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Why is there hesitation with regard to the application of heavy weight room intensities for the post-rehabilitated athlete and during an athlete’s in-season training?

By Bret ContrerasCoaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Guest Blogs, Topic of the WeekOne Comment

Robert A. Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS Professional Physical Therapy Professional Athletic Performance Center New York, New York In my 30+ years of practice in the related professional fields of…

September 18, 2014

Who Are the Experts?

By Bret ContrerasSports Science Topics, Sports Science Topics & Research, Topic of the Week15 Comments

I sometimes find it amusing when I receive questions from my readers and I can tell that they assume that I’m an expert an all things musculoskeletal related. Now, due…

August 29, 2014

Should the Rehabilitation and Strength and Conditioning Professional Abandon “Traditional” Bi-lateral Leg Exercise for Single Leg Exercise Performance?

By Bret ContrerasCoaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Guest Blogs, Topic of the Week, Training Philosophy15 Comments

Today’s article is from Rob Panariello, a regular contributor to this blog. I always appreciate Rob’s insight, logic, and thought-process. I finally got to meet Rob in person at the…

August 2, 2014

The Overhead Shoulder Rotation Quandary

By Bret ContrerasCoaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Guest Blogs, Strength Training, Topic of the Week60 Comments

The Overhead Shoulder Rotation Quandary by Derrick Blanton One thing I noticed very early on in my training journey is that people move and lift stuff differently. Even the top…

July 24, 2014