Using these three mobility and stability rules, determine which corrective exercises you need for long-term physical performance.
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the basics of the University of Missouri functional movement screen and how we used it to determine special needs for individual athletes at Mizzou, so in part 2…
With everyone focusing on sport-specific training, Andrew discusses some overlooked aspects of training athletes.
Due to the great success of Gray Cook’s functional movement screen, movement assessment techniques are becoming more and more popular among strength and conditioning coaches.
When training athletes, an all-inclusive approach works best.
Due to a recent influx of hip flexor questions, I decided to put together a few thoughts on the issue.
Recently, I received an email from an average, middle-aged man who, after years of training, was unable to pick up his three-year-old son over his head due to shoulder pain. His goal was very simple.
In part 1 of this series, I introduced some ways in which a strength and conditioning coach can deal with an athlete’s shoulder pain.
As a strength coach, I work with many athletes who suffer from chronic joint pain. When I hear them complain about shoulder and knee pain, my first reaction is to blow them off and tell them to go stretch. However, after suffering from the same types of nagging pains myself, I know that their pain is very real.