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

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

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

BY: TIM RUDD FOR IYCA One training program that should help prevent loss of ankle mobility and keep performance strong     Loss of ankle mobility can have a negative impact on the health and performance of young athletes. The sports they play are extremely stressful to the body, and... Read more

TRAINING TIME: TIM RUDD FOR IYCA    High school athletes who are in-season must budget their time extremely carefully. For most competitive athletes the time and energy commitment needed to succeed is very intense. Many athletes assume they will not have the time to train even for a single... Read more

POWERED BY TRUCKS: ANTHONY TRUCKS     It’s officially football season, and if you’re anything like me the world finally seems livable again. I was blessed enough to play football in college and the NFL, and then given the ability to give back to current athletes.     What I know... Read more

POWERED BY TRUCKS: ANTHONY TRUCKS     It’s officially football season, and if you’re anything like me the world finally seems livable again. I was blessed enough to play football in college and the NFL, and then given the ability to give back to current athletes.     What I know... Read more

CONCUSSIONS : Hunter Greene, M.D.    It’s hard to make the concussion statistics any scarier than they already are. Millions of traumatic brain injuries occur each year in sports and recreation-related activities. Many concussions are difficult to detect and many athletes underreport their injuries.    Concussions that are unrecognized... Read more

ARM/SHOULDER STRENGTH : Justin Dudley     The decelerating muscles of your arm, the brakes for your arm, need to be the primary focus for all baseball players. Strengthening these vital decelerating muscles will protect your arm from injury as well as increase your throwing velocity.    Yes, you heard... Read more

HEALTH WATCH: JAMIE FAISON     A key part of the sports medicine chain of care is the coaches who are working with the athletes every day.     Coaches are working with the athletes for hours every day and are vitally important to help identify athletes who are limited in... Read more

TRISTEPS: LIZ ELLIOTT     The Off Season is important for any triathlete. A time to rest your body, and mind, to rejuvenate your love of movement and sport.      During the triathlon season that is February through September, you need to focus on all aspects of triathlon “”... Read more