A couple weeks ago, my colleague Dr. Jeff Cubos told me to check out a relatively new assessment protocol called the Bunkie Test. I had never heard of it before so I took a look and found some interesting stuff. We haven’t integrated these “tests” into our assessment protcol at Endeavor, but I am integrating […]
On Monday, we went over the difference between muscle length and muscle stiffness. If you missed it, check it out here: Muscle Properties: Short vs. Stiff The big question I left you with is: Is stiffness a bad thing? There isn’t a simple answer to this complex question. A few considerations: 1) Over the years, […]
A couple months ago I came across Carson Boddicker’s site and was blown away. He’s a really bright coach and has a lot of unique ideas about training athletes. I asked him to write something for you on the importance of developing proper breathing patterns, which is probably the most overlooked aspects of sports performance […]
An overly bold statement? Not in light of experimental and “in the trenches” experience. Research has shown that adductor (groin) strains result from a strength imbalance between the hip adductors and hip abductors (or the muscles that pull the leg toward the midline vs those that pull it away from the midline). There is also […]
Back to cleaning up groin pain issues in your hockey players… After improving soft-tissue quality through foam rolling, “lacrosse balling”, and manual therapy, the next step is to stretched the newly “released” muscles. It’s particularly important to focus on the muscles surrounding the hip. As a reminder, the side-to-side discrepancies in range of motion or […]