Lower Back
Why the Dead Bug Is Changing Core Training
Every once in a while, an exercise catches us by surprise. We see an athlete perform it or a coach recommend it, and suddenly it seems to be everywhere. The [...]
Why You’re Not Reaching Your Strength and Speed Potential
The other day I had a client of mine ask me for some good glute activation drills.This made me think about common errors when it relates to glute...
Build Rock Solid Glutes With This 30-Day Workout Plan
The gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus and the tensor fascia latae muscles make up the muscle group known as the glutes. Collectively the...
Are Tight Hips Slowing You Down?
The "hip flexors" are the iliacus and psoas major, but the sartorious and rectus femoris are also powerful flexors of the hip and thetensor fasciae...
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...
Having Trouble with Your Hip Hinge? Try These Drills
In just about every strength-training article you read these days, something will be mentioned about the deadlift, and for good reason...it works. It...
Outsmart Injury With These 4 Predictive Tests
Every athlete wants to avoid injury . Prevention can be difficult when there is no crystal ball to tell us when, where, how and why the injury will...
How to Prevent Injuries With 3 Yoga Poses
The popularity of yoga among athletes is exploding thanks to superstars such as Lebron James, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Peterson, and Evan Longoria...
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 Fix 4 Common Tight Areas in Your Body
With all the controversy surrounding pre-workout passive stretching and it's negative effects on performance, many trainers and coaches have shifted...