SLD are perhaps the most overrated exercises that continue to annoy me as kinetics and kinematics are clear. Enough with the thoracolumbar fascia rehashing as that system is mainly structural. My first experience with the exercise was in the early 90s watching glide style shot athletes use it for their balance work. SLD is not a strength exercise as single leg contact decreases the balance point [...]

I just obtained a copy of Wrestling Physical Conditioning Encyclopedia by John Jesse. Paddy Mortimer was gracious enough to send it to me in exchange for an East German book that I have that is out is out of print. This book is awesome, full of great practical information. You are probably asking who is John Jesse? John Jesse was an expert on strength training, injury prevention and rehabilitation [...]

Air, water, dumbbells, smartbells,free weight, machines, altitude submersion – use whatever you choose –all is for naught if it is not based on sound training principlesgrounded in sports science and proven practice. It is not the trainingmethods or the exercise, it is the system. When and where does themethod fit? When is it appropriate to include? When is ita=inappropriate? How can t [...]

In order to build the complete athlete it takes time and a clear vision of the big picture. Once that is established then you can look at the pieces or components of the training. The analogy of a assembling a jig saw puzzle is a good analogy. When you take the puzzle out the box there are hundreds of pieces on the table in a completely random order. The reference is the picture of the completed p [...]

Robert Brown sent me the following email: “I do have a question regarding your thoughts on some on the Vertimax for training the female athletes ages 14 - 18 yrs old? Next, it appears most of your Olympic lifting is performed with dumbbells. Is there any particular reason for the method? Are you against Barbell exercises for those lifts?” I really try to stay away from evaluating produ [...]

Tracy Fober wrote the following “the rehab bias against overhead movements and reduction of movements to only targeted rotator cuff stuff and scapular work that never allows the arm to elevate above 90-120. This is in spite of the fact that they want people to have "full ROM" and that in the real world, athletes fully flex and abduct and do combos of this all the time. “ Trac [...]