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The first article in this series, Injury Mechanisms, focused on identifying neuromuscular imbalances present in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of the most common non-contact injuries to the knee joint. While many bio-markers for this injury are beyond an athlete’s control, the mechanisms discussed are not. Left unnoticed, they introduce faulty bio-mechanics that put…
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Injury prevention in strength and conditioning is an interesting beast. If an S&C coach does their job correctly, non-contact injuries are an afterthought in the athlete or team’s success. If done incorrectly, there is only one person to blame and that S&C coach better take a good look at their program and pinpoint where they failed…
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One of the first things covered (and equally forgotten) in any anatomy book are the planes of motion and axis of rotation for all human movement. Not as sexy as energy systems or squatting position, it’s almost as if the reason these are forgotten is because no one can argue about their purpose or function.…
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Footwork is a fundamental component to performance. A misstep on the field could be as costly as a poorly executed approach on the court. Every sport, from soccer to Olympic Weightlifting, puts a specific expectation on foot movement and placement. Although each discipline requires different footwork skills, attacking the footwork limiting factor in training can be approached similarly across the…
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One concept of sports that is taken for granted is the amount of trunk rotation and movement that is a piece of nearly every position of every field sport. No matter if it’s a lacrosse player generating power through trunk rotation on a big shot. A beaming wide receiver turning their shoulders, laterally bending the spine to catch a…
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As a field sport athlete, injuries are almost inevitable. I was fortunate to make it to college injury free, but two weeks before the first lacrosse game of my freshman year, wouldn’t you know it, I went down. Rocking hightop Allen Iverson football cleats, which I referred to ironically as ‘ankle breakers’, as a defensive…
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“I am building a fire, and every day I train I add more fuel.” This week a legend joins John and Tex to talk about his history training track and field sport athletes. Dan Pfaff stumbled into this niche after coaching at the high school level, then college, and eventually began training Olympians. His voice…
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Power Athlete’s Field Strong program is currently working through a bridge week in preparation for the new Post Activation Potentiation (PAP) cycle. Bridge weeks are all about movement selection. Movements we prescribe either target common limitations, like trunk strength or foot health, will be relied on heavily in an upcoming cycle, or are new and…
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The home fitness craze is nothing new; Jane Fonda and Chuck Norris have been pushing at-home training for decades. But, surprisingly there are few differences between the at-home gym experience now and the one of the 1980’s, aside from the big hair and spandex, of course. Jazzercise tapes left you doing the same workout on…
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