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Michael Boyle
Running, by definition, is a single leg action, really a series of bounds. This is why vertical jumps correlate so highly to speed. Running is simply a series of horizontal bounds. In the early 1990s, when people like Vern Gambetta and Gary Gray began to point out simple anatomical lessons to me, all I could do was listen. Guys like Gray and Gambetta basically said that our approach of conventional double leg training was flawed, that our sagittal plane dominated world wasn't realistic. Heresy or science? Think about it....keep reading

Eric Cressey
It's been a while since I introduced a mobility exercise of the week, so I figured I'd introduce a new one that we use with a lot of our athletes nowadays. The alternating lateral lunge with overhead reach gives you all the benefits - adductor length, hip hinge "education," and frontal plane stability - that you get with a regular lateral lunge variation. However, by adding in the overhead reach, you get a greater emphasis on optimal core stabilization and mobility and stability at the shoulder girdle....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
I was using this exercise recently with one of the athletes I was working with post quad tear as part of his rehabilitation. We had included a lot of anterior core rehab exercises during his recovery from injury prior to using this particular exercise....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
On a bit of a PRI rampage at the minute having recently completed the Postural Respiration course in person, having previously studied the home study course. One technique I have used a lot previously but refined as a result of the recent course is the manual internal oblique and trans-ab activation....keep reading

I found some very cool dissection videos on YouTube including this one showing the intimate relationship between the diaphragm and TA. There are a number of clips up now which were originally part of Gil Hedley's Integral Anatomy Series. Just thought I'd share...keep reading

This month's webinar comes from Dr. Perry Nickelston who has been a big contributor on the site lately. Perry is going to discuss assessing for soft tissue dysfunction, how movement dysfunction plays a key role in soft tissue injury, incorporating the FMS and SFMA to evaluate problem areas, how to use deep tissue laser therapy to accelerate tissue repair, and more....keep reading

Andy Barker PT
Hamstring injuries are common in sport and account for large time losses of both training and matches. There is also a high reoccurrence rate with such injuries. One of the reasons that players may reoccur is that they lack strength endurance post injury. Such players may have likely passed all their return to play markers, hit adequate strength testing and thus are back available to train and play. However, some of these players still reoccur. One potential reason for this might be that they cannot produce and maintain adequate strength under fatigue, i.e. adequate strength endurance. A player might be able to produce a one off strength effort on testing showing sufficient return of hamstring strength but could they reproduce force once fatigued?...keep reading

Perry Nickelston discusses the foundation of corrective exercise programming using neuroscience. The role of the motor control center in movement patterning and exercise regressions. How pain effects neural programming and tactics you can implement to overcome training plateaus....keep reading

David O'Sullivan
The adductor muscles have a fundamental relationship with the thoracic spine and ribcage that we must take into account when mobilising the adductors. If we understand how the adductors are loaded in gait then we can easily design solid strengthening and lengthening protocols to stimulate the adductors and integrate with the whole body....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT
I've featured wall slides here in the past with the back up against the wall, but in this version there isn't the input for the wall to correct posture and there is more of a focus on scapular upward rotation....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS
It's that time of year when we're all going to start seeing more golfers coming in with injuries. The standing thoracic rotation assessment is one I picked up from TPI a few years ago, and what I've found is that is often a difficult pattern for many golfers to manage. This movement looks at the golfers ability to separate the trunk and hips......keep reading

This is a great article from Mike Robertson discussing progressions and regressions for training the 'core' with an emphasis on supine corrections. The end game is to get to your feet and get you strong, but you've got to have a foundation and for many that means starting on the floor. In this article, Mike has some great corrections and tweaks to traditional exercises with some FMS, DNS, and PRI influences thrown in. Enjoy...keep reading

Anterior Compartment Syndrome is an acute or chronic build up of pressure. One of the most common locations is the anterior to the tibia....keep reading

This is another great soft tissue technique from Patrick Ward. He filmed a couple previous techniques in supine but the side lying technique has some benefits for certain individuals as you will see. Besides, the more options you have for that pesky hip flexor group the better....keep reading

Tim Vagen CSCS
Here is another 'Exercise of the Week' that came out of the discussion forum. Tim has a neat twist so to speak on combining thoracic extension and rotation using a swim noodle. He calls it rotextion, and latextion....keep reading

Joe Heiler PT, CSCS/Kevin Neeld MS, CSCS, LMT
I had a father and son come to me recently with a number of running injuries and looking for answers. Their biggest concern was improving stride length and speed, but in their attempts to do so themselves the father ended up with plantarfascitis and hip pain, and the son who is a year removed from ACL surgery is starting to have some knee pain again. I do read Kevin Neeld's blog on a regular basis and when I caught this article I figured this would be a great one to share. It's hockey related of course, but for those of you dealing with runners there is a great take home message......keep reading

Andy Barker PT
Check out the video below showing several 'ramping' exercises that could be used prior to any upper limb lifting session....keep reading

The application of blood flow restriction (BFR) with and without low intensity exercise has received considerable attention in the literature over the past 20 years. Numerous studies have found that this technique is able to increase muscle size and strength similar to that of traditional high load resistance training while using much lighter loads. Because of this the clinical application has numerous possibilities. When done correctly and safely the risk of injury is low, however occluding blood flow requires a tourniquet which is a medically monitored device. This webinar will discuss the science behind BFR how to translate that research to the clinic and the safety measures that should be considered....keep reading

Kyle is one of those guys who has probably forgotten more than I know so when I have a chance to grill him for 40 minutes, I don't miss it. In this interview, Kyle talks about inner versus outer core function, how a high threshold strategy can create compensations with functional movement patterns, and the idea of training for a reactive core....keep reading