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fewer injuries equals more team success!
Article out of Qatar from a couple years ago. Low injury rate strongly correlates with team success in Qatari professional soccer. Lower incidence rate was strongly correlated with team success. Prevention of injuries may contribute to team success. Eirale, C. Low...
single leg bridge hamstring test
If you've watched any (American) football this fall, you've no doubt noted the number of hamstring injuries. In working with countless of athletes riddled with hamstring injuries, seeing how it becomes a nagging, debilitating condition preventing them from...
why we run
There are seemingly countless books on running (click here for my personal list of favorite running books). I found this article (and its source, Al Jazeera of all places) interesting. While reading it, I considered some of the athletes I've worked with and what...
reading for runners
So what do runners do when they're not running? They read about running, of course! There are so many books and articles about running that choosing one can become overwhelming. Below are some of my favorite books about running. What are yours? Born to Run Arguably...
use of different running shoes decrease running-related injury risk
An interesting study was recently published online in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. The Luxembourg researchers tried to determine if running with different shoes reduced the risk of injury for recreational runners. Of the 264...
exercise behavior of ultramarathon runners
Ever think about running an ultramarathon? Well, researchers from northern California wanted to know just what the exercise behaviors ultramarathoners looks like. These researchers gathered "information on exercise history was (from) 1,345 current and former...
does quadriceps atrophy exist in individuals with patellofemoral pain?
We assume that quadriceps muscles get weaker with knee pain, but do they? Researchers from La Trobe University in Australia performed a meta analysis (10 studies were reviewed). Lachlan et al., concluded that, Meta-analyses for imaging measurements of quadriceps...
daily marathon running for a week
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen looked at a unique situation (that most of us don't find ourselves us in) . . . namely, what happens when people run a marathon? Everyday. For seven straight days. Surprisingly, not as much as you'd guess! Ten participants...
more paleo
Another Paleo Diet-related article. This is a letter from Dr. Tim Noakes, as published in Runner's World (March 2012). Too many articles supporting LCHF (Low Carb-High Fat) diets to ignore it as a viable choice. Thank you so much for your email inquiring about the low...