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Share This article is guest blogged by Amol Saxena, a Podiatrist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation near Stanford. Visit Dr. Saxena’s website at www.amolsaxena.com Navicular stress fractures by Amol Saxena, DPM Until recently, little has been known about these injuries. Unfortunately they often get mis-diagnosed as arch pain, plantar fasciitis and various strains, or [...]
Share I lose so many of my good athletes to soccer. Conversely, I get a lot of “washed up” soccer players at age 17 who didn’t make the cut professionally (or amateur leagues). It’s a cruel world out there, what can I say? If you are interested in becoming a professional soccer player in Europe [...]
Share When someone takes a good thing too far, it gives it a bad rap. I am talking about Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS), also known as Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), or simply “electromyostimulation”. This should not be confused with TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator) which is common in the use of electric current for pain [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by FitnessHealthZone.com Kids do it all the time, but equally athletes, boxers, and wrestlers do it. Jumping rope or skipping as it is also known, is not just kid’s play and athletes, fitness experts and regular adults have found that a jump rope workout can be a very effective [...]
Share If you read the series on the Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon & Ultramarathon Part 1, you are probably wondering about the magic recovery gel that we used. This gel is not commercially available, so it doesn’t even have a name to it. I will let the creator tell his story below. The original idea [...]
Share This blog is primarily about Sprinting and Track & Field, but I am going to share you my experience as a coach and crew member for the Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon this past weekend. The Lake Tahoe Triple Marathon is technically not an Ultramarathon, as the definition of an Ultra is anything over 26.2 [...]
Share Part 1 started with the article Hamstring Injuries, the Iliopsoas and Imbalances. Part 2 was titled Controversial Hamstring Workout for Rehab (Part 2). Part 3 was titled More on Stretching and Movement (Part 3) So this is Part 4 of Part ?… Thoughts of Lyle McDonald somehow come to mind… You know that silly [...]
Share Based on popular demand, I am going to elaborate more on the following stretches from the article Stretching: More on Static, Dynamic, Active Isolated and Resistance and to some extent Dynamic Warm Up vs. Static Stretching Controversy. To a certain extant, these stretches are beneficial for those suffering from Achilles tendonitis. But first of [...]
Share This is Part 2 of a multi-part series. Part 1 was Delaying Physical and Mental Fatigue with Phenylalanines & Tyrosine. So, what the heck is Quercetin? This is not be be confused with my Italian correspondent Roberto Quercetani who wrote the book World History of the One Lap Race (1850-2004) (which I highly recommend [...]
Share This Part 5 of a multi-part series. A quick recap: Part 1 talked about the injury cycle and the 4 stages of diagnosing your injury. Part 2 explained why regular strength training does not work, and why you need to do heavy load eccentric contractions. Part 2 video showed the Heel Drop exercise. Part [...]
Share This Part 4 of a multi-part series. Part 1 talked about the injury cycle and the 4 stages of diagnosing your injury. Part 2 explained why regular strength training does not work, and why you need to do heavy load eccentric contractions. Part 2 video showed the Heel Drop exercise. Part 3 video showed [...]
Share This Part 3 of a multi-part series. Part 1 talked about the injury cycle and the 4 stages of diagnosing your injury. Part 2 explained why regular strength training does not work, and why you need to do heavy load eccentric contractions. Part 2 also showed the Heel Drop exercise. So, here is Part [...]
Share This Part 2 of a multi-part series. Part 1 talked about the injury cycle and the 4 stages of diagnosing your injury. Based on demand from Part 1, I’m going to jump right ahead and get to the physio and rehab exercises for strengthening your Achilles tendon. There are only 3 reasons why you [...]
Share This is part 1 of a multi part series on Achilles tendon injuries. Lyle McDonald would understand the multi-part format, heh heh. I will look into all the aspects of the injury cycle, the how’s and why’s, pros and cons of each phase. Those who know me know I’ve been suffering from Achilles tendonitis [...]
Share Last year, I wrote about Tips on Preventing Leg Cramps while Sleeping. I also covered this topic briefly in Sports and Energy Drinks: The Complete Guide (start with Part 4 and go backwards from the links). But what about leg cramps while racing? First, what is a leg cramp? It’s a muscle cramp with [...]
Share This article is (sort of) a continuation to the article on Exercise, Recovery, Regeneration and Movement (Part 1) and Hamstring Injuries, the Iliopsoas and Imbalances (Part 2) The term “stretching” has changed over the past decade as we have seen many variances in stretching. See Stretching: More on Static, Dynamic, Active Isolated and Resistance [...]
Share This is Part 3 of a 3 part series. Part 1 talks about being injury prone. Part 2 talks about expectations. Part 3 are my top recommendations. My Top 7 Recommendations I covered some of these topics two years ago in this article but I’ll elaborate more here. 1. Get Fit First GPP (General [...]
Share This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. Part 1 talks about being injury prone. Part 2 talks about expectations. Part 3 are my top recommendations. Considerations and Expectations If you had world class speed as an open athlete, chances are you’ll do well in your age group. If you were a mediocre [...]
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