Just like everyone else, we have our issues — but one thing we have had a lot of success with is keeping hamstring healthy. We have any very little, if any, hamstring issues with our court sports. In my opinion, the key to keeping hamstrings healthy is training the hamstrings and glutes working together as … Continue reading Keeping Hamstrings Healthy

The Bottoms Up Kettlebell Tall Kneel to Stand Talk about a mouthful for an exercise name. We've been using this movement on and off for shoulder health with Volleyball as a filler between sets of compound movements from time to time. Despite it looking extremely simple, its far from it - it's actually an extremely … Continue reading A Game Changer for Shoulder Health?

“Why don’t we Bench Press much anymore ❓” That was the question posed to me the other day by an athlete — which is a good question. It’s not that I hate the bench press, it’s just that I don’t love it either. With so many people/athletes spending so much time sitting and slouching over, … Continue reading Why We Don’t Bench Press as Often as we Used To

Goal #1 of the first block of the hockey off-season ➡️ Attempt to fix some of the postural issues that we typically see as a result of the demands of a long  hockey season. Our goal is simple: inhibit the overused/overworked muscles like the hip flexors, adductors and pec major/minor while also facilitating the underused … Continue reading Block 1 of the Hockey Off-Season

Happy Monday! Here are a few thoughts bouncing around in my head after a week of reading, podcasts, cruising social media and any other continuing ed. Enjoy! Corrective exercise has its place and can be extremely beneficial for many athletes and clients. However, corrective exercise isn’t going to prepare you for the demands of sport … Continue reading Monday Musings

Another week, another group of podcasts and articles to read and listen to that I have dived into. Like every other week, there was a ton of content out there both in written form and through podcasts. Enjoy! Podcasts Like always, there wasn't a lack of good podcasts to listen to this week, and it … Continue reading S&C Week in Review: 4/7

Most overhead Slam drills are great for both power development and anterior core work. However, you can add an increased anterior core and shoulder stability challenge by having to decelerate the med ball in the Partner Overhead Slam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2RZOuXcs_A

Last week I posted about how we don’t ever Bench Press volleyball players. In my opinion, the risk:reward just isn’t worth it. The thought process doesn’t just stop with pressing movements. Our heavier power work (think Olympic lifts etc) is also a little then a non-overhead athletes. We don’t Snatch with a barbell or dumbbells … Continue reading Power Development with Overhead Athletes

Sunday I did a Q&A on Instagram and got a lot of question regarding how I set up our weekly training in the off-season with teams. Two years ago I would have told you that we follow a pretty simple approach by changing up our emphasis each phase (high reps, eccentric, contrast work, etc) through … Continue reading Weekly Set Up with Volleyball

Here is another easy way to progress the standard Anti-Rotational Press. The addition of movement takes the core challenge to a new level and also challenges the stabilizers of the hip in an extremely functional manner. Give it a shot and let me know what you think 💪 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4Q2FVaK8E