Monthly Archives: October 2014

The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

Travis Pollen, a biomechanics grad student from my alma mater at the University of Delaware, stopped in last week to observe for a bit. In talking about something of the work he’s doing in their lab, he mentioned a guy name Hugh Herr, a biomechanist from MIT. The video below is a TED Talk from… Read more

Does Flexibility INCREASE your risk of injury?

Does Flexibility INCREASE your risk of injury?

Today’s “Thursday Throwback” is a quick one from 2009. This continues to be a trend we see in our assessments today and I think, while basic, highlights that you can go wrong on both ends of the flexibility continuum. Those that are too immobile at one joint are likely to move excessively at another. Those… Read more

An Inside Look at our Junior Hockey Training Program

An Inside Look at our Junior Hockey Training Program

Last year, during my first season as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Philadelphia Flyers Junior Team, the team’s media guy asked me to do an interview providing an inside look at what the off-ice development program looked like. I was excited to do the interview because I think the team has a unique… Read more