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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 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 [...]
Share Alex Hutchinson’s first book Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?: Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise is officially released today. Congrats to Alex, (being a distance runner), who beat me (a sprinter) in the race to publish their first book. Who the heck is Alex Hutchinson? For [...]
Share If you are interested in the free sample book of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery: Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance by Sage Rountree, click here for the 36 page PDF file from Velopress. This book covers all the possible modalities for recovery and regeneration, which I’ve covered on this blog over the [...]
Share Robert Panariello will be presenting at the 2011 BC Strength, Fitness and Conditioning Conference If you live in the PNW (Pacific North West, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Eugene, etc.), I highly recommend attending these conferences. Unfortunately I will not be the camera man as I have been in the past years, but we will still [...]
Share More and more coaches and rehab specialists are focusing on having a healthy psoas, or specifically, the healthy “iliopsoas” group, which are 3 muscles: psoas major, psoas minor and the iliacus. For more information on the psoas muscle and how to stretch and massage it, read The Psoas Major Muscle: the Forgotten Hip Flexor. [...]
Share I first heard of Ian Jeffreys when I bought the book Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning – 3rd Edition years ago. I never met the chap personally, but afterwards I Googled his name (doesn’t everybody do this?) only to find he wrote 3 other books! (More info on Ian Jeffreys can be found [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Taylor Tollison of www.youthsoccerskills.com. In addition, Taylor has written a free 25 page ebook called “Modern Stretching” which you can download here (click, or right click and choose “save as”) Athletes can’t help the team win or move their abilities forward if they are injured. Too often parents, [...]
Share One of the most common emails I receive is how to train when injured. First, there’s the weight room, and when you skip the running and sprinting workouts, your weights will explode. (See First Law of Thermodynamics: energy cannot be created nor destroyed) You only have so much energy in a given day. If [...]
Share This article is (sort of) a continuation to the article on Exercise, Recovery, Regeneration and Movement (Part 1) Loren Seagrave once said, “Elite athletes are the best compensators in the world”. He’s right. More and more coaches and rehab specialists are focusing on having a healthy psoas, or specifically, the healthy “iliopsoas” group, which [...]
Share I am going to attempt to discuss the “why’s” on Recovery, Regeneration and Movement . This is a continuation of a previous series of “what” and “how to" articles related to Trigger Point Therapy and Self-Myofascial Release. If there are 3 components that are a common theme for this Blog, it’s Training, Nutrition and [...]
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8 Tips to Prevent the Common Cold (and Getting Sick)
Share The last thing you want before a major championship meet is catching a cold or getting sick. Here are 8 tips that can help prevent the common cold (rhinovirus) or the flu. In no particular order: 1. Get Outdoors More This is the “Indoor Weather Theory” and not “Being in the Cold Theory”. First [...]