The foam roll is a piece of exercise equipment designed to improve soft tissue extensibility. It can be viewed as a personal masseuse because she used properly it will alleviate tight muscles, trigger points, and spasms like having a massage. Being that the foam roll assist the muscles it can be used before a workout …
Deep Cervical Flexor Muscles: Often overlooked but very important to train The deep cervical flexors are a group of muscles on the front of your neck that perform simple movements such as nodding and turning the head and provide stability for the head. Unfortunately when these muscles are not properly trained and or combined with …
The eyes are muscles too! Some of the most important muscles to help sports performance are often overlooked. Athletes become enamored with performing explosive exercises like squats and bench press and rarely even think about training their eyes. Just like other skeletal muscles the muscles that control eye movement can be trained. Imagine picking out …
Ever wish you had an ice pack readily available? As much as we try to avoid sustaining an injury while playing sports, it is almost inevitable that an injury will occur. There is a level of risk associated with every sport, every time an athlete steps onto the playing field. Furthermore, there are some athletes …
The foam roll is a piece of exercise equipment designed to improve soft tissue extensibility. It can be viewed as a personal masseuse because she used properly it will alleviate tight muscles, trigger points, and spasms like having a massage. Being that the foam roll assist the muscles it can be used before a workout …
The foam roll is a piece of exercise equipment designed to improve soft tissue extensibility. It can be viewed as a personal masseuse because she used properly it will alleviate tight muscles, trigger points, and spasms like having a massage. Being that the foam roll assist the muscles it can be used before a workout …
Cauliflower Ear is a widely prevalent injury in wrestling, boxing, and MMA. This injury occurs from possibly one forceful direct blow to the ear or repetitive hits that lead to small collections of blood that clot and leave the ear with a bumpy appearance. While this injury can be prevented with using the proper protective …
Recently athletes have been asking me for a recommendation on how they should workout while in season. Training while in season can be a challenge. During the season, athletes can not devote as much time solely to strength training, the body is taking a beating during practice and competitions, and athletes still have to be …
Ever hear of a Morel Lavallee Lesion? For all those that have experienced “rug burns” or “strawberries” after sliding on a court, turf, or field I’m sure you can identify. Named for the French Physician that diagnosed this rare condition a Morel Lavalle lesion, to put in simple terms, is a severe rug burn magnified …
I’ve been having a running discussion with one of my teenage male athletes. We’ve been working on his mobility and especially of the hips to improve his movement patterns such as squatting and even cutting/ acceleration and deceleration. I’ve encouraged him to try yoga and he laughed at the response. I since made it my …
