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Non-Contact Injury
Romancing the Grindstone, Part 3 – Acceptance and Recovery
If you’re just now hopping on board, make sure to find Part 1 and Part 2 linked…
Romancing the Grindstone, Part 2 – Rehab and Relapse
In part 1 of this series I touched on the opening steps of my journey through fitness…
Romancing the Grindstone – Addiction and Denial
As a strength and conditioning coach, I maintain a single rule above all others: don’t get hurt…
My ACL Journey by John Welbourn
I have had a long time to meditate on my ACL journey. It starts as a spry…
Now Your Daughter Doesn’t Have to Live in Fear of ACL Injury
100,000 – 200,000 per year. This is the frequency of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures each year…
ACL Injury Prevention: Neuromuscular Reeducation
The first article in this series, Injury Mechanisms, focused on identifying neuromuscular imbalances present in non-contact anterior cruciate…
ACL Injury Prevention: Injury Mechanisms
Injury prevention in strength and conditioning is an interesting beast. If an S&C coach does their job…
Plyometric Training: Jumping
Part 1 of Power Athlete’s Plyometric Training series introduced many issues with the plyometric practices of today….
Plyometric Training: Landing
This year, like every year, the CrossFit Football booth posted up at the 2014 CrossFit Games to…
Power Ankle
Standard anatomical textbook approach to our body’s joints is to identify the action; flexion, extension and rotation;…