The warm-up is an important part of any strength training program and sport specific work. It helps reduce the risk of injury, prepares the body for activity, as well as being a great time to implement any corrective exercises for an athlete. As these athletes get older, we want them to understand the importance of […]

What is Pectus Excavatum? Pectus Excavatum, also called funnel chest, is a congenital disorder that occurs when the breastbone sinks into the chest that occurs in approximately 1 out of 700 children.  This often leaves a large indentation in the center of the chest and can compress both the lungs and heart. This compression on […]

We use a variety of different bracing exercises and carries with our athletes from the youth to the pro guys. Carry variations are great for creating core stability and rigidity in the trunk, hips and upper extremities, teaching athletes to control their posture by creating tension around their joints! These types of exercises also hammer grip […]

Why did I put a baserunner for an article image cover? The same reason why I have all of my athletes train single leg strength and power development. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON 1-LEG IN SPORTS! This is true. We spend a lot of time sprinting, jumping, throwing, hitting and changing direction as […]

Osgood Schlatter’s Disease (really a disorder and not a disease) is an overuse injury caused by repetitive forces generated by the quadriceps and transmitted through the patellar tendon’s insertion point on the tibial tuberosity (the point where the patella tendon inserts onto the tibia). The tibial tubercle or tibial tuberosity is made up of a […]