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How Physical Evaluation Impacts Performance

February 24, 2010

I was speaking in a classroom setting today to PGM students and we were focusing on the evaluation of the athlete or client. Being that all the students were golf professionals we discussed the how the physical evaluation can have an impact on the performance of the golf swing. The evaluation is important in any sport or activity. Before you know where you are going you must know where you are starting. Physical imperfections have a large impact on power, speed, strength, stability and mobility.

We always hear of a player that performs activities with such ease and grace and makes their sport seem effortless. The main reason is that the majority of these players are performing without physical hindrance. To be able to eccentrically and concentrically contract agonistic and antagonistic muscle groups effortlessly is a true sign of true athleticism. I like to refer to this as efficiency and effortless power. The body that is hindered in a unloaded state, initial evaluation will have difficulty obtaining true efficiency.

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PGA Tour Performance Golf Training

February 10, 2010

I started working with a new client today. his goal is to start playing professional golf. Now professional golf ranges from the PGA tour all the way down to tournaments where the total purse is $500. the point of this is not to talk about the tournament but how we started training.

I usually start the same with most of the athletes and teach the how to land first. Deceleration is the key to efficiency of training. The clients response was why are you teaching me to land when I already know how? A good question if he truly knew how to land. Most athletes and individuals are quad dominant and have a tendency to land knees forward with their weight on their toes. No different with this individual. The true deceleration is absorbing the land with your butt and hamstrings, feeling as if you are sitting on the heels. Most individuals will use the upper body to lean back thinking this is helping them to sit back. In reality it is causing the knees to push farther forward and decreasing the glute involvement.

Once an individual has gained the awareness of the body position it is time to initiate the jump. ensuring that they land in a similar position as takeoff.

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Long Term Athletic Development for Youth

January 21, 2010
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Is Strength Training OK For Females?

January 19, 2010

I am still wondering why there is always some controversy regarding females and strength training or resistance training. I have reviewed a number of articles and position statements regarding youth and females strength training. I have to preface this by saying I really do not like the term strength training, I prefer performance training and resistance training or [...]

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Mark McGwire on Steroids?! No!!!

January 15, 2010

I am stunned and shocked to hear that Mark McGwire took steroids during his baseball career.
All right that was sarcasm. Who do they think they are kidding? Do they, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens (and I will even throw Andy Pettite in here), actually think we believed them? Oh sure you were [...]

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NSCA Sport Specific Training Conference Recap

January 13, 2010

This past weekend I had the pleasure of presenting Long Term Athletic Development for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Sport Specific Training Conference. The conference is a great place for me to see old colleagues learn new ideas and to check out the latest equipment from vendors. I had the pleasure of seeing Pete Bommarito, Luke [...]

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Update from China 5

January 7, 2010

Well things are going well with the guys.  I have seen a lot of improvement in the short amount of time that we have been working out.  I forgot to mention that I am running these workouts without a translator.  It makes for some very interesting situations.  I am learning the hand signs that they [...]

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Update from China 4

January 5, 2010

I last left you with me training the junior and second team players at the end of last week.  Since that time, the first team players have been returning from break.  I initially started working with 3 first team players that were primarily working with me for 2 weeks before the rest of the squad [...]

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Holiday Nutrition Guide

December 22, 2009

As we approach the holiday season I thought it would be appropriate to review some basic nutritional fundamentals to stay on your game. Most people blame the holidays for gaining a few pounds when in fact it is a lack of planning and consistency which causes the increase in body weight.

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Is the Core the Key to the Kinetic Chain?

December 18, 2009

There has been a lot written about the kinetic chain over the past few years. I have seen many different definitions that try to explain the kinetic chain. All this has done for me is increase confusion.
A simplified explanation of the kinetic chain is that the body is connected from head to toe. The body moves [...]

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