LOAD MANAGEMENT IN TRAINING
Train, train, train! Speed. Power. Quickness... Ouch!! We are trained professionals in the science of sports performance and injury prevention. Sometimes things go wrong, and injuries happen. It is no doubt that each sport has its own inherent quality to provoke an...
BSI a H.I.T. for post-PT!
"The key to successful outcomes in PT is that you show up for your appointments!! Most PT visits last minimum 3 months. Now, if you are an athlete in PT, you gotta be thinking “when can I play?” It has been my experience and study that traditional PT does not always...
ICE, ICE,’CRY’ BABY!
I've had It! I am going to set the record straight on icing an injury; specifically sports related injuries. There has been a slew of articles against using ice for injuries. In proper context the articles claim it can do more harm than good and delay healing....
WHY THE ‘WARM UP’ IS IMPORTANT!
YOU ever wonder why you get winded the first few moments of a work out? Most likely because you did not warm up! The blood contains, fat, plasma, red cells, white cells, natural killer cells, sugars etc; it is an impressive concoction that is...
King is T.U.T
TUT or time under tension is just what it sounds like: the amount of times your muscles,tendons,ligaments, joints are under constant training loads ie weight training or any resistance training and high frequency practice for sport. This can have an impact on...
Junior Athletes and the ‘Disease of Excellence’ (part two, Lower Extremity)
Some years ago I titled a lecture called the Disease of Excellence. I discussed why bad injuries happen to good athletes. But over the past 3 decades of training, lecturing, teaching,rehabbing on the topic of optimizing athletic...
WHY STRETCHING IS DEAD!!
AT BSI we, of course, stress the 'warm-up' before we start our training. IF you are not a client, our training is multifaceted; meaning the sessions involve multiple stations of power, coordination and stamina demands This is how I have been training clients for the...
NOT ALL POOLS MADE FOR SWIMMING…..
I'm 56 and I remember back in the 70's there was this 'thing' called a deprivation tank. It was a big trapezoid box with salt water that facilitating floating because as you may not, salt makes water denser, thus easier to float in ocean than a lake. There is...
SALAD upgrade…its a meal if done right. The new Entree’
I love cooking and Im pretty good at it and as I'm preparing salad(see below), it hit me. Eureka! Blog inspired!-how to make a good salad and when to eat it! Well I maintain that a hearty salad laden with all the good stuff, can be the centerpiece of not only a side...
TRAINING SORENESS: SIDE EFFECT OR TRAINING OBJECTIVE?
A long time ago, I was asked this question “I have been working out for a while and I am not getting sore anymore. What can I do to get that soreness?”I responded ‘Soreness is a side effect, not an objective.’ His training was boring and he had simply plateaued so I...