The Exact Hip Flexibility Exercises I Use To Improve Splits and Pike Shapes in Gymnasts
Recently I put together a blog post that outlined exactly what shoulder flexibility exercises and circuits I give to gymnasts who struggle with handstands or pommel horse swings (find it here if interested).
A ton of people said they really…
5 Fantastic Medical Resources for Gymnastics Sports Medicine Providers
Today is just a quick post for the Gymnastics medical providers out there. I get asked a lot about where I find research, books, or scientific studies for rehabilitation. To be honest, I just do recurring PubMed searches and also try to keep…
11 Crucial Ways to Combat Impact Knee and Ankle Injuries in Gymnastics
Impact knee and ankle injuries, unfortunately, are something that plague many gymnasts. This is mainly because young athletes are exposed to massive impact forces that may reach 8.8x - 14.9 times body weight, 1000's of times per month, and…
Gymnasts Who Lift Weights and Have Off Seasons – How to Build “New School” Gymnastics Strength Programs
I'm incredibly excited to get this blog post and free lecture out to the gymnastics world. While I fully understand the need to use traditional gymnastics specific physical preparation programs, I firmly believe that a more hybrid approach…
Free Access To All Of My Gymnastics Book Chapters Now Available
6 Months ago I released a pretty big e-book called "Changing Gymnastics Culture: Lessons, Reflections, and Visions for the Future". It was 450 pages and 16 chapters, and in an effort to help the gymnastics world that is/was in quite a rough…
Help Gymnasts Hit More Routines in Meets with These Essential Workload and Recovery Tips
It's around this time of the year that many people in gymnastics worldwide are gearing up for their first competitions. It usually brings with it lots of anxiety, an increase in training intensity, and unfortunately many times an increase in…
The Future of Men’s Gymnastics with Jake Dalton and Dave Durante
I originally had another blog post scheduled for today, but after an impromptu podcast last week at Power Monkey Camp, I couldn't hold out on posting this. I was very fortunate to sit down with two good friends of mine, Jake Dalton and Dave…
Huge News! Harvard Gymnastics Sports Medicine Conference Announced
I’m extremely grateful, humbled, and excited to announce that I have been asked to co-teach a brand new Gymnastics Sports Medicine Couse at Harvard this upcoming Spring as part of the 2019 Sports Medicine Conference. I’m teaming up with…
3 Must Have Coaching Habits for High Performance
I've been really fortunate to meet a lot of awesome coaches in the last five years of traveling and speaking. These include gymnastics coaches, strength coaches, sports psychology coaches, and more.
Jason Leydon is someone who I have learned…
Download My Free 10 Minute Hip and Shoulder Flexibility Circuits
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Every gymnastics coach or medical provider wants to have flexibility drills that do 3 things
Get results (that actually stick around)
Are safe
Improve skills
The problem is, we only have so…