Hey man, keep your foot short! Fix your foot. Arch up!
Not the most common cues you hear in the gym.
My super good buddy and co-host of the fitness pain free podcast Rob Rowland asked me one time, hey Dan, how do you coach the short foot position. I was like, “Hey Rob good question, I don’t really know of an easy way.” Some expert I am huh? Continue reading
The human body is complex. Assessment, corrective exercise and injury prevention is also tricky. If we’re new to the game, how can we begin to figure out our deficits and address them? If we’re seasoned, is there some type of system we can use to analyze our athletes and clients? Continue reading
Posted in ankle, foot, Injury Prevention, Knee, Lower Back, Screening and Assessment, Shoulder, Uncategorized
Tagged joint by joint approach
Alright so we’ve all heard of the benefits of improving ankle mobility:
Posted in Achilles Tendon, ankle, Exercise Demonstration, foot, Stretching, Uncategorized, videos
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We recently released a podcast episode with Pat Byrnes going in depth about Achilles Tendinopathy and Rupture. If you missed it you can check it out HERE:
Here’s a list of the key points we discussed in the podcast. I also wanted to make a checklist of strategies for those of you out there looking to reduce your risk of Achilles problems. You could implement them directly into your own programming or into your client’s programming. Pat and I are currently working together to try and reduce the likelihood of injury at Crossfit Tribe and these are the methods we’re using.
I want people to understand that the health of our entire body, especially the Achilles Tendon is directly related to the way we train ourselves and our clients. Let’s do what we can to prevent these injuries before they side line us. Continue reading
Posted in Achilles Tendon, foot, Injury Prevention, Uncategorized
Pat Byrnes Gettin after it
Today we have a very special guest, Crossfit Tribe head trainer Pat Byrnes. Pat is a great crossfit athlete and coach. He’s also a wounded warrior. He suffered an achilles tendon rupture and lived to talk about it. Today we have him on board to discuss achilles pathology. We cover Achilles in nauseating detail with no stones unturned. Topics Included:
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Tagged achilles rupture, achilles tendinopathy, injury prevention, podcast, Rehabilitation
Join Dan Pope and Rob Rowland as they embark of the dangerous journey of shoe recommendations, barefoot running and Chuck Taylor’s.
Resources:
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Alright, so now we know why the hip and foot are important in the health of our knees, let’s get into the nitty gritty of how to address these problems.
Taking a look at the video below we can see that in some athletes, the knees really sink inward into a genu valgus position during athletic movements like jumping and landing. Continue reading
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When compared to other areas of the body, the knee joint is a fairly simple joint. It’s for the most part a hinge joint, like the hinges on your door. Understanding all of the movements that occur at the knee is not too difficult.
Unfortunately the knee is the most commonly injured joint in the legs, being the most common site of overuse injuries in runners. Continue reading
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