The answer is most definitely yes. Dr. Stuart McGill, one of the World's Leading Spinal Research Experts has stated that the number one way to herniate a disc is repeated lumbar flexion. This is exactly what is occurring every single sit-up and crunch. It is...
Strength coach Michael Boyle and Physical Therapist Gray Cook have written about the Joint by Joint Approach. There are principles of human movement dictated by biomechanics of the joints. All joints need full range of motion, and at the same time they require stability from surrounding...
A Half Ironman (or Half Iron-distance) Triathlon consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride, finished off with a 13.1 mile run. Double that for the Full IM. These distances require a great deal of conditioning, time and training. What conditioning...
A coaching program is essential. Even if you use it only as a guide, it is helpful to have a structured plan to go off of. You can then tailor it based on your needs, the need for rest time, the need to work around...
Regular use of the foam roller is a great way to loosen tight restricted soft tissues and is a critical tool for daily use to develop better movement. How to Use a Foam Roller...
Simple Guidelines for Post Race Ice Bath How and Why it Works The ice bath is great for recovery of microtrauma, small tears to the soft tissues that occur from training and overexertion. The ice bath causes constriction of blood...
A blog series on the journey from short distance triathlon to IM 70.3 This is the first in a short series on triathlon training and competition. My goal here is to just share my experiences with starting out in the sport of Triathlon and some...
[caption id="attachment_555" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Lake Winnie[/caption] A Half Ironman (or Half Iron-distance) Triathlon consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride, finished off with a 13.1 mile run. This is a short introduction article in a series on triathlon training...
The following was put forth by Dr. Vladimir Janda, whose work in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation(PM & R) was ahead of his time. Much of his work is very applicable today in the field of PM & R. ...
by Dr. Matt Fontaine With all the hype of late on barefoot running due largely from the popularity of the book Born To Run by Christopher McDougall, I thought it appropriate to weigh in on this issue. The concept of barefoot running...