Sports Medicine
How Cristiano Ronaldo Can Defeat the Witch Doctor’s Curse
Cristiano Ronaldo is almost without question the best football player in the world. And with the World Cup beginning this week, Portugal needs its best...
Tommy John Surgery 10 Times More Common Than a Decade Ago
If you play baseball year-round, you might want to skip a session in the batting cage and schedule one at the doctor’s office. According to the May 2014 issue of [...]
Why You Should Never Do This Exercise
An exercise may be popular and even recommended by some trainers, but that doesn’t guarantee it’s a good movement. In some cases, you need to eliminate what appears to be [...]
How Does Walking Compare to the Elliptical Machine?
Using the elliptical machine and walking or running for exercise have several similarities. Both offer the cardiovascular benefits of raising your heart rate, increasing blood flow and delivering oxygen throughout [...]
Why You Should Do Lower Trap Exercises
You Should be Doing Lower Trap Raises By Bryan Krahn, CSCS How little trap exercises no one talks about can save your shoulder and extend your lifting...
Can Ice Baths Prevent Sports Injuries?
Recent research has surprisingly made that answer quite unclear. The use of ice baths in soccer has become a rather popular practice. But studies have...
Get Up and Get Going With This 13-Minute Jump Rope Workout
With several ideas on conditioning and opinions from professionals, athletes are force fed the latest, greatest techniques that are promised to please...
Wrestlers: Study Examines Effect of Rapid Weight Loss
Hey wrestlers, think you can just "get used" to cutting weight before big matches? Think again. A study in the September 2013 issue of The British Journal Of Sports Medicine [...]
Reduce Muscle Soreness—With Caffeine?
Starting a new training program or revamping your workout may seem novel and exciting—until the days following, when you can hardly move without debilitating muscle soreness. Delayed onset muscle soreness [...]
Prevent the Effects of Overtraining
Serious, or even recreational, sports men and women would have no doubt experienced the 'athletic curse' that is when they over train. It comes in many...