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  • sports recovery

    Sports Recovery

    03/28/2022

      WHAT IS RECOVERY? BEFORE WE DELVE INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF WHICH RECOVERY INTERVENTIONS ARE BEST, LET’S ALL GET ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT RECOVERY IS AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY CONCEPTS. RECOVERY COMES IN TWO PARTS, RESTORING WHAT HAS BEEN LOST IN TRAINING AND ADAPTING TO THE IMPOSED DEMANDS OF TRAINING. […]

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  • agile strength training

    Agile strength….. The vital training your clients are missing out on.

    03/07/2022

    Ever feel like you could be getting more out of your workouts? Like there is something missing? Something that will explode all your other training and make it more purposeful to the client? Agile strength is your answer, and you’re probably doing some of it already.   Agile strength will unlock all the strength and […]

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  • kettlebell hamstring flexibility

    Using Kettlebells to Increase Hamstring Flexibility

    02/24/2022

    Kettlebells have been around the gym scene for many years, but only recently have researchers dived into the extremely unique benefits of the tool.     This article will take a particular look at how the traditional hip hinge swing can increase hamstring flexibility. First, let’s get an understanding of how hamstrings are commonly perceived […]

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  • functional movement assessment

    Functional Movement Assessments… What are we really assessing?

    01/30/2022

    Movement screening has become an integral part of the fitness industry with the hopes that fitness coaches can prescribe fitting movements for their clients and reduce the likelihood of them becoming injured during training. This article is to dissect the real-world application of screening, and if identifying high risk factors with a screening intervention prior […]

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  • Ground stand exercises

    Benefits of Ground to Standing Exercises

    12/08/2021

    Benefits of Ground to Standing Exercises While the fitness industry commonly uses cardiovascular improvements as an indicator to improvements in mortality, there is limited information regarding musculoskeletal fitness indicators for the longevity of life. We had Quadricep size and strength as an indicator for morality but had too many other variables, similarly to the chair […]

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  • working out shoes

    Working out with, or without shoes?

    10/30/2021

    The 1970’s witnessed the start of a huge “runners boom” that coincided with the development of specialized athletic footwear. By the time the 1990’s rolled around athletic footwear like runners were a must-have and companies were making millions from sales. But after so many decades of the ‘runner’ style shoe why haven’t we seen a […]

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