Since releasing my newest Gymnastics E-Book (find it for free here), I’ve been super grateful to be asked on a lot of podcasts and interviews. Most recently, I joined my good friend Dr. Ryan Debell on his show, The Movement Fix Podcast. To be honest, this was one of the most fun podcasts I’ve done in […]
If you follow the world of gymnastics, you know that Valorie Kondos Field and Nick Ruddock are absolute icons in our sport. ‘Miss Val’, as she is more commonly known, is the head coach of UCLA Gymnastics and recently won the NCAA Championship in epic fashion, making that the 7th of her amazing career. Nick […]
Hey everyone! Last month I was very thankful for the opportunity to be interviewed on The Routine Podcast with their hosts, Dianna and Chelcie. Originally, this podcast was going to center around the high rate of Achilles tears in collegiate/elite gymnastics. However, just before the interview date I released my new gymnastics ebook “Changing Gymnastics Culture” (find […]
I’m going to flat out say it, that this is the question of the year for gymnastics. Every single person in the sport of gymnastics is grappling with this. Coaches, medical providers, gymnasts, parents, and outside spectators. In the last year as gymnastics has been thrown into the darkest point in it’s history. Multiple gymnasts […]
Just like many readers, I work with a lot of gymnasts both on our team and at Champion who struggle with limited overhead flexibility. It can be frustrating for the gymnast due to a lack of progress in skills, and I often see it as a factor that increases the risk of lower back pain, […]
During the months of June and July, most gyms are going pretty hard on new strength programs to build strength and power needed for new skills. I’m in the same boat, doing quite a bit of progressive strength work in the gym and also with all of my gymnastics clients at Champion doing their summer […]
One of the most crucial things to do following the competitive gymnastics season (after the appropriate rest/recovery takes place) is in-depth screening. This includes a lot of different components, but most importantly injury screening, movement screening, mental/emotional health screening, and gymnastics specific screening. I’ve talked about this concept before both in blogs as well as […]
Hip flexibility for better splits or leaps, overhead shoulder flexibility for better handstands, and behind the back flexibility for better pommel or bar swings are very common issues many gymnasts or coaches face. I’ve spent many years in gymnastics trying to troubleshoot these issues, and one of the most underused (yet most research supported) ways […]
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of welcoming my good buddy Nick Ruddock to come spend a few days in Boston with me. While in town, he hung out for a day at Champion PT to watch some of our gymnastics rehab programs. He also spent some time at our gym during practice, […]
Before I dive into the background and why I wrote this book, if you are just looking for the download form you can find it here. As I will explain, it is 100% free and I am only asking for email/name verification in an effort to maintain website security, and also grow a network of […]
