It Band
Don’t Foam Roll Your IT Band. Do This Instead.
Have you ever foam rolled your IT band to relieve knee pain, hip pain or general discomfort in your upper leg? If so, you’re not alone. Foam rolling the IT [...]
Build an Effective Workout With This 8-Step Blueprint
I developed The Perfect Workout Regimen for myself and my patients that are looking to get in better shape and lose weight are based off a very simple...
Stretch for Success: Techniques for Runners
Traditionally we've been led to believe that stretching is a requirement before any athletic activity. But this may not be true for elite runners. (See Stretching Do's and Don'ts with Washington [...]
Why Hip Strengthening Is Essential For Female Athletes
Today’s female athletes have worked hard to narrow the gender gap. Setting records, making jaw-dropping plays and training at high intensity are just a few of the ways the ladies [...]
STACK's Yoga for Athletes: The Perfect Warm-Up/Cool-Down
Yogi Rebecca Pacheco (meet Rebecca) kicks off STACK’s Yoga for Athletes series with the basics. Although her first routine is entitled “Yoga for Runners,” it is a perfect warm-up /cool-down [...]
TD1 Minute: 40-Yard Dash Training Schedule and Guidelines
In this TD1 Minute weekly series, Kurt Hester, National Training Director for D1 Sports Training and a driving force behind The Dominant One Challenge, offers instructional tips on how to [...]
Enhance Flexibility and Reduce Post-Exercise Pain
Massage breaks up tightness within muscles by applying pressure from different angles. It is great for helping muscles recover, improving mobility and flexibility, and reducing aches and pains from training and competition—all of [...]
Improve Flexibility With Four Foam Rolling Exercises
Foam rolling before and after training is a performance-enhancing technique similar to massage. Both reduce the tightness in fibrous tissue and muscles by applying pressure to them [read our previous [...]
Five Tips to Avoid Knee Pain
Athletes may think knee pain is the price they have to pay for intense training and high performance; but this doesn’t always have to be the case. Often, knee pain [...]
Increase Your Hip Flexibility for Speed and Agility With Dwyane Wade
A key component of speed and change-of-direction ability is hip flexibility, which allows an athlete to achieve effective power angles and explode through the ground when cutting. It’s no wonder [...]
