Banged and Bruised – Keeping Myself in the Game Not one of the first things that come to mind when thinking of individual time-trial style sports, but Skeleton isn’t the typical sport. In some instances, it can be faster to hit a wall than to try and avoid it....
Developing the Shock Method Part 1: Exercise Prescription for the Specific Characteristics of the SSC In a prior blog post, I discussed the entomology of what Pliometric, Miometric, Pliometric-miometric, and Plyometric exercises are. I also avoided getting into any...
Developing the Shock Method Part 2: Exercise Prescription for the Specific Characteristics of the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) I discussed Elastic Energy Recoil and its role in the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) from the prior post. Moreover, I illustrated how to...
AT, DO “So doc how can I get back to playing?” “Well Rick you can always just stop.” That exchange with a surgeon in 2002 forever shaped Rick’s professional journey. Following the end of his university rugby career, Rick sought to help...
Tis the season to….. PUSH SLEDS!!! As a Canadian Skeleton athlete, I have a slight bias for pushing sleds; however, that’s not the reason why I love the sled for training, Aerobic training can be polarizing for improving performance, recomposing bodies,...
