Hamstring injuries during sprinting are thought to be caused by the hamstrings being pulled too much during the lengthening phase either when the lower leg is uncoupling from the upper leg or...
We currently think we know a great deal about hamstring injuries. This drives how we design strength and conditioning programs to prevent them. For example, I recently had a conversation with a...
Schache et al, published in the April issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, conducted a study investigating how each of the three hamstring muscles experience sprinting. The authors studied...
Basketball is an extremely popular sport with males and females. As has been documented extensively, female athletes are more prone to ACL tears (particularly in basketball) than male athletes. The literature theorizes...
The squat exercise is widely used in bodybuilding, weightlifting, athletics, powerlifting, strongman, and recreational training. It has an effect on the lower body, trunk/core, and total body strength unmatched by almost any...