Thomas Test - Applications in Baseball
This video is an excellent explanation of the Thomas Test as used by physical therapists around the world: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLXyShrNDc We will often perform this test on clients over the age...
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How in the heck has Fernando Tatis Jr. not homered yet? A forensic swing investigation
We are a quarter of the way through the major league season, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is yet to hit a home run.It's the greatest mystery, the biggest head scratcher...
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Misconceptions About Training Youth
Quick link this time: Here's a great paper by Lon Kilgore, Ph.D. about the misconceptions many people hold about training youth athletes (PDF).
Are all novices the same?
In the world of exercise physiology and science, there are four levels of training - Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite. These levels represent the trainee's ability to recover from workouts...
Should you wear a weight belt?
You've seen them in the weight room at your local globogym - big hulking dudes that look like bodybuilders with big belts in the back and small straps in the...
Free Weight Squats > Smith Machine Squats
This is something the strength training community has known for awhile, but free weight squats are vastly better for performance training than smith machine squats. Additionally, since the Smith machine...
"Rate of Force Development?"
People often ask me what "Rate of Force Development" (ROFD or sometimes RFD) means in terms of exercise science. Well, the boring and classic definition is: A measure of the...