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Chapter 12 Gymnastics Culture Ebook, Gymnastics Flexibility/Mobility, Gymnastics Injuries, Gymnastics Screening, shoulder

Fixing Bridges and Preventing Back Pain – 5 Common Issues and How To Address Them

A good bridge is a fundamental part of gymnastics. Unfortunately, it is also a movement that gives coaches, healthcare providers, and athletes a lot of problems. Back pain with bridges and other hyper extension skills is a huge issue within…

Gymnastics Pre-Hab Guide, Gymnastics PreHab, Gymnastics Strength, Hip, Lower Back, shoulder

Video Quick Tip! Side Plank 1 Arm Rows

Today I wanted to quickly share one of my new favorite exercises I got from the strength coaches at Champion PT and Performance. As I've talked about before, it's really important that we are training all aspects of the core equally. As a whole,…

Chapter 12 Gymnastics Culture Ebook, Elbow, Gymnastics Injuries, Gymnastics Medical, Gymnastics PreHab, shoulder, Wrist/Hand

High Level Gymnast With Shoulder Pain During Releases and Chronic Wrist Pain: From Clinic To Practice #5

It's been a while since I did another case study "From Clinic To Practice" type post. I wanted to get back to them, as readers send me a lot of positive feedback when I write them. During the middle of the season, I had a level 10 gymnast…

Chapter 8 Gymnastics Culture Ebook, Elbow, Gymnastics PreHab, Gymnastics Strength, shoulder, Wrist/Hand

Video Quick Tip: 1/2 Turkish Get Up to Overhead Walk

This post is in conjunction with a short video tip I put out earlier this month on overhead shoulder stabilization drills. I have been seeing a lot of young gymnasts with overuse elbow injuries, especially those that are going through rapid…

Crossfit, Fitness Gymnastics, Fitness Injuries, Fitness PreHab, Fitness Technique, Monkey Method Movement Essentials, shoulder

3 Tips To Reduce Shoulder Pain in Muscle Ups

By far the biggest problem that I work with CrossFit athletes for is shoulder pain. There are a variety of factors that go into what movement is causing the pain, but a common skills people say started their shoulder pain is muscle ups. Here…

Gymnastics Coaching MAG, Gymnastics Flexibility/Mobility, Gymnastics Injuries, Gymnastics Pre-Hab Guide, shoulder

5 Tips To Reduce Shoulder Injuries In Men’s Gymnastics

Although I work with a lot of female gymnasts, I also work with a handful of male gymnast and many have shoulder problems. Unfortunately, I know from personal experience and through college teammates that shoulder injuries run wild in men's…

Chapter 12 Gymnastics Culture Ebook, Gymnastics Injuries, Gymnastics Medical, Gymnastics Strength, shoulder

New Overhead Weight Bearing Shoulder Stabilization Exercise

Here is a stabilization drill I have started to use a lot to help weight bearing overhead athletes train dynamic stability. Many times the forces of handstands, impact, or other axial loads are very high and as a result injuries come up,…

Chapter 8 Gymnastics Culture Ebook, Elbow, Gymnastics Flexibility/Mobility, Gymnastics Strength, Gymnastics Technique, shoulder, Wrist/Hand

Video Quick Tip! Full Tuck Handstand Drill For Overhead Strength

Here is a drill that I learned a lot time ago, but have recently been using a lot more putting my own spin on it. I think it's great to work weight bearing, end range shoulder control without allowing rib flare cheating. Many gymnasts will…

Chapter 12 Gymnastics Culture Ebook, Gymnastics Flexibility/Mobility, Gymnastics Medical, Gymnastics Screening, shoulder

Screening Overhead Mobility Update For Coaches and Clinicians

When working with a client, it's important to assess overhead mobility in positions relevant to their sport or activities. After reading some newer research, learning some techniques from Mike Reinold, and playing around with applications in…

10 Minute Gymnastics Flexibility Circuits, Gymnastics Flexibility/Mobility, Gymnastics Injuries, Gymnastics PreHab, shoulder

Gymnastics, Please Stop Doing These Stretches (Part 2)

In the first part of this article, I went over why pushing hip hyperextension and back leg split flexibility stretching makes me really concerned. In this article, I want to go over two types of commonly used passive shoulder stretches I fear…