MMA enthusiast and athletes watching, practicing, and performing the rear near have you ever wondered what physically occurs to the body during the choke? Valerie Worthington posted an article on Breaking muscle that goes into the science/ physiological changes to the body. This content is restricted to paying site members. If you are an existing …
The smartest minds in sports medicine and performance training in Europe have come together and come up with the top exercises shown to prevent injuries in soccer. This content is restricted to paying site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users register here!
I’ve always been an advocate for athletes to wear mouthpieces when playing sports. Most of us know, the mouthpiece allows an athlete to fully clutch his or her jaw when preparing for impact. We see athletes participating in football, hockey, basketball, and MMA wearing mouthpieces all the time. It wasn’t until more recently when Bryce …
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Ever wonder what boxers and MMA fighters are doing before a match? Those contorted faces they are making are not a primal barbaric scare tactic. The fighters are actually doing exercises to warm up, and ultimately loosen up the jaw. This content is restricted to paying site members. If you are an existing user, please …
For a long as I can remember, I have seen pitchers with ice on their shoulders once they have finished pitching. It seems pretty routine to ice a pitchers elbow and shoulder after pitching. If it has worked through “the the test of time” it seems reasonable to continue this practice. After all, if professional …
Ankle taping and ankle bracing have been utilized within sports training for injury treatment and prevention. These traditional ankle supports are common throughout all of sports. Many athletes have used some form of ankle taping or bracing; and many athletes have often used both forms of ankle support throughout their sports careers. However, there are …
Concussions are traumatic injuries to the brain. They occur from direct force to the head or body resulting in the brain hitting the skull. Many professionals in the sporting goods and sports medicine fields have spent a lot of time and research to try to find ways to decrease these forces. Modifications in helmets, impact …
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Hitting a baseball is one of the hardest skills in sports. Being able to quickly identify a pitch will provide a competitive advantage to athletes. Determining if a pitch will break, cut, or stay on the same projected path will allow a batter to traject where the ball will be and if the pitch is …
Ever wonder if you could make your shoe fit a little better? Shoes are being made to fit individual foot types. Those with flat feet tend to overpronate and subsequently require a shoe with motion control. Vice versa, those with high arches tend to supinate and require a more neutral shoe. Many don’t realize that …
When choosing an exercise it is important to have a goal or specific purpose for each exercise. Many athletes don’t realize that every exercise will fall on a spectrum with function being on one side and strength on the other. Functional exercises are generally compound exercises (meaning they work a group of muscles involving more …
