Knee Joint
Why You Should Train Knees Over Toes
"Don't let your knees go past your toes." It's one cue I hear quite often from personal trainers. Lots of trainers believe a person's knees extending beyond their toes during [...]
3 Exercises That Can Help You Squat Without Knee Pain
"Squats are the devil." “They hurt my knees.” “I can’t do Lunges or Squats.” “My knees can’t take squats or jumping.” These phrases have become incredibly common to strength coaches [...]
This 5 Drill Warm-Up Will Help Athletes Conquer Knee Valgus
Knee Valgus. Two words no coach or athlete wants to hear, see or experience with regularity. Unfortunately, those two dreadful words are insanely common in today’s weight rooms and athletic [...]
Are Bad Landing Mechanics Slowly Breaking Down Your Body?
In the world of sports performance, we're obsessed with force production. How much force can our muscles produce, and how fast can they do it? Jumping is one of the [...]
Prevent ACL Injuries in Women’s Basketball with a Two-Step Deceleration Drill
There are several reasons why a female basketball player has a 50 percent greater likelihood of suffering a non-contact Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury than her male counterparts. Many experts [...]
2 Agility Drills for Basketball Quickness
Agility is based on a fast change of direction, but no matter how fast your car is... if you don't have good brakes you are gonna crash. Same goes for a...
6 Simple Tips to Prevent Knee Injuries
Tips for Preventing Knee Injuries During the New School Sports Year By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Watching an athlete grab their painful knee on the turf,...
Strengthening Exercises to Reduce Knee Pain
Stronger hips may lead to less knee pain We ask the knee joint to function as a dynamic stabilizer allowing for force production and transmission from...
How to Prevent Pre-Season Injuries, Part 2: ACL Exercises
One of the things athletes fear most is suffering an ACL injury. ACL tears are devastating. They can immediately change an entire season. The injured player is usually out for [...]
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 [...]