Be very clear on whether you’re trying to perform or train. Performance is maximal and looking to achieve a clear external goal. It generally isn’t healthy and it flirts the edges of risk. It’s also going to be relatively acute. Training is chronic and is directly...
A common training mistake is to assume the metric you’re tracking is informing you about whatever system is being overloaded. This is putting too much onto one specific metric. A good example would be heart rate. This is a great proxy for estimating the cardiovascular...
We can view the imposition of exercise stress as information being given to our target tissue/systems about the demands they will face in the future. Our body is always adjusting to be prepared for future events which it anticipates from a best guess derived from...
I’m not saying this is a good idea… but it’s a possible solution for those running an app based dynamometer that doesn’t let you compare tests. Key is to ensure units are the same distance apart so if you re-scale it needs to be the same for both tests. A photo...
I frequently think of this quote when I see an overly complicated narrative for a rehab approach. Being brilliant at the basics will always get you to your destination (hat tip to @georgejamesdavies & @coachdanjohn who have been teaching this longer than I’ve been...
New video for setting up testing the soleus/knee flexed plantarflexion. The new @tindequipment has been a fun option for this but any in line decide that can tolerate these loads would be fine. Norms mentioned in here are a summary of various ones. @montanarunninglab...
Building on the Envelope of Function idea when someone is dealing with a post op (or conservative management) injury my general advice involves a description of MED vs MTD and the hormetic zone between them where we want to stay. Then we go over “the rules” : Don’t be...
Some thoughts on this exercise… The Spanish squat has become popular for those looking to constrain movement options to the knee extensor mechanism. And it does a great job at this when performed well. However, I do see a lot of videos posted with rather light bands...
90/90 shoulder ER endurance test via @mullaneypt I’ve been getting a lot of pm’s from mentioning this in the podcast with @mikereinold so figured I’d do a video. Key considerations: Setup needs to be consistent & tested loads the same on future re-tests. Use visual &...
This paper by Lambrianides et al takes an interesting look at the role different training stimuli have on strength over time. The image above only touches on a few topics this paper covers so it would be worth a read if this interests you. Two points it reinforces -...
