In September 2007, during a football game against the Denver Broncos, Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills, suffered a severe spinal cord injury that immediately left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Immediately after the injury, the team’s orthopedic doctor, began treatment based on a familiar premise, apply ice to reduce swelling. As they were … Read more
One of the most underrated and controversial aspects of competition is the warm up phase. All sports that require speed and explosiveness as part of the competition need to prep the body so it’s ready to handle that force – ultimately to minimize injuries. How you do this has been causing a stir with a … Read more
In the fitness space, the term ‘glutes firing’ has become as prevalent as a cheat day. Whether it’s a certain movement or a stim machine, there are countless of suggestions out there to tell whether your glutes are or aren’t firing/turned off or weak. You move, you stretch, you lift, everything seems to be working … Read more
2021 is coming to an end and with it, the ambitions of making 2022 a better year. Goals usually consist of going to the gym every day, eating healthier, getting on a diet. You know the stats when it comes to the typical New Year resolutions. It ain’t good. Less than 8% of individuals actually … Read more
Injuries are terrible, no good, awful. When an injury happens, whether it’s a minor or big injury, it can feel frustrating, discouraging, like your progress has been derailed. Despite those feelings, continuing with your training routine as your injury heals may actually be a good thing. Of course, always get your medical doctor’s approval before … Read more
When someone decides to workout, they do so for any number of reasons – for esthetics, performance, heart health – but ultimately, they want a good workout to work towards their goal. But what constitutes a good workout? It depends, on a lot! Let’s Get Some Basics Down Whatever your goal, nutrition plays a significant … Read more
The New Year is right around the corner. Along with the year end holiday festivities, it’s also the time of year when promises of starting January 1st full of zeal, promising to get more active and lose all that weight gained the previous year and during the holiday season. It will be the year where … Read more
As coaches, it’s a privilege to develop athletes to their potential. Some athletes come to us with flashes of eliteness at a young age – a rarity in most cases. Others develop their talent later in their athletic developmental stages, which is often the case. The latter is often the cause of angst among parents … Read more
The first instance the notion of ‘diets’ appeared as early as 400BC, when Hippocrates encouraged exercise and throwing up to lose unwanted weight. Since then, there have been numerous diets such as the alcohol diet (1087), tapeworm diet (1900s), Keto diet (1920s), grapefruit diet(1930s), lemonade diet (1941), cabbage soup diet (1950), sleeping beauty diet (1966), … Read more
Sled sprints are a great training tool to help with acceleration. But it is often misunderstood and implemented incorrectly. We often see developing athletes towing a sled that makes the athlete look like they are moving through mud – slow!! And if trying to improve speed, moving slow doesn’t mean moving fast! We know speed … Read more