Why overlooking your tendons is killing potential gains in sports and the weight room
First off it is important to understand what tendons are.. Your tendons are rope like structures made up of dense connective tissue. They...
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ALLIANCE BLOG
Darcy Coss
- Jan 21
- 4 min
Unleash Your Full Potential: The 6 Must-Do Workout Movements for a Lifetime of Strength and Balance
If I was only allowed to do 6 things for the rest of my life, these are the ones I’d choose and here’s, why.
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- Jan 18
- 5 min
BE AN EXCEPTIONAL MOVER:
MOBILITY, STRENGTH IN LENGTH & "STRUCTURAL BALANCE EXPLAINED FOR THE ATHLETE For an Athlete, mobility is strength and strength is...
Sundeep Rakhra
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
How I became a stronger and more resilient athlete with these 3 subtle changes
I want to share my training journey and how I was able to rebuild my strong but worn down body, from being injured, and constantly aching...
Sundeep Rakhra
- Oct 23, 2022
- 2 min
Easy no-bake protein bars
An easy recipe for homemade no bake protein bars
Sundeep Rakhra
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Post-game cool down for soccer players
Try this cool down after a soccer game to allow your body to relax and recover well.
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
Think ADAPTION
THINK ADAPTION for movement ability and strength gains. Have you heard the “buzz” word ADAPTION from fitness professionals or strength...
Mathew Koenig
- Jun 5, 2022
- 4 min
Read, Write, Listen, Move - Beyond the Classroom
Reflection - Kaitlin Calla Physical health gets a lot of attention. Sore back - book a massage therapy appointment, blurry vision - its...
Mathew Koenig
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
Get up and Get Out
Literary Review - Kaitlin Calla Is Comfortable and Happy the same? How would you report your own mental health? Maybe you find comfort...
Mathew Koenig
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
Allies and Member Benefits
This post will be continually updated and will give an overview of all of the Allies we have partnered up with. It will also outline the...
Mathew Koenig
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
Stop Overbooking Young Athletes
In today's sports culture, young athletes are being placed into competitive competition, high-performance training and having the...
Mathew Koenig
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
Are your Tendons Healthy?
Due to COVID, activity levels in people has reduced over the past year. See literature review here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3333...
Mathew Koenig
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
Why I haven't Deadlifted In 2 Years
The Seated Goodmorning trains full range of motion. The hips and groin move through full range while performing this exercise.
Mathew Koenig
- Jul 4, 2020
- 1 min
Optimal Athletic Stance
The hip internally rotates during hip flexion and externally rotates during hip extension. This is to create torque!
Mathew Koenig
- Jun 16, 2020
- 4 min
What is ROM, and WHY is it important?
What is Range Of Motion (ROM)? "Range of motion" has two prevalent meanings when used in reference to exercising bodies. Both meanings...
Mathew Koenig
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
Why Knees over Toes
Stop listening to what your gym teacher, coach or trainer said to you in the past. The advice "don't let your knees go over your toes is by
Mathew Koenig
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
Eliminate Shin Splints
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome are often falsely treated at as an overuse injury that you simply need to rest, manage and live with.
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- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Functional Movement Assessments: Why they're important
Remember, you can’t put fitness on dysfunction. Unfortunately, this happens much too often in today’s fitness industry.
Mathew Koenig
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
3 Tips to Shrink the Motivational Mountain
Maybe if fitness wasn't seen as "pushing through the pain" or "grinding" people wouldn't find it so hard to keep up with their workouts.
Mathew Koenig
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
Get the most out of our training plans
If you are already doing other programs or activities simply treat the exercises or program like salt and pepper. Use it to sprinkle on top
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