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Assessments for Reducing Youth Sports Injuries, 7 Essential Elements of R & R, The Oversimplified Core and Medball Rotational Power
April 14, 2013 Leave a Comment
Youth Soccer Injuries and the 3 R's: Risk Assessment, Rehabilitation and ReductionThis is a nice article here from Gray Cook on some of the key issues, regarding the amount of injurieswe're seeing in youth Soccer. I thought this article was right on time - especially after screening nearly 40 youth girls Soccer players last week.Many of the athletes were dealing with some type of injury. We saw … [Read More...]
The Importance of Hip Movement in Swimming
April 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
By DSP Swim Coach Conor MacNairAs swimming has progressed over the past few decades, the technique behind each stroke has changed as well. The wave motion found originally in butterfly and butterfly kick has begun to play a large role in every stroke. This movement starts from the top of the chest and moves down through the body to the toes. To excel in butterfly, breaststroke, and … [Read More...]
The Kettlebell Turkish Get Up: Applications for Injury Prevention and Athletic Performance
April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Adam R. Ayash, MS, CSCS, CISSN; Margaret T. Jones, PhD, CSCS*DContext: The kettlebell has been a popular training tool in Russia and Eastern Europe for over a hundred years. Within the past ten years, kettlebell-focused strength and conditioning programs such as the Russian Kettlebell Challenge and Cross Fit have made the kettlebell increasingly popular in the U.S. The kettlebell offers advantages … [Read More...]
20 Ways to Prepare Athletes for Success, The Fishy Risk & the FDA, The Difference Between Winning and Succeeding and Examining the Overhead Squat
March 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
In case you missed it, here is the week in review from The Darius G Blog. Be sure to check out some of the great articles published this week. Thanks for subscribing and have a great week of training.~ DariusP.S. - Our 6:30 am group training began last week and we still have some space available for all the early birds! If you're looking to get fit and to fit in clothes you hadn't worn … [Read More...]
102 year old kicking butt, Soccer skills, Bulletproof shoulders, Thoughts on Crossfit and Another amazing MILA story
March 18, 2013 1 Comment
As usual, we have some really good articles for you to check out this week. Also, now you can catch some great blog entries from the whole DSP team, so make sure you all are checking your emails!Personal trainer talks regimen for 102 year old clientThis is a video that every personal trainer on the Internet is sharing on social media... and for good reason! A 70 year old trainer working with his … [Read More...]
