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In Preventing Shoulder Injuries I: Implications for Pressing Exercises I discussed a problem we see in some athletes during pressing movements. In some instances, a similar problem can be seen in pulling movements where then athlete fails to retract and depress the scapula while pulling the weight closer to the torso....
Every now and then we get an athlete that has a noticeable anterior shift of the humeral head while lowering a weight during bench press variations. Check out this video...
This is the next phase of our in-season training program. Most of our athletes are youth players at this point so most games are on Saturdays or Sundays. Players train on Mondays and Wednesdays....
As societal changes drive an increase in activities that revolve around sitting (e.g. video games, computer, driving, etc.), the impact of daily posture on sports performance is receiving an increasing amount of attention....
A couple weekend back I had an opportunity to attend the Friesen Physio-Fitness Summit in Raleigh, NC. Pete Friesen (going on his 14th year as the Hurricanes Strength and Conditioning Coach) put together a fantastic line-up of speakers, including many of members of his sports medicine network....
Recently I was fortunate to be invited to help out with the San Jose Sharks prospect camp. Spending 5-days with Coach Potenza gave me a lot to think about regarding strength and conditioning, but what stuck with me more than anything was what I learned about leadership....
This is a copy of the third phase of our 4-day/week off-season hockey training program at Endeavor. It's important to note that these programs are probably more accurately just templates. We frequently have to make program adaptations (or exercise performance adaptations) based on the injury status of our players....
A video and mini-article on how to correct, cue, and progress the Lateral MiniBand Walk....
This is a copy of the second phase of our 4-day/week off-season hockey training program at Endeavor. It's important to note that these programs are probably more accurately just templates. We frequently have to make program adaptations (or exercise performance adaptations) based on the injury status of our players....
Slideboard progressions to build into your off-season hockey conditioning programs....
This is a copy of the first phase of our 4-day/week off-season hockey training program at Endeavor. It's important to note that these programs are probably more accurately just templates. We frequently have to make program adaptations (or exercise performance adaptations) based on the injury status of our players....
Examining the functional anatomy of the hip, signs of anatomical abnormalities, and training implications for hockey players....
This is a sample program we use at Endeavor Sports Performance with our hockey players that finished their youth, prep, junior seasons around March. The focus is mostly on introducing them to some of our progressions. Because most of these players will periodically be playing in select tournaments, we incorporate speed work and some conditioning as well....
With the recent and ongoing debates pertaining to "head shots" in professional hockey, I would like to summarize the developments of the most recent symposium on concussion in sport....
PART 1 of this series addressed restoring adequate range-of-motion in the hips and teaching the athlete to dissociate between hip and lumbar spine movement. I'll spare you another article introduction and jump right into the nuts and bolts of PART 2: Developing appropriate progressions for improving hip flexion and adduction movement patterns....
The assessment form we use at Endeavor for all of our hockey players....
