SHIFT Blog and Articles

March 8, 2022

Back Pain in Gymnastics – A Complete Guide

Lower back pain is something so many gymnasts struggle with. Depending on the research study you read, between 71% – 96.6% of all the injuries reported are to the lower

March 1, 2022

Helping Parents & Coaches Navigate Competitive Gymnastics Together

Today on the podcast, I have some awesome information to help parents wrap their heads around competitive gymnastics. My good friend and crowd favorite Eva Shute Director of Gymnastics Operations

February 22, 2022

3 Key Gymnastics Topics Shoulder PreHab, Achilles Tears, and Strength Programs

Today in the podcast we are bringing you something very exciting, a little behind the scenes a peek at something we’ve been doing for the Shift community. I run an

March 5, 2022

Knee Injuries in Gymnastics – A Complete Guide

In gymnasts, the knee joint has the highest rate of “severe” injuries. Unfortunately, this refers to injuries tending to cause the most tissue damage and pain when they occur. Many

February 8, 2022

Achilles Tears in NCAA Gymnastics – A Must Have Conversation

Today on the podcast, we had a little bit of an emergency shuffling of the podcasts as I felt this one really needed to go out. Obviously, there is a

February 1, 2022

Is There an Overtraining Problem in Gymnastics Culture?

Today on the podcast, is an interview I was asked to do with Temple Landry, who was an Elite Gymnast from Twin City Twisters in Minnesota and is heading to

March 5, 2022

Ankle and Foot Injuries in Gymnastics – A Complete Guide

Ankle and foot injuries are one of the most common problems gymnasts face. Depending on the study you read, up to 50% of all lower-body injuries in gymnastics occur at

January 18, 2022

How To Build Gymnastics Performance Teams

This week’s podcast is a lecture that went out in my online membership group The Hero Lab, which is an online educational group for everyone in gymnastics; coaches, medical providers,

January 11, 2022

Essential Trampoline Drills and Progressions with Elite Coach Steve Gluckstein

Today on the podcast I am super stoked to have back on my good buddy Steve Gluckstein, who, in his previous very popular episode discussed the benefits of weightlifting and

January 10, 2022

Announcing Physical Therapy CEU Approval for SHIFT’s Medical Courses in 41 States!

I am SO excited to share that after tons of work, SHIFT has partnered with Redefine Health Education to get Physical Therapy CEU Unit Approval in 41 states for all

January 4, 2022

How To Boost Gymnastics Performance Using Gymnastics Strength Coaches with Dan Lonsdale

In today’s episode, I’m super pumped to have my buddy and expert strength and conditioning coach Dan Lonsdale back on to dive into exactly how coaches can go about working

December 21, 2021

The Need to Change Landing Deductions in NCAA Gymnastics for Less Knee and Ankle Injuries

Changing how gymnasts are taught to land, in an effort to reduce the risk of serious knee injuries like ACL or meniscus tears, is something that has been talked about