The RockTape Blog
Self Care Gameplan
Self Care Gameplan As healthcare professionals who use manual therapy, we generally are good with prescribing homecare to our clients and helping them with what they need to do to get better, improve and achieve their treatment goals. However,...
Waking the Psoas
Waking the Psoas Whether you’re an athlete or live an active lifestyle, at some point you may find yourself dealing with some...
RockTape for Work & Play
Waking the Psoas Whether you’re an athlete or live an active lifestyle, at some point you may find yourself dealing with some nagging low back pain that just will not leave. It may come and go, it might only be present during a specific movement or...
Learnings from Pro-Pickleball player, Kim Brent
What it takes to be ready on game day, Learnings from Pro-Pickleball player, Kim Brent Training to compete as an amateur athlete (at any level below pro) is an often challenging balancing act between our regular working or education schedule, family and...
Training Variety – Over-reliance of Classical Training
Training Variety - Over-reliance of Classical Training Depending on your background, the term “training” has a specific form in your mind. For weightlifters, it's the snatch, clean and jerk, and squat; for the powerlifter, it’s squat, bench, and deadlift. It can be...
Post-competition Debriefs – Learning and Making Progress
Post-competition Debriefs - Learning and Making Progress Coaches and athletes pour a lot of time into the build-up to competition; however, there is just as much to do after, and I believe having a routine to breakdown the discussion after. I believe that...
Tourney Day? The first W you need is the Warmup:
Tourney Day? The first W you need is the Warmup: Looking back on my sports history, two of the most significant gaps pre-Achilles rupture were: 1. Warming up before beginning to play/compete 2. Cooling down after the game/event had wrapped During my recovery, these...
For Size and Fat Loss_ Levergaing GBC Training
For Size and Fat Loss_ Levergaing GBC Training With the recent resurgence of some of the late Charles Poliquin's work, I thought I would pay homage to one of my first exposures to one of his popularizations: German Body Composition (GBC). This will not be a historical...