3 Things I Wish Every Athlete Knew:
1) Poor recovery catches up to you.
2) When you work to make EVERY rep (even warm ups) look as good as possible, you’ll find great results & less risk of injury.
3) Your back shouldn’t hurt after heavy deadlifts or squats.
My approach to injuries:
1) Train what you can train while you fix what you can fix.
2) Movement is medicine - skip the ice.
3) Never focus ONLY on the site of pain.
4) Load can be an incredible teacher.
Hydrating with water is great, but to maximize athletic performance adding a sports drink with sodium (i.e. Gatorade) is beneficial to maintain fluid intake while playing sports. @STCBulldogs
StC JH Athletic Registration is now open for the 2021-22 school year. Fall sports start August 16th. Returning athletes, please login to your existing account ; new athletes will need to open a new account. Physicals are required before you can begin practicing. @stcjrhigh
Athlete: I heard deadlifts are high risk, low reward?
Me: improving your capacity to lift something heavy from the ground in an organized stable posture is always going to be high reward. This is a “human specific” movement not “sport specific.”
Complete rest ≠ fixing the injury
Ice ≠ fixing the injury
Heat ≠ fixing the injury
Ultrasound ≠ fixing the injury
Prescription drugs ≠ fixing the injury
Uncovering movement problems that led to developing symptoms is how you truly FIX an injury.
I love the people who spend tons of time debating about nutrition but don't bother to resistance train... literally the most powerful tool available to change your body composition.
The NCAA women’s weight room issue starts in High school women’s sports.
If you coach female HS sports, fight to get them in the weight room!
If you think they don’t need it, you’re part of the problem.
Fix it.
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