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  • How to Advance a Ripstick

    RipStik is a caster board. While many of the maneuvers of a caster board and a conventional skateboard may be the same, the boards advance differently. Once a RipStik is in motion, there is no need to place your feet on the ground until you step off. To gain speed on a skateboard, you must use your foot repeatedly to push off in order to gain speed. To advance a RipStik, you simply twist your body.

  • What Is Nike Pro Combat?

    In the fall of 2010, Nike unveiled its new Pro Combat line of athletic wear. The Pro Combat line introduces new Nike technology to football with specially-designed uniforms for 10 college teams.

  • How to Put on Football Pants

    Football pants have several components to them, which may make getting them ready for wear and putting them on seem daunting. You have to have all of the components together before you can put your pants on. These are the football girdle, pads and of course the outer football pants that are belted and laced. Putting it all together is simple and easy once you know how.

  • How to Ride a Ripstik G

    A Ripstik G is a modification of the popular Ripstik, designed specifically for grinding. The Ripstik G's reinforced torsion bar provides the durability needed to hit grind rails without destroying the Ripstik. The grind bar also acts as a roller when grinding, allowing for long, smooth grinds. Riding the Ripstik G is similar to riding a standard Ripstik, but the principles behind hitting a grind rail are a bit more complicated and resemble skateboard grinding.

  • How to Wear a Hip Pad for Football

    Hip pads are a crucial part of any football player's uniform. Without them, the player's hips would be exposed to severe force on every tackle. The pads are held in place by a girdle that is worn under the player's football pants. Each pad has its own pocket sewn into the girdle, making it easy to see where to place the various types of pads.

  • How to Use Football Hip Pads

    Hip pads are an important part of the football uniform and are used to protect a player's waist and hip flexors from blows to the lower body. While certain parts of a football uniform are complex and multifaceted, the implementation of hip pads is fairly straightforward.

  • How to Put on Hip Pads

    Snowboarding can be, quite literally, a pain in the butt. Whether you crash in the terrain park or are just learning and keep falling down, a little strategic padding will help you protect your tailbone. Pads that shifted around inside your clothing wouldn't do you any good, so snowboarding hip pads are usually stitched to stretchy, snug-fitting shorts that can be worn in place of underwear. If you're a beginner and just renting hip pads, however, you might want to wear a layer underneath them as well.

  • How to Put on Football Stuff

    Learning how to put on football equipment is a must for any football player. It is a challenge to get the equipment on in a reasonable amount of time and have it fit snugly and still protect the player form injury. The most important piece of the equipment is the helmet because it protects the head, but the other equipment is also vital.

  • What Are Hyper Extensions?

    Hyper extensions are an exercises that work the muscles of the lower back. They involve lying on an apparatus face down and bending forward at the waist. You then use your own body weight as resistance as you raise your upper body so that it is in line with your legs. Hyper extensions are a great complimentary exercise to abdominal crunches.

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