19 Jul 2023
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The Need for Youth Sports Information

The Need for Youth Sports Information

July 19, 2023 | Comments Closed | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

As a parent of a child involved in youth sports, you want your child to be healthy, happy, and performing at an optimal level.  Nothing is worse than uncertainty as there is no game plan to approach it.  You have questions and they need to be answered.

Your child plays a sport and gets knee or leg pain.  What do you do?  You want your child to work on strength and conditioning.  Is it safe?  Where do you go?  How much is too much?  What do you look for when selecting a personal trainer/strength coach?  Should your child play one or two sports?  Which offers a lower risk of injury?  Your child has a question about hip tightness and you don’t know who to ask. Continue Reading →

02 Feb 2023
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Work to Avoid Shoulder Impingement!

Work to Avoid Shoulder Impingement!

February 2, 2023 | Comments Closed | , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

So, what is wrong with what the person is doing above?  She’s smiling and exercising…all good, right?  Uh, no!  I’ll cut to the chase.  That woman is looking at significant shoulder damage coming her way due to the movement she is performing.

Many people go the gym and try to isolate, or train, their shoulders.  There is plenty of debate about isolation movements vs. more regional training, but we’ll leave that for another day.  There are many machines the people use to work on their shoulders and there are plenty of exercises with dumbbells.

This discussion is about one particular exercise that rates high on my list of ‘Don’t Be a Meathead.’

Let’s first start with anatomy.  The supraspinatus muscle is one of the 4 rotator cuff muscles and its function is shoulder abduction in the SCAPULAR plane along with a bit of external rotation.  The problem with this muscle is that it travels under a bone that comes off the scapula, called the acromion. Continue Reading →