Over 50% (Yu el al 2017) of injuries in sport are due to soft tissues (that being muscle or connective tissues). The old adage is that you just REST ICE COMPRESS & ELEVATE the injury. However, this may not be the best avenue to combat this injury and in fact, may delay recovery for a […]
Over the past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Myokinematic Restoration Course put on by the Postural Restoration Institute. It was my second time to attend this course and even though I feel more comfortable with the material and information I gained, my gray matter is still soupy in between the ears! […]
I am happy to announce that this years Ultimate Fitness Challenge will be done on my Carter Peak Performance app! I believe this will help participants fulfill their fitness goals by staying with them wherever they go. Not only will the exercise protocols be on the CP2 app, but videos demonstrating the exercises to […]
I would like to thank the National Strength & Conditioning Association for putting on a great 2017 National Conference this year in Las Vegas. I attended a few lectures while in Vegas but spent most of my time meeting and networking with coaches, trainers, and researchers. There were many good take aways and wanted to […]
I think warmup up has been getting a bad wrap. Most warmups I see are bastardized versions of some kind of movement that has no bearing and or meaning on the given task at hand; whether it be general fitness, practice, rehearsal, game etc. I was guilty of butchering a warm up for years unfortunately […]