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 knee injuries also tend to create the most missed time from training and competition. Lastly, as long-term studies have suggested, there is a concerning trend […]
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 huge issue with Achilles tears in NCAA women’s gymnastics and this is a problem that has been going on for the last four to five […]
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 Stanford in a few years to compete. She approached me with a project she is doing for her English class and was interested in finding […]
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 the ankle and foot. When you look at the sport, it makes sense. It is full of high impact forces, high repetitions, young athletes going […]
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, strength and conditioning coaches, mental health providers, nutritionists, doctors, etc. where we provide lectures, share information, but also have group discussions. Lots of The Hero […]
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 strength training for gymnasts and his experiences as an Olympic level trampoline coach. After the Rio Olympics Steven took on coaching full time at the […]
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 3 of SHIFT’s Gymnastics Medical Courses! Redefine Health Education has helped get our 3 medical courses approved in 40 states, and the courses are already […]
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 with great strength conditioning coaches, as this is something that has officially become part of the gymnastic culture. More and more gyms that I talked […]
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 for the last 10+ years. I was very grateful and humbled to be asked by the National Association of Women’s Collegiate Judging to give a […]
Today’s podcast is a heavily requested topic I get asked about frequently. What is the best approach to flexibility? What have I learned? What have I changed? What do I do now when making flexibility programs? In this episode, I summarize five of the biggest mistakes that I used to make as a younger coach […]
