ANKLE SPRAINS: SEAN DOUGHERTY     Ankle sprains commonly occur when participating in sports while wearing inappropriate shoes, or running on uneven surfaces. They are one of the most common injuries an athlete must recover from.    Ankle sprains are not the same as strains, which affect muscles rather than... Read more

GET MENTALL: ERIKA CARLSON     Curious what the most common reason is that athletes seek mental training services?     Pre-game nerves.     That’s right, the same thing you have felt so many times. The jittery feeling in your body (part excitement, part fear), tense muscles, excessive thinking about “what if…”... Read more

TRAINING TIME: TIM RUDD       Here is one very simple thing trainers can have athletes implement to instantly increase the player’s athleticism.    Get the athletes butt in gear!    What do I mean? Simple. Get their glutes (butt) contributing more in all activities. One simple thing they... Read more

HEALTH WATCH: DANIEL KAMENETZKY     The analysis of the interaction between the foot and the ground during running is critical in understanding many of the injuries associated with this activity and its efficiency during competition.    How does the first contact occur during landing? What is the total area... Read more

SCAPULA STRENGTHENING: JUSTIN DUDLEY     It is common to hear coaches, athletes, therapists and trainers refer to “scapula strengthening.” What does this really mean and why is it important? In order to understand the importance of scapula function, we need to quickly review the basic anatomy of the scapula and... Read more

POWERED BY TRUCKS: ANTHONY TRUCKS     Around this time of the year I start getting tons of questions about fat loss from clients. Want to know what my answer is? Eat better and LIFT MORE. Now I know that’s not what most people would expect to hear, and I... Read more

EVERY DAY HEALTH: KENT MERCER     Jayne Appel, center for the San Antonio Silver Stars and graduate of Carondelet-Concord and Stanford, is the best passing post in the WNBA, and she dishes out great advice to high school athletes who would follow in her All-Star footsteps. For instance, staying... Read more

GET MENTAL: ERIKA CARLSON     If you are one of the hundreds of athletes who’s been in my office looking to improve your performance, than you’ve heard me say this, “The skill that transforms good athletes to great athletes is imagery.” Scientific studies provide us with evidence that athletes... Read more

HEALTH WATCH: MIKEL JACKSON     A couple weeks ago, a coach friend of mine told me about a sport injury he had that wasn’t going away. He had been scrimmaging with his basketball team when he had felt a sharp pain behind his calf and had to sit down.... Read more

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

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

   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