Olympic Lifts for Baseball? Really?

Great post by my good friend Adam Brush Just so we’re on the same page, baseball is a rotational sport. So while recently looking over a collegiate baseball summer training program I couldn’t help but notice Olympic lifts were included. Really? Olympic lifting is a sport in and of itself that includes lifts such as [...]

5 Exercises You Shouldn’t Be Doing!

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 [...]

Where Did The Fun (in exercise) Go?

Fun  noun 1: what provides amusement or enjoyment ; specifically : playful often boisterous action or speech 4: violent or excited activity or argument Synonyms = SPORT, GAME, PLAY mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter. FUN or recreation is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of [...]

Calcaneal Eversion: The Switch That Turns On The Engine

  By my friend, mentor and all around good guy David Tiberio PhD, PT, OCS GRAVITY, GROUND, and the SWITCH  The internal power sources that drive the body are the hips and trunk: the core of the body. There are many ways to activate that power source, but probably the most important for upright function [...]

The Best Exercise You’re Not Doing

By Alwyn Cosgrove As a trainer, I’ve witnessed some amazing things in the gym, most of which involved 300-pound powerlifters moving weight equal to that of a small SUV. (There was also the adult-film star I trained who had an orgasm every time she did hanging leg raises, but that’s another story.)   The most impressive [...]

The Functional Knee: Caught in the Middle with No Where to Hide

Injuries to the knee are seen throughout virtually all sports and all age ranges. Have you ever wondered why the knee is the most common reason for a visit to an orthopedic surgeon? Moreover, have you ever wondered how rehabilitation and training programs could better alleviate the stresses placed on the knee? The answers lie [...]

The Hips: The Monster Under the Bed

    A few weeks ago, my six-year-old nephew was sleeping over at our house. I was awaken in the middle of the night by him exclaiming, “Uncle Joe, there’s a monster underneath my bed!” I went into his room and said, “Be nice to him and he’ll be your best friend. Give him a pop [...]

Characteristics of the Human Body

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 [...]

The 4 Pillars of Human Movement

When you think of human movement it can be broken down into 4 basic categories.  Locomotion, Level Changes, Push/Pull and Rotation. These represent the 4 pillars of human movement as described by JC Santana in his book Functional Training; Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism.  When designing rehab or fitness programs that are functionally based it [...]

Sports Concussions

           Concussions can happen to any athlete—male or female—in any sport. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works.   A concussion can occur when an [...]