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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 [...]
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 [...]
Its been just over a month since I launched this site and I have to say that I am more than thankful for those of you who have taken the time to read the information I put out. While some of the information has been based on personal opinion, most of the information contained within this [...]
The use of “Trochanteric Bursitis” as a diagnosis for lateral hip pain is extremely common in orthopaedics and manual therapy. In fact, a simple google image search of the terms “hip” and “greater trochanter” led mostly to diagrams pertaining to such condition. However, given the numerous anatomical structures in the region of the lateral hip, [...]
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 [...]
The following post highlights some of the key points provided in the most recent position paper on Nutrition and Athletic Performance. It should be noted that this position paper was produced based on the the current state of the literature and that an Evidence Analysis Process (American Dietetic Association) was utilized to standardize this review. [...]
This is the 3rd of a three part series on Excellence through an examination of Tiger Woods. It is well known that the displacement of a golf shot is a direct function of the club head velocity (CHV) at the point of impact. Now, Linear CHV however, is a function of angular velocity of the club [...]
This is a continuation of my week of excellence devoted to Tiger. Enjoy!
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!
Injuries suck…but improper managment blows! Have you ever had an injury that required immobilization? Did you ever think that specific aspects of immobilization MAY actually do more harm than good? Well here’s a little story about “Mo”: The length of time one is immobilized and the position he/she is immobilized in are crucial factors related [...]
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 [...]
