Why you Continue to Lose Members at your Gym
I’m constantly reading up on articles written here and overseas on various topics, such as ‘inexperienced coaches will injure athletes, ‘gyms are too close to each other, ‘membership costs need to be reflective of value’ ect
Whilst this is true, the main issue I see with gyms today is that they don’t realise that once you’ve committed yourself to being in the health and fitness profession, it’s your responsibility to look after new members like they’re your family.
The Damn Importance of in-Season Strength Work
Why is it so important to continue strength training during the season? I’ll give you 2 good reasons: Improved performances and reduced injury risk.
If you think about it, the less you get injured, the more you can train. The more you train (smartly) the better you perform. Especially in team sports, the less players that are out injured, the stronger the team. When the coach has the full squad to choose from, especially the best players available, the more likely you get the results.
How the Squat facilitates Injury Rehabilitation
The squat has long been held as a mainstay exercise in programming for a wide range of athletes and gym-goers. From bodybuilders to powerlifters to sprinters to golfers and everyone in between, the weighted squat remains the ultimate exercise in lower body strength and power and a key to high-level athletic performance. But what makes the squat so effective? What are the factors that lead to such obvious physiological improvements? Below are but a few positive impacts the squat can have on your body.
Why your Back isn't a Precious Flower
What do you say if someone you know sprains an ankle? Something like “yeah that sucks mate, but hey get some good rehab and you’ll be back at it before you know it.”
If someone hurts their back deadlifting how do you react? Differently? Why?
Lower back injuries tend to freak people out, but I reckon in many cases* there is absolutely no reason to view them as a death sentence to your work, sport or lifestyle. (*obviously not all)
4 Exceptional Ways to Speed Up Your Running
Love it or hate it, running appears in much of our regular exercise regimes.
Be it short and sharp (in a WOD), fast and explosive (in sports) or even long and arduous (training for an endurance event) we can’t deny that being more efficient at running will not only improve performance and reduce the risk of injuries but also make it a hell of a lot more enjoyable.
5 Wicked Drills to Improve Ankle Mobility
As the forgotten and neglected uncle of the leg family, the ankle is a joint as detailed as any in the body. Containing 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, ligaments and tendons it's clearly not as simple as it may look.
What we need is a concoction of mobility drills, proprioceptve drills and stability drills to nail all facets, important in getting our ankle ready for training.
5 Reasons Strength Exercises Fix Injuries
Here are the untold reasons why you are given rehab exercises and why you should do them!
1) Mechanotransduction
Mechanotransduction describes the process in which your cells convert mechanical loading into cell responses. The cellular responses then promote structural change - thus when load is used therapeutically, it can help with repair and remodelling of your tendons, muscles, cartilage and bone (Khan & Scott, 2009)
5 Strength Exercises for a Desert Island
If I were going to a desert island and could only take one type of squat with me, I would pick Bulgarian Split Squats.