Forgotten Shoulder Muscle: Weight Lifting and Injury Prevention with Akil Piggott, PT, DPT, ACSM EP-C
I spend a significant amount of time in the gym. Depending on who you ask, I spend too much time in the gym. But over the years I have been able to make many observations of “the average” weight lifter. Let’s have a dialogue with “the average” weight lifter and see what we can learn:
Me: How often do you train chest and shoulders?
The “average” weight lifter: Once, maybe twice a week.
Read full blogFast Feet Friday – Speed Training Tips – Negative Foot Speed
Nov 24th 2017How fast can you get your foot back on the ground???
Today we are talking about the downward (negative) speed of your foot at the ground during your sprint stride. Often when we think about running speed we only focus on how fast we flex our hips (pump our knees), but that neglects a huuugeee component of our speed!
Check out the video below to see just a few of the drills we use to develop this important phase of the stride cycle.
Read full blog360 Degrees of Movement – Tips to Improve Lateral Agility
Nov 15th 2017An athlete is only as good as their “effective range” – the range in which they can get out and back from where they are currently at. This includes 360 degrees so you have to be able to move laterally to dominate your competition in most sports!
Shuffling is 1 of the 2 means of moving laterally and is NOT just for basketball players!
Shuffling Tips:
- Feet should be shoulder width apart and never narrower!
