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I am sometimes told that I am sometimes too harsh when I write about articles presented by various people. I do not do this on purpose. It happens automatically because of the great amount of misinformation that I continually read in the newspapers and magazines. Sometimes I’m tempted to say that there is more incorrect […]

Carpal tunnel syndrome is an overuse type injury. This means that because of constant repetition, the muscles and tendons are not capable of withstanding the repetitive stress. As a result tendonitis and other problems arise.   To prevent such injuries from happening it is necessary to prepare the muscles and tendons so that they can

I have often stated that we do not know what takes place (what we do) in execution of a skill. You may think you know what what you do but studies have shown that we are wrong well over 95% of the time. Even the world’s best athletes can not accurately describe what they do

As is well known, specificity of training is the key to improving an athlete’s performance. However, exactly what specificity means is not always clear. The most popular definition is that the exercise duplicates the entire sports skill.   But if this is the case, it becomes impossible to create different exercises that will enable the

Many people do the reverse lunge thinking that it is great for working the glutes. But it is not. Moving your leg behind the body involves a a forward tilt of the pelvis, not hip extension.   The way most people do the reverse lunge shows that it also does not involve hip extension (or