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Last weekend I finished the last of 3 neuroscience text books I had been working for about the last year, which FINALLY freed up some time to read some other stuff. “What do you mean that’s not cool?” After I finished, I was going back through some old articles that I read a while back […]

Last week, Eric Cressey put up a few great posts on an issue that I think everyone working in the human performance arena should be aware of. You can check them out here: Preventing Lower Back Pain: Assuming is Okay Healthy Shoulders with Terrible MRIs? Who Kneeds Normal Knees? Despite the last title, these three […]

I recently came across an excellent video that I want to share with you. Doug Richards from the Physical Education & Health department at University of Toronto St. George gives a lecture entitled, “Stretching: The Truth”. In his presentation, he discusses all the myths of stretching and outlines the foundational scientific knowledge that everyone should […]

As you know, the adductors “groin” present a lot of problems for hockey players. Some are tight; some are weak, some are injured. The more time players spend on the ice, the more of an issue this becomes. One area that hockey players are frequently locked up is in the area of the posterior adductor […]

The other day I got an email with a quesiton from someone that had just read an article I had written a while back for EliteFTS: Rapid Rate of  Force Development He asked: “Based on the information in the article, and relating this to a power clean/hang clean, would this then explain that a power […]

Over the past couple weeks at Endeavor, we’ve had a bunch of new and prospective athletes come through our doors. When I teach new people our warm-up, the words “mobility” or “mobilization” come up repeatedly. Mobility is a term frequently used to describe one of two things: The ability for a bone to move (e.g. […]

As you may know, I’ve been writing for my friend Shawn Thistle’s Fitness Research Review site for about a year now. He and I had spoke before the site went live about the direction he wanted the site to go. We both agreed that most fitness professionals are extremely busy and rarely make time to […]

Interdisciplinary learning is a hot topic in the human performance industry right now. Many strength and conditioning coaches will argue that we don’t need to study physical therapy or athletic training. Others swear by it. Frankly, I find it hard to imagine doing my job without knowing a bit about physical therapy and athletic training. […]

Last week was tough. The Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup marks the end of one of the most exciting years of hockey in my lifetime, and the end of my 3-month Flyers playoff beard. Maybe that’s not a bad thing since I was accused of looking over 10 years older. Although…at least I wasn’t being […]

After a research-filled post on Stretching for Hockey and a long rant on NHL Combine Test Results and why comparing off-ice testing results between players is senseless, I thought I’d stick with something a little more laid back today. Hockey players can improve their shooting power by improving their rotational power off the ice. Essentially, […]