Every year when spring training starts you can be guaranteed that you will see a picture of your team on the field doing static stretching. See the attached example. You can tell it is static stretching by looking at the position of the foot being stretched on almost all of the players. There is not […]
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I have been closely following the types of injuries that many athletes are getting. They seem to indicate that most teams are still using methods that have not proven to be successful in the prevention of injuries. They seem to be ignoring methods – and exercises – that have been proven successful in injury prevention,
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According to Toby Tanser, who trained and helped coach top Kenyons, runners “who do nothing but run, have pure symmetry because they have only strengthened the muscles needed for running”. He believes that a runner’s arms are needed only for balance, and that the legs are best strengthened with running and plyometric drills. These may
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Dr. Yessis and Dr. Verkoshansky Admin Dr. Yessis & Dr. Verkoshansky made a great team. From the 60’s until the 2000’s, Dr. Yessis worked with Dr. Verkoshansky as a translator and collaborator. His work is to this day informed by the strength and dedication showed by Dr. Verkoshansky, and he’s continued his work with insight
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