Back Pain
Avoid Low-Back Pain With These 7 In-Season Exercises
The lower back is the mediating force between upper and lower body. Like two foreign countries in negotiation, the aggressive behavior of one must be...
3 Ways to Prevent the Most Common Hockey Injury
If you're around hockey players enough, you'll often hear them complain about lower back pain, or tightness in their hip flexors. This is often the...
How to Determine if You Can Safely Do Overhead Exercises
Overhead exercises are a staple in most weight rooms. Military Presses, Push Presses and Dumbbell Shoulder Presses are all done in an effort to build strong and muscular shoulders. But, [...]
Train Your Core Like a Pro Without Getting Hurt
The hanging knee raise and wheel roll-out are two staple core exercises commonly used by pro athletes to build dynamic stability and strength in the...
Ask the Experts: Why Do I Get Extremely Sore After a New Workout?
Q: Why Do I Get Extremely Sore After Starting a New Workout Program? A: We’ve all been there. You hit the weights for the first time in a while or [...]
Low Back Pain Solutions for Spring Sport Athletes
Core Strengthening Exercises For Lower Back Pain By Jim Carpentier, CSCS It may still be winter but spring sports practices and games will be here...
Low-Back Tips, Therapies and Exercises to Get You in Game Shape
Low Back Exercises and Other Pre-Game Healthy Back Strategies By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Common low back pain, soreness and stiffness can sideline athletes...
Get the Most Out of Your Crunches
Do crunches work? A quick Google search will show a lot of conflicting information on the topic, but athletes need to know one way or the other, is it...
Stay Pain-Free With These Advanced Stretches
If you're an athlete or go to the gym regularly, you're bound to experience aches and pains from intense exercise. The last thing you want is a nagging issue late [...]
Exercise of the Week: Overhead Sledgehammer Swing to Tire
STACK Exercise of the Week helps you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. The Exercise Overhead Sledgehammer Swing to Tire Who Does It Steve Cishek, Miami [...]