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12 Tips to Keep You Fit

There is more to your fitness than just working out. I want to provide some helpful tips to help you make the most of your time in the gym “Only work as hard as you can RECOVER.” Many people think the workout is where the magic happens.  If we don’t allow adequate time to recover […]

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Strength & Conditioning for Youth

Having a solid plan of action is ideal to succeed in athletic performance. This article goes into our pillars for success when working with athletes and how we structure our program design.

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Soft Tissue Issues Part 3 (Champions sweat the details!)

With soft tissue issue affecting most people that are involved in sport at some time in their career, we are always looking for ways to minimize that trauma to keep the client / athlete healthy and participating in their endeavor.  With training, there is a nutritional component we can utilize to increase the robustness of […]

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Soft Tissue Issues Part 2 (The How) Case Study for a Soccer Player

To sum up the last blog…OR just go HERE and READ IT… REMEMBER THAT:  1).  There is a gradient and that tendons are more elastic (like muscle) at the MTJ 2).  As the tendon migrates towards the bone, collagen fibers line up more and tissue becomes more stiff.  3).  The force production AND speed of […]

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Soft Tissue Issues Part 1 (What & Why?)

Over 50% (Yu el al 2017) of injuries in sport are due to soft tissues (that being muscle or connective tissues).  The old adage is that you just REST ICE COMPRESS & ELEVATE the injury.  However, this may not be the best avenue to combat this injury and in fact, may delay recovery for a […]

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PRI Myokin Recap

Over the past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Myokinematic Restoration Course put on by the Postural Restoration Institute.  It was my second time to attend this course and even though I feel more comfortable with the material and information I gained, my gray matter is still soupy in between the ears!   […]