An Ounce Of Prevention

9.17.2020

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Bouts of neck pain are prevalent throughout society: pillows, anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, soft collars, ice and heat, stretching, yoga, posture, physical therapy, chiropractors and doctors – the interventions are seemingly endless.

The hallmark of exercise is ‘preventative medicine’. Having head and neck strength training as an integral part of your lifting program will go a long way in keeping you from non-specific neck pain and its myriad of treatments.

The Pendulum 5-Way Head and Neck

11.24.2023

Manual Training Has Rules

In 1979 Manual Resistance was introduced at the National Strength and Conditioning Convention. Weight training’s ability to enhance athletic performance had become accepted and coaches were beginning to be hired by major sports programs. Facilities everywhere were extremely limited or...

11.16.2023

Powerful Hands

The hand is a complex anatomical system. This appendage is composed of twenty seven bones and fifteen joints. Having 30 degrees of rotational and translational freedom it’s able to grasp and apply force to objects of multivarious shapes and sizes....

11.9.2023

Getting Back To Normal

The health practitioner’s return-to-play protocol after a concussion, whiplash, nerve or muscle trauma must contain a measurable strength component to restore each muscle to normalcy, redressing this tendency to substitute by the injured athlete. The athlete, strength coach, and/or trainer...

9.17.2020

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