Targeted Exercises Avoid Excessive Knee Injuries in Girl Athletes The growing rate of ACL knee surgery reached 75 operations per 100,000 people in 2014, but teenage girls suffer more than three times as many injuries – 269 per 100,000 people, a 59 percent increase since 2002 (for boys, it’s 212, a 44 percent increase).[1] Researchers have... Continue Reading →
Simply Power Up
Don’t let the complex power/hang clean consume time and attention in the weight room One of the biggest mistakes in youth sports training rooms is the excessive use of power/hang cleans. The Olympic lifts deliver explosive energy when practiced correctly. However, beginners need conditioning and experience to work up to the power/hang clean, the necessary coaching... Continue Reading →