• Exercise Science 101 – Part 1 – Stress

    This is the first of a three part series on the basics of exercise.  The fitness industry has done a phenomenal job of complicating things and confusing people but it is my mission to break down all the geeky science and fitness myths into “Layman’s Terms” so you can succeed with whatever your fitness goals…

  • The Stride Leg

    Here we go with a geeky blog post about throwing mechanics.  As you may or may not know I am in the midst of doing some research for my master’s degree where I am looking at the correlation of various lower body power tests and throwing velocity.  As a result I am reading a lot about what…

  • The Best Shoulder Exercises – video’s

    This final part of the Shoulder Series will look at videos which demonstrate the best exercises and drills that you can do in order to improve performance and decrease the chances of injury. I have broken shoulder care down into four main categories Rotator Cuff Strength Reflexive Rotator Cuff Conditioning Scapular Stability Thoracic Spine Mobility…

  • Arm Pre-Hab – more than just Rotator Cuff exercises

    Putting it all together – the Hollistic Approach I really need to get going with some research that is in my area of thesis but I know how important arm care is which is why I wanted to throw this series together, pardon the pun.  I will be doing more in the future however I…

  • Subscapularis

    Subscapularis This is the last of the rotator cuff muscles and it’s the largest and strongest. Where is it? This one is tough to get your hand on because of the fact that it is underneath the scapula (hence the name) and you can’t really get at it from the front because of the rib…