Not sure what Athletic Therapy is? Don’t worry, for awhile, I didn’t either! I was in my first year of college, playing varsity volleyball while pursing a diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion. I had always had an interest in both sports and the human body – being a kinesthetic learner, I wanted to learn by…
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June is National Athletic Therapy Month, and to celebrate, Athletic Therapy Plus is offering a FREE Functional Mobility sample class to your sports team, club, or group. Regardless of sport or activity, we believe having proper joint mobility is crucial to performance in sport, work and life. Space is limited so contact us today to reserve…
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Prior to the Rio 2016 Olympics, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joe D’Leo of Leo Training on his podcast to discuss Rowing Injuries and Prevention Strategies. We talked about dynamic warm-ups, mobility systems including Functional Range Conditioning, as well as working collaboratively as an Integrated Support Team. Here are a few of my favourites,…
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Do you have the required range of motion to not only maximize your performance in training and competition, but properly recover in between sessions, WHILE avoiding injury? Unfortunately, most of us don’t – we will find the range elsewhere by compensating. Whether it’s through our knee for poor ankle or hip mobility, our spine for…
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Hey WheelWOD Nation! Last go for the 2017 WheelWOD Open – check out these mobility tips to get your shoulders and forearms prepped for a tough one! Be sure to check out tips from 17.2 as well as we go over some mobility prep for the spine – important for getting that clean from the…
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It’s the last week of the open and we have ourselves a classic-style couplet: thrusters and double unders. Although two relatively simple movements, at a relatively light weight for the thrusters, the combination and cumulative fatigue over 10 rounds can wreak havoc on your shoulders and forearms. Some specific prep work for your shoulders and wrists…
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17.4 is 16.4 – Deadlifts, Wall Balls, Rowing and HSPU. In this video we’re using Functional Range Conditioning concepts and applying them to the movements above to maximize your performance in 17.4 Deadlifts: although not heavy for some, it’s important to prime the nervous system to lift a moderate weight repeatedly. Using Isometric Holds we…
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Hey WheelWOD community – Stouty promised #thosearegoingtosuck and I believe he delivered, but hopefully with a proper warm-up and some specific mobility prep they suck a little bit less 🙂 In the video below, Adaptive Athlete Loren and I go through some specific mobility drills to do prior to 17.2 to get your joints prepped…
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So 17.2 has been released and it’s another doozy! Take a look at the video below for full breakdown and demonstration of some mobility drills to get you prepped and primed to optimize your performance in 17.2 We’re using Functional Range Conditioning® concepts to teach the nervous system to own and control the range of…
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So.. how did the WheelWOD Open 17.1 go for you? If you’re like most people, your shoulders and back are probably pretty lit up! Make sure you up your recovery strategies over the next few days to be ready in a week to tackle 17.2. Hydration, nutrition including supplements, sleep, meditation, epsom salt baths, compression, stretching/yoga/ROMWOD and…
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