Ben Ashworth is a dual qualified shoulder specialist who has over 20 years of experience working with athletes as a physio and strength coach in a wide range of performance environments.
Ben has worked in elite rugby at London Wasps, across Olympic sports in the lead up to London 2012, and spent six years as first team physiotherapist at Arsenal football club, before his most recent role as Performance Director in European football.
He now runs his own Athletic Shoulder business working with Major League Baseball teams and supporting an NFL shoulder injury task force.
Additionally, he consults with teams and individuals worldwide, based on his original published research, and through experience in athletic shoulder testing and training.
Ben is currently undertaking a PhD at Liverpool Hope University, looking at the key determinants of throwing performance and the use of a system to optimize athlete health and performance in sports with high shoulder demands.
We look at absolute and relative levels (of strength) to see is someone sitting at the right level. Are they weak or strong? And then, are the explosive or not? – Ben Ashworth
This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:
- Ben’s starting point in the industry, and how he got so interested in shoulders.
- His “Big Rocks” when it comes to shoulder training and health.
- The evaluation process he takes his clients and athletes through to determine health and function.
- The ASH Test – aka how Ben got a force-plate test named after himself!
- What data and metrics are most important to Ben when he’s evaluating a shoulder.
- How to take the information from your assessment to write a world-class program.
- The difference between MAX force and RATE of force development, and why you need BOTH.
- A “shoulder-specific” lightning round where I ask some of the most common questions about shoulder training!
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