Defending Against Foot Injuries
Foot and ankle injuries are common for athletes who play a fall-season sport. Football, soccer and volleyball players, as well as cross country runners, all run the risk—and these injuries [...]
Run Downhill for Bulletproof Knees
We've all heard it – uphill is the hard part, downhill is the easy part! Years ago, a friend mentioned that downhill running is not so easy. That didn't make [...]
Unleash Your Potential: The Power of Weighted Vests for Fitness and Performance
Athletes and fitness enthusiasts always look for new ways to improve their training routines and achieve optimal fitness and performance. The weighted vest is a popular and versatile tool that [...]
Beyond the Pitch. How to Create a Dominating Pitching Rotation.
In the intricate world of baseball, the art of crafting a successful pitching rotation extends far beyond the individual prowess of each pitcher. It involves meticulous analysis of the opposing [...]
An Athlete’s Guide to Stress Fractures
There's hardly a competitive athlete out there who's never suffered a stress fracture and that goes double for female athletes. But what's the deal with...
6 Essential Tips to Qualify for the Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon holds a special place in the hearts of many runners. Its rich history and prestige make qualifying for this iconic race a top-tier goal for [...]
Is Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) Effective?
Training load and athletic injuries have long been synonymous, thus the number of studies aiming to quantify their precise relation has spiked in recent decades. One of the most popular [...]
Changing Your Training Routine to Match Your Lifestyle
With the exception of professional players and undergraduates, most sportspeople are time-poor. Travel, work, study, family, and competing all take up time in strangely inconvenient blocks that mess up your [...]
What Does It Mean to Be “Fit”?
When working in the strength and conditioning or performance realm of fitness, defined targets and benchmarks are easy to determine - there are certain requirements of the sport and through [...]
Triathletes Need to Train Less and Lift More
All parents are encouraged to enroll their children in a variety of sports. Most kids do play a sport at a young age. There are the usual suspects of soccer, [...]