The DO’s and DON’T’s for early stage recovery after a concussion Having a concussion is a serious injury. The brain must have the necessary means to heal. Placing stress on the body or brain will prolong healing and ultimately not allow the body to recover. This content is restricted to paying site members. If you …
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Irradiation sounds like a word found on the SATs. However, it is a term from Pavel Tsatsouline. It refers to the positive effect of one tensed muscle on another for absolute force production. Simply stated, the more tense one muscle or a group of muscles become the more force an person can produce. Sounds great, right? …
Many people instantly recognize the importance of the hip, knee,and ankle when walking, running, and jumping. Few however, recognize the importance of the big toe, unless they have injured it. With every step, the big toe is vital in pushing off and propelling the body forward. As we run and perform sports related movements there …
Conventional thinking may lead to MMA athletes using weighted gloves during training. After all, if hitting a bag, working on forms, or even shadow boxing is a workout, then increasing resistance with a weighted glove should be better, right? Unfortunately, this rationale often leads to injury. This content is restricted to paying site members. If …
Athletes involved in combat sports put their bodies through a tremendous amount of strain. For years, combat athletes have been punched, kicked, hit, and even had items such as medicine balls dropped on them. The idea of being hit is to make these athletes stronger. While for the average person this sounds weird, there is …
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Neck Bridges are an advanced exercise used by MMA fighters to build up neck muscles. Having a strong neck will not only allow fighters to use resist pressure on their heads and body from being pushed around. Having a strong neck can also prevent being knocked out from a punch as the head will have …
Ever been waken up in the middle of the night with the leg stuck in a position where it felt like the muscle wouldn’t relax? Or, have you ever been in the middle of an exercise and the muscle goes into a “Charlie horse”? This involuntary muscle contraction is a cramp. For those who have …
The bench press is a great exercise to help strengthen the pecs and triceps. However, when not performed properly, the bench press can become a dangerous exercise that leads to injury. There are many reasons as to why we see athletes as patients from bench pressing. The one thing that athletes have the most control over …
Ever want to do less work, with less weight, and still get all the benefits of heavy resistance training? I’m sure we all have at least thought that, at least once. But what if I told you there may be a way to really see benefits while using less weight? Before you start laughing or …
