Knee pain
After training clients and athletes of all shapes and sizes over the years,
it's no wonder why so many of them end up with knee pain.
Many
are left with the impression that they have genetically "bad knees."
Others simply assume that they will no longer be able to do the
extracurricular activities that they enjoy.
However, it's my
opinion that a lot of the knee issues you see in the gym are more a result
of limitations in joint mobility, coupled with structural imbalances around
the joint itself.
Here are just a few of the reasons the average
guy/gal has knee pain when training in the gym.
1.0 -
Horrible Ankle Mobility
Remember all those sprained
ankles you suffered during middle and high school sports?
I sure do.
You never really had to rehab them all that much -
you simply...
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Mike Wittmer
In the second part of our Olympic Lifting series, we're going to focus on
hip mobility. If you missed Part I, you can find it HERE.
As you can tell from the picture
above, hip mobility is critical to perform the lifts effectively. But
even more importantly, you need the ability to go into deep hip flexion
with a neutral lumbar spine!
If you lack basic hip mobility, I
would start out by employing the hand grenade approach - throw everything
at it that you possibly can! For those with very stiff hips, we'll
often foam roll daily, while also going through a ton of different mobility
drills (such as the ones you can find in Assess and Correct or Magnificent
Mobility).
Once your general mobility has
improved, it's time to start addressing your mobility needs within the
specific context of squatting. After...
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Tired Athletes
Last night, I was reminded of a sad-fact regarding high school sports, as
well as strength and conditioning in general.
We have a new kid
that's been coming into our facility, and his goals are simple: Get
bigger and stronger for football season. Easy enough, right?
Not so fast.
He's scheduled for an appointment at 6 pm last
night, and you can tell when he walked in that he was tired. As we
asked a few questions, it became apparent why he looked tired - HE WAS
TIRED!
In fact, since 2:30 that afternoon he had been to track
practice, as well as an off-season football workout. Couple this with
the fact that he'd probably been up since 6 am or so that day, and the fact
that we know many high school kids' diets leave something to be desired.
Any wonder why he wasn't...
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Speaking Calendar
I've been getting a lot of questions lately regarding upcoming seminars and
speaking engagements, so evidently I haven't been doing the best job of
keeping everyone up to speed. :)
Here's my tentative speaking
schedule for the rest of 2010. If you'd like to book me for a
seminar, please shoot us an e-mail ASAP at info@robertsontrainingsystems.com
April 17th - High School Athletes and
Strength Coach Seminar
Fort Wayne,
Indiana
I'm not sure of the exact scope/set-up of this
seminar just yet, but I know it's geared towards high school athletes and
strength coaches. I'll be doing a hands-on presentation regarding
single-leg work, and how it can benefit the young/developing athlete.
June 18th - 20th - Bootcamp
Bootcamp
Louisville, Kentucky
Bootcamps are all the rage - but are yours ideal for ALL of your
clients?
At this...
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