Movement U is coming to Canada! What will YOU be doing on March 13th and 14th?
If you are a strength coach or manual therapist, I can say with 99.9% certainty that you have at one point or another recommended a Standing Wall Stretch to a client or patient. You may have done so for various reasons, including improved triceps surae length, but have you recommended this stretch with external assistance?
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With Christmas rapidly approaching and shopping days swiftly diminishing, many of you may be looking for last minute gifts to reward yourself with (no need to be ashamed, we all do it!). Therefore, over the next couple of days, I will be profiling several items that may contribute (either directly or indirectly) to sports health [...]
The following is a summary of a recent article in The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy answering the question “Does manual lymphatic drainage actually do what its meant to do?” Systematic Review of Efficacy for Manual Lymphatic Drainage Techniques in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Practice Approach (Vairo et al: 2009) Dating back [...]
Last week I wrote about the rise and “potential” fall of Kinesiology-type taping. Please click here if you have yet to read “Kinesiology-type Taping: A Psychological Intervention in Sport?” Well as it turns out, this “old” taping method MAY in fact be psychological after all! But before I proceed any further, I must point out [...]
This is a tough one to answer and likely will be a subject of debate for years to come. Over the past couple years and more recently, the last few months, there has been an exponential rise in the use of Kinesiology-type taping in the sports arena. Perhaps in large part due to the exposure [...]
It goes without saying that the “commonly” held belief about stretching entering 2010 is that an athlete should not perform static stretches immediately prior to competition. If you have yet to read Stretching the Truth, I suggest you do so prior to reading this particular post. As you can see, we have a long way [...]
On Friday, I finally received my DVD copy of Assess and Correct in the mail. I had already read the manual and accompanying material a week and a half prior but patiently waited for the DVD before I formed an objective opinion. Upon initial glance of the written material, its contents did not seem novel [...]
Part 1: Personality Part 2: Motivation Part 3: ANXIETY AND AROUSAL Athletes with a high tendency to perceive competitive situations as threatening, likely experience greater levels of “moment dependent” anxiety during game situations. This type and level of anxiety may lead to a predisposition to detrimental performances and therefore may not be evident in elite [...]
Part 1: Personality Part 2: Motivation Motivational constructs must also be considered as one of the distinguishing psychological characteristics of elite athletes. Looking at motivation, it is evident that motivation is best understood by the interaction of the individual and his/her situational influences. There are many theories that attempt to explain motivation, however, certain factors [...]
Although no exact definition of an “elite performer” exists, this next series of posts will attempt to determine the psychological characteristics that may lead to the classification of an athlete as being elite. This will be stepping out of my element somewhat, but its a topic that anyone working with athletes must be familiar with. [...]
The ability to perform well during a triathlon is dictated by one’s ability to perform optimally in each of its three disciplines: swimming, biking, and running. Previous research has demonstrated that running performance during a triathlon is affected by cycling intensity, cadence, bicycle frame geometry, power output consistency, and drafting. However, very little research, if [...]
This week’s edition of www.jeffcubos.com will be devoted to the Pursuit of Excellence. The first few posts will be dedicated to Tiger Woods, the epitome of sports performance. Here is an article from theage.com.au summarizing what makes Tiger Tiger. (click on the image) Enjoy!
*Going back into the archives for an oldie but a (relatively) goodie* High-Performance Sports Conditioning Bill Foran (editor) Champaign, IL Human Kinetics, 2001 367 pages High-Performance Sports Conditioning by Bill Foran (editor) was on of the first books aimed at providing a comprehensive insight into functional training. Recognizing that traditional sports conditioning provided limited contributions [...]
The use of compression garments have increased in popularity in recent years thanks in part to Allen Iverson of the NBA, hockey players suffering from adduction-related groin pain, and speedo-clad, energy bar eating, multisport athletes called triathletes. Along with this increase in compression wear have been the recent emergence of what the urban dictionary would [...]
