Use caution in rotator cuff strengthening
Uncategorized February 13, 2012 0
ROTATOR CUFFS: JUSTIN DUDLEY Rotator cuff (RTC) strengthening is something common in many overhead athlete training programs, but many athletes and coaches may actually be doing more harm that good. The RTC is comprised of four muscles responsible for keeping the ball, or humeral head, centered in... Read more
Train the core for stability, not good beach physique
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
POWERED BY TRUCKS: ANTHONY TRUCKS Most people don’t understand the purpose of core training. Most think the purpose is to attract the opposite gender, when in reality it’s to keep the body capable of transferring force throughout the entire kinetic chain (from feet to head and/... Read more
CYCLE SMART!
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
TRISTEPS: LIZ ELLIOTT It’s a great time to get out and ride – Here’s how to be safe The weather will stay nice enough through October to get out and ride, and you should get out there!! As the summer rounds off and fall begins, kids and... Read more
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Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
A torn ACL is one of the most serious injuries a football player can suffer. Besides having to possibly sit out the season, play- ers may face loss of scholarship funding and long-term problems from the painful joint condition osteoarthritis. Most ACL injuries do not occur from... Read more
After the tear
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
BY: DR. NIRAV K. PANDYA With high school sports season rounding into full swing, there will naturally be an increase in the number of ACL injuries in our clinic. One of the questions patients frequently ask is which type of ACL graft should be used... Read more
Elite Prospect Games
Basketball February 13, 2012 0
By CLAY KALLAM | Contributor If there were any doubts about Asha Thomas’s ability to shoot threes, they were laid to rest at the Elite Prospect Games at Contra Costa College Aug. 25. Thomas, who will be a junior at Bishop O’Dowd this fall, hit six... Read more
Mark Tennis’ State of Play: NorCal’s NFL QB’s had modest beginnings
CalHiSports Sitewide StatsCalHiSports.com February 13, 2012 0
Has there ever been a time in NFL history when three former Northern California quarterbacks all began the season with a legitimate chance to be MVP of the league? It doesn’t look like it to me. Barring injury, the three, of course, are Tom Brady of the... Read more
HEALTH WATCH: Growing Concern
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
BY: DR. NIRAV K. PANDYA Treatment of ACL injuries in young athletes often needs to allow for the child’s potential for more growth With the rapid increase in single-sport specialization among children, orthopedic providers have seen a tremendous rise in the number of adult-type injuries in our young... Read more
ROTATOR CUFFS: Shoulder pain? Don’t ignore it
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
BY: HUNTER GREENE, M.D. The rotator cuff is composed of four relatively small muscles in the shoulder that keep the ball of the shoulder joint in place. The job may sound simple, but the tremendous force of throwing and overhead sports puts great strain on those muscles. If... Read more
TRISTEPS: Develop & use benchmark sets
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
BY: LIZ ELLIOTT The first and most simple reason for benchmark sets is to give you a starting point of where you are with fitness, strength and speed in each, and give you a measure on which you will see improvement. A good training program, coach, team or... Read more
POWERED BY TRUCKS: Lifting programs won’t produce immediate results
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
BY: ANTHONY TRUCKS In this modern day and age our society has attained an annoying trait; everyone wants immediate gratification. As I find myself starting a new 16-week lifting program, one thing stands out to me above all, I can’t WAIT to start seeing results. Now we... Read more
GET MENTAL: Managing Mistakes
Health & FitnessLEVELUP INSIDERS February 13, 2012 0
Volleyball is one of my favorite sports to watch live. It’s powerful, fast and requires laser-sharp focus. One of the most significant mental challenges of the game is managing mistakes – letting go of mistakes quickly. Mistakes are an incredibly important part of the learning process and they are... Read more