By Patrick Ward, MS, CSCS Lets face it – strength athletes are animals! They train. They train hard. And they leave it all on the table! Some of the best workouts I’ve been a part of took place in a garage in suburban America where we were flipping tires, performing Olympic lifts and heavy deadlifts [...]
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Recovery and Regeneration for the Strength Athlete
Posted: April 18, 2009 in exercise, gymnastics, health, nutrition, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: exercise, exercise planning, fitness, nutrition, patrick ward, performance training, physical therapy, program design, rest and recovery, Sports Medicine, strength, weight lifting
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5 Exercises You Shouldn’t Be Doing!
Posted: March 28, 2009 in exercise, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: exercise, fitness, performance training, physical therapy, resistance training safety, sport, Sports Medicine, strength training, weight lifting
By Sean Barker Author of The Dad Fitness System Old habits are hard to break. But if you keep doing these 5 old school exercises you will be breaking more than old habits. 1. Leg Extensions Unfortunately this exercise seems to be the extent of most guys leg training. Probably because sitting down and pumping [...]
Great Sandbag Exercise
Posted: February 28, 2009 in exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: Charles Staley, functional training, health, performance training, physical therapy, sand bag exercise, Sports Medicine, strenght training
By Nick Nilsson (From Charles Staley website/newsletter) So it’s no secret that I like using equipment that offers multiple exercises. When it comes to THAT, the sandbag is one of the kings of the hill. I’ve been messing around with this thing for awhile now (you’re going to see a lot more sandbag stuff coming [...]
Build Sport Specific Rotational Strength
Posted: January 19, 2009 in exercise, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: baseball, functional exercise, golf, hockey, performance training, physical therapy, rotational exercise, sport specific exercise, Sports Medicine, tennis
Exercise to improve your baseball and golf swing, tennis stroke, and hockey slap shot. —Mens Health Magazine A powerful rotational turn will give you an extra 10 yards off the tee or 10 mph on your fastball. Exercises to boost that strength are overlooked but important. “Most sports require stabilization, strength, and power through some [...]
Characteristics of the Human Body
Posted: October 24, 2008 in anatomy/biomechanics, exercise, gymnastics, health, physical therapy, sport, Sports Medicine, UncategorizedTags: free training information, functional exercise, functional training, human performance, performance training, physical therapy, proprioception, sport, Sports Medicine
Examining the characteristics of the human body further assists in understanding function. This allows for better understanding of human movement for improved program design and rehabilitation programs. For e a more depth explanation and further discussion check out my freind and colleague JC Santana’s book Functional Training; Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism. The proportions of [...]
