I took a moment this morning to look at my training log from this week last year and compared it with this week. My new numbers are sad when compared to last year.
3/25/2012-3/31/2012 – Last YearTime:3:25:31 h:m:s
3/25/2013-3/31/2013 – This YearTime:0:35:03 h:m:s
If we look back one more week my time would have been a big fat zero. What happened to my running?
I have recently had people ask me some questions regarding injury prevention, especially for youth and adolescent athletes. Coincidentally, the National Athletic Trainers' Association hosted the 4th annual Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. in early February. The major focus of this summit was on concussions which is related to but different than what I want to discuss today. More specifically, Cleveland.com recently published an article
Winner, Winner. Chicken Dinner.
I won something. This was a great way to wake up on the first day of spring and the only way it could have gone better was with some chocolate chip, gluten-free pancakes. Miraculously, my girlfriend made me some delicious ones for breakfast(I probably won't need to eat until supper now).
So what did I win and how did I do it?
Well I was
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Dorsiflexion. This important motion occurs at the ankle and is seen when the dorsal(top) aspect of the foot and the anterior(front) aspect of the tibia(shin) move closer together. This motion is seen with and is necessary for proper execution of many basic human movements including squatting, running, walking, jumping and more. This motion is a vital part of most functional
Howdy folks,
I am going to be traveling out of town with the basketball team that I work with in attempt for them to make the sweet 16 in NCAA Division III basketball so I don't have time to finish next week's blog post just yet but I thought I'd give a little preview of what is to come. Next week we will begin a discussion of ankle dorsiflexion. We will discuss the importance
Last weekend my girlfriend brought me to the latest chick flick that was written by the same guy that brought us The Notebook. The movie was titled Safe Haven and it's safe to say that it won't ever rival The Notebook in popularity. However, that won't stop lonely ladies from renting it after purchasing a bottle of wine and a pint of Ben and Jerry's or using it as a
I don't know why I would chose this topic as my first real post. It is a bit private, gross and uncomfortable for most people to discuss. Like most of my ideas, this topic just came to mind the other day while randomly sipping on some coffee.
Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances or more specifically "Runner's Trots" is an often ignored episode associated with running unlike
Howdy potential future readers. I am not sure if I will ever get any future readers but hello if I somehow do garner your attention. I am starting my first blog, this blog, because I would like to create a source or forum where I can communicate ideas with others who may or may not have similar ideas with myself. This type of atmosphere can help me learn from others, help
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