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I was a collegiate gymnast and have been coaching gymnastics for 15 years. I work as a Sports Physical Therapist, Strength and Conditioning coach, and optional gymnastics coach in Boston MA. I’m also really fortunate that I get to travel the world and teach about performance and sports medicine concepts.
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It's widely known that lower back pain is a huge problem in both male and female gymnastics. Despite more education coming out and progress being made, I unfortunately still treat a ton of gymnasts weekly at Champion for lower back pain.…
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The info and video in this post came about because I'm in the process of putting together a really cool 4 part article series about shoulder pain in gymnasts. I think it would be helpful for all coaches/gymnasts to approach training with their…
https://shiftmovementscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5-Overhead-Shoulder-Stretch-.jpg40006000DaveDave2014-06-12 20:46:292018-11-10 17:00:38Video Quick Tip #2: A Gymnast’s “Shoulder Flexibility” Has Much More To It Than Just The Shoulder
About a month ago, I posted the link to Part 1 of this podcast with Dr. Eldridge. We talked about some really interesting concepts about gymnastics injury, training, issues related to strength and conditioning, and my using integrated gymnastics…
https://shiftmovementscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_1016-1.png7171200DaveDave2014-06-05 20:43:042018-11-10 17:00:58Gymnast Care Podcast With Dr. Josh Eldridge Part 2.
I did them growing up..arch ups, uppers, lowers, back extensions hanging over blocks, you name it. As a coach, I also had a lot of my girls do it just going on what I learned. Stuart McGill's work has been out for some time now, and based off…
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Hey everyone,
Last month I got asked by my good buddy Dr. Dan Pope if I would help him out to work on a muscle up article for his website Fitness Pain Free. The article highlights some good mobility, stability, and progression work people…
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Something really interesting happened to me the other night at the gym during practice, and I wanted to share the story. One of my level 8's told me that she has "really tight hamstrings" and that for some reason no matter how much she stretches…
https://shiftmovementscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/45-Hamstring-Mobility-Hyper-extended.jpg40006000DaveDave2014-03-11 21:36:482018-11-09 10:13:59How A Gymnasts “Tight Hamstrings” May Really be A Core Control Problem