Should Athletes Wear Barefoot Shoes?
Barefoot shoes make about as much sense as unfrosted Pop-Tarts. Some people eat Pop-Tarts without their icing deliciousness (Brown Sugar is the best), and I don’t trust those people. Barefoot shoes...
View ArticleRun Downhill for Bulletproof Knees
We’ve all heard it – uphill is the hard part, downhill is the easy part! Years ago, a friend mentioned that downhill running is not so easy. That didn’t make sense to me until I studied Exercise...
View ArticleHot Outside? Warm Up By Cooling Down
I played college baseball in a small town near where I grew up in Kentucky. If you know anything about the weather in that part of the world, you know the summers get hot and muggy, and the winters are...
View ArticleDitch the Banana and Pass the Chips Next Time You Cramp Up
Ditch the Banana and Pass the Chips Next Time You Cramp Up Did you ever have a dog that would lick you all the time? And did that dog particularly lick you like crazy when you were sweaty? Hopefully,...
View ArticleYouth Pitchers Have a 350% Increased Risk of Injury When They Do This
I like to tell people I was never a good baseball player. I was a terrible hitter and a worse fielder, and I was nothing special while running the bases. But I could pitch. In fact, that was the only...
View ArticleAdvantages to Using a Trap Bar for In-Season Baseball & Softball Training
I played baseball in college. I’m biased, but I think that’s the hardest sport to be a student-athlete in. The reason is simple: the schedule. Baseball and softball play far more games than any other...
View ArticleThe Kettlebell: The Do It All Tool for Athletes
“The Kettlebell is an Ancient Russian Weapon Against Weakness.” -Pavel Tsatsouline The kettlebell, or girya as originally called in Russia, is a much-misunderstood tool. It is so misunderstood that...
View ArticleThe Absolute Most Simple Way to Get Faster
Forget the Exercise Science Degree We are living in a remarkable time in sports. Athletes are bigger, stronger, faster than ever. And this is on a global scale. We see it in the Olympics and even in...
View ArticleBaseball Players: Pull More than You Push
Elbows and Racecars “What’s it like to drive a Formula One racecar? Imagine driving 70mph in your neighborhood and pulling into your driveway.” I remember reading that quote as a kid in my Sports...
View ArticleShould Athletes Wear Minimalist Shoes?
Should Athletes Wear Minimalist Shoes? Of all athletes’ clothes, none garner more attention than the shoes. And I’m not just referring to games, where athletes generally don’t have a choice in what...
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