Plyometrics, muscle activation, and ACL injuries
Female athletes are more at risk of ACL injuries than male athletes. Some of that is thought to be a combination of factors; weak hamstrings, poor movement techniques, and bad landing mechanics. ...
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Developing Eccentric Strength for Sprints and Jumps
Eccentric strength is an important tool for sprinting and jumping. In both instances, it helps to minimize knee flexion as the leg contacts the ground (during sprinting) or when a leg is...
Hip Extension and Female ACL Injuries
Depending upon who you read, female athletes may be as much as 11-18 times more likely to suffer a non-contact ACL injury than males. There are a multitude of theories about this....
Hamstring strength, landing mechanics, and ACL injuries
Female athletes are significantly more at risk for ACL injuries than male athletes. Depending upon the study you read it could be as much as 11-18 times more likely. There are a...
Muscle Physiology and Time
We had a great workshop today at Texas Woman’s University on muscle physiology, age and training, and a hand’s on session focused on lower body exercises. Muscle Physiology: Muscle physiology is...