Blood Flow Restriction Training Table of Contents Why should we lift? Living an active life requires certain levels of strength. For example, when we walk we put 3.5 x bodyweight through our calf (soleus), whereas when we run this increases to 6.5-8x bodyweight1-2. We...
What Is The Right Running Shoe For Me?! Modern advances (and claims) have not done much for injury risk! Runners assign a huge level of importance to footwear with respect to injury risk. In my opinion, this is more based on effective marketing than it is based...
What we do if Ankle Sprains Are Slowing us Down! If you read our recent blog on ankle sprains (link here) you might be wondering what to do practically. This recently live video Andrew did talks about just this topic. He talks about the basic rehab and the more...
Do you have pinchy hip? Table of Contents Pinchy hip or groin pain is a relatively common issue. Running, squatting, getting down on the floor to play with your kids, can all trigger groin pain. Say you’re a recreational athlete – maybe a runner, Crossfitter,...
From Failed ACL Reconstruction to Podiums and Mountaintops! Do you know someone who has had an injury or surgery and has not fully recovered? Have they been unable to do what they could before, or do the things they want? Sadly, it is my experience that there...
Do Your Knees Hurt? Do your knees hurt? If they do, the odds are that you have anterior knee pain (AKP). AKP goes by many different names, including patellofemoral pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella, and runner’s knee. Recently a group of experts met and...