I was asked this year point blank at one of my seminars, "What's the secret to preventing non-contact ACL injuries?" and I honestly didn't have a definitive answer. With decades of "research" and prevention programs focusing in on ACL Injuries and Prevention from our industry, we've made no ground in systemizing [...]
I found running to be the most injurious form of physical fitness a year or so ago in one of my more popular Testosterone Nation articles. To say that I took a lot of heat on that article would be an understatement. But guess what? There are more people in the world [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. While a rock hard six-pack is aesthetically pleasing, the musculature of the core is important for providing the body with the pillar of strength and stability that is necessary to perform at a high level, stay healthy, and look amazing. 2. The four layers of the abdominal wall have distinct [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The glutes are arguably the most important set of muscles in the human body for performance, injury prevention and having a powerful looking booty. And yes, they are great to gawk at as well. 2. The problem with traditional glute training can be complicated, but programming [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. The shoulder and the thoracic spine are hugely related as it pertains to movement synergies. In order for the shoulder to maintain optimal health and function over the long run, your thoracic spine better be able to extend, side bend and rotate freely if [...]
The execution of the perfect push up has become a lost art in today's fitness community. With so many sexy and exciting variations of the push up that have been popularized over the years, people have simply forgotten the requisites and basics of arguably the most important upper body functional patterns [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. If you crank forward lunges out long and hard enough, they will catch up with you, and that's a fact. No matter how pristine your forward lunge technique, time only leads to discomfort, pain and injuries. Enter the reverse lunge! 2. The reverse lunge can be a great alternative [...]
Physical therapy, rehabilitation and corrective exercise has become painfully mundane and unexciting to both patients and practitioners. Even worse, the old school models of rehab have been producing lack luster results for far too long, leaving people more susceptible to future injuries. Corrective exercise and rehab needs to involve more than just [...]
This week's guest article comes from a coach who has truly walked the walk over the course of his career. Chad Rodgers is a retired professional baseball player who is using his unique life's experience in high performance athletics to make a difference in his client's lifestyle and training strategies. No [...]
Here's What You Need To Know... 1. Primitive developmental positions such as the all-fours quadruped and crawling positions will link up our muscular and nervous systems to keep you highly healthy and functional. 2. The quadruped position is versatile and can be utilized within dynamic warm ups, within specific neuromuscular activations drills, and in metabolically [...]
