Are You Making This Gigantic Training Mistake?
Corrective exercise is all the fad right now. While lifting weights has its benefits, it still has its drawbacks like pain, stiffness, burnout, and fatigue. This is why you often [...]
Debunking Common Post-Pitching Treatments
During the midst of this global pandemic, it is easy to become complacent; it is okay to feel anger, frustration, and sadness. I feel those emotions, not for myself, but [...]
How to Deal With Common Baseball Injuries
Baseball Injury Season For Hands, Wrists, Elbows Injuries are part of the game. Playing through pain so that you don't have to leave the lineup is a...
Tears that can’t wait. Sports injuries that may need repair during COVID-19
Almost all orthopedic injuries must be repaired immediately. The old “wait-and-see” for most joint injuries has been proven to lead to scar tissue, loss of motion, and arthritis. Under the [...]
What Is ‘Active Recovery’?
In your mind, you may think, "I gotta hit the gym every day to get in shape." However this thought may end up being more detrimental than productive, as overtraining [...]
How Ruben Martin Became the No. 1-Ranked USA Judo Heavyweight
When I first met Ruben Martin (@rubenspartanmartin) a couple of years ago, he was teaching judo to elementary school students at Bridgeport Catholic Academy, located on Chicago's South Side. My [...]
Why Triathletes Should Strength Train Every Week
You swim. You bike. You run. However, if you're like most triathletes, you probably don't do much strength training. I believe this to be one of the most common mistakes [...]
How Christian McCaffrey Trains During the Season
Christian McCaffrey wanted this. He wanted to be so multi-dimensional, so well-conditioned, so astonishingly productive that he’d never have to leave the field. Wish granted. McCaffrey has been on the [...]
Scaphoid Fractures: How They Happen, Signs You Have One, and How To Treat It
The scaphoid bone is one of eight carpal bones in the wrist. It is situated on the thumb side of the hand and wrist connecting the two rows of carpal [...]
Just Tore Your ACL? Do These 4 Things Before Surgery
The period after an ACL injury can be a difficult time. While your mind is full of questions as to your future in sport or what procedure to undergo, there [...]