By: Abe Hurtado, CSCS, USSF D, FRCms, Fit Trainer
We know the off-season is important, but as the parent of a youth athlete, it can be difficult to know where to start. How can a youth athlete improve their game AND recover properly from their previous season? Use this guide as a resource to help […]
By: Landon Davis, CSCS, FRCms
Anyone can weightlift. But where do you start? And why would you? Weightlifting has a multitude of benefits, ranging from:
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No one wants to be in pain. And certainly no one wants to be in pain for a long time. Chronic pain has many causes and many paths to finding relief. Mindfulness is one tool you can utilize to help you find relief.
Generally, pain […]
By: Brian Schulte, CSCS, FAFS, and Austin Kitteringham, CSCS, FAFS
How do you track your progress? Is it adding weight to your lifts? Is it cutting time off of your run? Or is it by moving better and feeling better in your day-to-day life?
Progress and tracking your progress are unique […]
Not being able to compete in sport or participate in your favorite activity due to pain is frustrating. Finding a solution to try to move better, feel better, and perform better is vital. Ultrasound dry needling is one tool that Spooner therapists use to help you return to activity.
By: Clayton Hunter, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Finding relief for pain can seem like an unrelenting task. You may have tried a new mattress, a new pillow, a new desk, a new chair, and so on. You may have even found some relief with these things- which is great! Dry […]
I believe we as movement professionals (therapists, personal trainers, coaches, etc.), are drawn to witnessing transformation. Perhaps that’s an athlete we have worked with from their youth into adulthood or coaching someone through new habits to achieve goals towards their body composition, or someone going from being in a state […]
By: Ryne Foster, PT, DPT, OCS, FAFS
A weekend warrior is a term used to describe individuals who engage in intense physical activity or sports on the weekends but have few or no workouts during the week. This type of activity pattern can increase the risk of injury due to the sudden increase in physical […]
Food is fuel. It is absolutely essential to your survival and for your functional and athletic performance.
The nutrients you ingest should be aligned with the goals you have. There isn’t a universal plan or diet that works for every single person. I don’t like to label certain foods as good or […]
There are many myths that surround lifting that for too long have deterred female athletes either from resistance training altogether or from exercising in this way consistently. That is why it is important to understand the benefits of resistance training for females and what the research tells us.
Let’s start with some […]
