Training Considerations for Basketball Webinar!!!

"Training Considerations for Basketball"
Basketball players are different than other athletes and these differences need to be reflected within their physical training. Learn from Coach Patel what considerations need to be made for training basketball players as well as modes and progressions that can be implemented right away.

This webinar will be recorded so if you miss it the day of, you will be able to watch a recorded version.

Friday, July 10, 2pm EST

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Training Considerations for Basketball Webinar Link

Balance Training Tip of the Month July 2009

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Smart Cardio to Burn Fat by Dr. Perry Nickelston

What do you think of when I mention cardio? An hour-long jog? A long, steady session on the exercise bike? Sweatin' to the oldies? If it's any of those things, you're doing cardio, but you're not doing smart cardio. There are lots of things you can do to burn calories, but if you're reading this article, you know that you want the calories you burn to come from fat, not lean mass. Traditional long, slow distance cardio burns muscle and fat pretty indiscriminately. In fact, if you do enough, you may find that your body burns muscle preferentially to ease the demands of doing so much aerobic work. That's exactly the opposite of what you want.
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Upper Crossed Syndrome and Shoulder Pain by Dr. Perry Nickelston

One of the most common injuries to afflict athletes of any skill level is shoulder pain. From the "weekend warrior" to the professional athlete, to the average fitness buff getting into shape; no one is immune to injury.

Beyond obvious traumatic onset, very few clinicians understand the mechanism for acute shoulder injury and chronic pain. The majority of shoulder problems develop from microtraumatic events occurring due to poor joint biomechanics and muscular movement imbalances. It is important for the clinician to be aware that shoulder pain is usually a symptom of deeper problems that, unless corrected, may lead to total functional impairment.

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Warmup Essentials by Ryan Patrick

The cookie cutter approach to exercise doesn’t make sense to me, especially when people are stuck behind desks (sustained lumbar flexion, shortened hip flexors) all day or opt to train with movement impairments. Corrective strategies are necessary, and everyone needs to have a static and dynamic evaluation. It’s common to confuse being strong with being healthy.

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