Athletic Trainer
Help Prevent ACL Injuries With Mini-Band Exercises
With more than 100,000 ACL tears occurring annually in the United States, every program should incorporate some form of ACL injury prevention. I recommend performing a proper warm-up with mini-bands. [...]
Improve Shoulder Flexibility With the Rotater
Shoulder flexibility is critical in almost all sports, especially those involving throwing and serving. After heavy use, the shoulder's range of motion can be limited by muscle tightness. The Rotater, [...]
Enhance Soccer Speed, Strength and Quickness With Real Salt Lake
Soccer requires endurance, strength and short bursts of speed throughout a match. Just ask Real Salt Lake, winners of the 2009 MLS Cup. Their lower-body stability series, created by head [...]
How to Effectively Develop Lat Strength
The Lat Pulldown is an extremely popular exercise. No gym is complete without at least one pulldown machine. Yet, despite its popularity, the exercise lacks a standardized technique. It’s frequently [...]
Improve Lower Body Imbalances With Miami Volleyball
The anterior tibialis is the large muscle that runs down your shin. It helps stabilize your ankle when your foot hits the ground. The posterior tibialis comes from behind the [...]
Knee Injury Rehab
When rehabbing a nasty knee injury, there are two key factors—creating equal strength in your leg muscles, and working on balance. According to Jason McVeigh, head athletic trainer at the [...]
Preventing Cauliflower Ear
Cauliflower ear is an all-too-familiar problem in the wrestling community. According to Robert Rodriguez, an athletic trainer with USA Wrestling, repetitive trauma to the ear causes “tissue to get torn [...]
Reverse Jog with Marques Colston
One thing that all quick athletes have in common is proper running technique. “Everybody’s used to running forward and being very hip flexor dominant,” says Lynn Goff, athletic trainer at [...]
Rehab for Shoulder Injuries
Feeling shoulder pain after nailing a hit or big block? You're not alone. A recent study at the Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wis., found that as many as 45 percent of [...]