and special operations groups. Regardless of their role or goals, all tactical professionals require similar phy...

Strength Training is Just as Efficient as Stretching to Become More Flexible

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In the 1960’s, flexibility was classified as one of the 5 components of “physical proficiency”. However, this was done under much skepticism that flexibility and human motor performance were “probably not as highly correlated as traditionally...

Benefits of Strength Training

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Beyond building muscle strength and mass, what other benefits does strength training provide? This is a question everyone should ask and the answer is one everyone should hear. The benefits of strength training are vast and effect every aspect of our...

Cardio or Strength Training

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All movement is medicine, so the short answer is both! Ultimately, the best choice is the one you will stick with on a consistent basis. Please make sure to check with your medical professional for any possible restrictions you may have. That said, ...