Show Me the Research!
I have been working as the Athletic Development Coach at a Private Christian School now for over 3 years. During that time I have been able to really educate some of our athletes on the heart of the philosophy we use. It has been real interesting to see the reaction that many of them get [...]
What are the best shoes to train in?
Being a trainer and a coach I get asked this question a lot. The answer is intended to be easy but due to many complications it usually is not. My personal opinion is that we were all intended to be barefoot. Just like every other part of our muscular system, the muscles of the feet [...]
Sports Injuries Part #4 Why do we sprain and injure joints?
Notice in the title that I did not ask how we injure them? The bigger question is why we sprain them. If you think of the relationship of the muscles and the skeletal system you can get your first clue as to how joints can get into a compromised position. Think of your skeleton as [...]
Sports Injuries Part #3 Be careful with braces and tape
Taping and Bracing of joints has become the most common way of dealing with an injured joint. It is so hard to watch a game from High School to the professional level without seeing taped up ankles and braces on every joint in the body. I have never liked this concept. In High School [...]
Sports Injuries Part #2….. The Missing Link
I do not want to sound as though sports training has not become incredibly advanced, it has. The drills trainers can use these days are truly amazing and are the product of decades worth of trial and error and incredible amounts of testing. Nike’s Sparq Training for example has a testing process for each of [...]
Sports Injuries Part #1 …. The epidemic
Working with athletes for nearly two decades has really opened my eyes to a growing issue. The more “athletic” we become the more injury prone we also end up becoming. I will not go back through the heart of the philosophy I now use as the bible for the way I train since it has [...]