Proprioceptive Training
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Articles
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The Importance of Proprioceptive Training
Proprioception – taking a balanced approach to sport
Ankle injuries are more common than hamstring tears in footballers
Ankle injuries can be tackled by proprioception training
Orthotics
Orthotic therapy: when self-help and sports therapies don't go nearly far enough
Rotator cuff rehabilitation: how to shake off shoulder injury
Pre-conditioning - or how to do the preparatory work needed to stay in tip-top training condition all year round
Single leg squat exercises
Fast-twitch muscles: Twitch and you're gone - all you need to know about developing fast-twitch muscle fibre for speed, power and strength
Aerobic Capacity: What makes VO2max decline so rapidly as you age - and what can you do about it?
Stretching, flexibility, hamstrings and injury
The truth about stretching and why the Kenyan athletes always do it after their workouts are over.
treadmill running and natural running differences
Treadmill running and natural running differences
Flexibility: A physiotherapist explains the science behind the importance of keeping flexible
Running Techniques: Technique drills for runners are usually performed using three activities - marching (walking), skipping and running. Each activity helps to develop important components of proper and economical running techniques.
Warming Up: Just how hot should your warm-up be?
These coordination drills ease lower back pain as effectively as strengthening exercises
Endurance Performance: Conventional training for distance events is dead: now you need to work on your anaerobic power
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury and prevention
The knees of female athletes are very vulnerable to injury, especially ACL tears. Here's what to do about it.
Stretching - (Almost) everything you need to know about stretching
Physiotherapy and sports injuries
Physiotherapy and sports injuries: Physiotherapy plays an integral part in the multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sports injuries. The aim of physiotherapy is to treat and fully rehabilitate the athlete post-injury, post-operatively, to prevent further injury and to return the athlete to sport in the shortest possible time.
Triathlon
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Despite the claims for PNF, you still can't beat static stretching
The True Effects of Various Workouts - and How to Answer that Key Question: What Do I Do on Monday?
Sports Injury Diagnosis: To get the diagnosis right, you have to investigate all the contributing factors.
Warm up exercises: your old-style warm-up exercises may need updating
balance exercise | balance training
Balance exercise: learn to keep your balance with some simple balance training drills
Questions
I have pain in my lateral knee.
What alternatives are there to NSAIDs .
I am a 48 year old 1st Dan Black Belt, I tested in May of 06, I am continuing on to work toward my 2nd degree. I want to continue and perserve my joints in the process.
I have a client who has trouble stabilising her pelvis.
What do you think of the Peak Performance Premium area? (!)
As the main provider of information in this area, I'd like to find out what you think about the videos and the articles in particular.
Recently had a gait analysis an I have a left hip hike and my right hip drops when running, any suggestions?
How do I increase speed, explosiveness, and my verticle leap?
I am an 20 yr old collegiate basketball player, wanting to improve my speed, foot speed, stability, explosiveness, and verticle leap.
I have a nervous twitch in my shoulder and can feel it down my arm. The upper back and deltoid get really tight and painful sometimes. Do you know what it might be and how I can get rid of it?
I have dificulty shaping the lower part of my stomach. What exercise can I do to reach that area.
How do you tell if you have shin splints. I have a pain in my left leg above my ankle, but I don't know what it is.
I need information reguarding elastic strenght training. Please help in reguards to this topic.
Please can you help me with specific weight training to assist in movement and conditioning
Des resting heart rate affect your performance?
i am a 22 year old male having played soccer my whole life, my resting heart rate is about 68 beats per minute, this is quite high compared to other elite athletes, would this affect my performance, c
Any Good Proprioceptive exercises?
Hiya. Just wondering if anyone has any good suggestions of proprioception exercises for the lower limb? I feel I sometimes struugle to come up with alot outwith using a wobble board.
He ran track best mile time of 5:55 and ran cross country, best time of 20: 40 for a 5k. He is lean, but not skinny or fat. He is a decent sprinter, but can not jump high.
How do I strengthen my neck without injuring it?
In the course of training for grappling sports I felt it very important to have a strong neck.
I can no longer access this, can i have the website address and access to this. I paid for the service at the time but due to computer errors i was not able to gain all info.
I am 21 and have had major ankle problems/injuries for the past 10 years. Slowly my ankle has become weaker and weaker and has now forced me to give up playing competitive sport.
Is it peroneal tendinits/arthritis?.
I am 30 years old and have worked as a Registered Nurse for the past 10 years
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Blogs
Have shoulder pains? You came to the right place.
“The 7 Deadly Sins of Lifting” this is another installment from A. Jay of a series of motivational articles.
How to warm up before training and event
TRAINING ADVICE Warm ups Warming up prior to exercise, helps lower your risk of injuries and the aches and pains that come with exercise.
Here is the first and not the last instalment of Nick Mitchell’s long awaited All Strength Q&A.
Are you making these mistakes as an Athlete?
Don’t get me wrong nobody’s perfect, especially me, many of these ideas came from my “Stupidity”, a rollercoaster of discovery, injuries and re-injury, does that sound about right?
Sports Medicine Foot and Ankle Rehabilitation
This article was a long time coming. After writing and then scraping and re-writing it is a good way to describe this.
INTRODUCTION TO SHIN SPLINTS
The Insider’s Secrets to a Flat Stomach
Hey regular blog readers myself and Nick sat down and and had a conversation, long story short this article was born.
Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" ?
Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" Article by Steve Blades. It is all about carbohydrate rotation for ultimate performance.
Another great read by Steve Blades aka "Marmite". If you are not making gains in the gym or the track this will change everything completely.
You are a Beginner, READ THIS!
A great,long article about everything on general bodybuilding ,training, nutrition and supplementation as a beginner.
A great new update to hit Rawgrip.com, a great article for all of the new found health freaks this year.
Squat Rx Video Creator Interview
If you are a serious lifter you must have heard of the “Squat Rx” video series all over the net. The Videos are available on YouTube.
How Focused Are You at the Gym?
Sean discusses The Top 10 Reasons why you are slacking in the Gym and How to prevent this. He exposes some great Tips how to make your training sessions more productive for better end results.
Finally an article created for all you serious weight shifters. C Pikey discuses the truth about A massive Bench Press and gives some tips How To Improve your Weak Bench.
Glycemic Index in Athletes and Weight management
An article about the glycemic index of carbohydrates pertains directly to athletes and their performance.
A new article by Michael Nystrom discussing the protein intake amounts in athletes. Athlete Protein intake article
Introduction to Tai Chi Training
This article is merely a brief and light hearted introduction to Tai Chi. My next article will focus upon how the key principles of Tai Chi can be used to develop optimum sports performance.
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Videos
Ladder Drill: One Foot in Each Rung
The most simple of ladder drills can be used for beginners and young athletes to teach them about moving quickly. The ladder drill can also be used to teach running mechanics.
