Posts Tagged ‘stretching’

Flexibility and Performance  By Nate Shaw, ATC, RSCC Flexibility involves more than sitting on the ground and pointing at your toes What is flexibility?  Flexibility is defined as the ability of a joint or joints to move through a full range of motion. If you are limited to bending over and pointing at your toes,...

YOUTH SPORTS Sumo Squat to Stand with Thoracic Mobilization Nate Shaw, ATC, RSCC and Scott Cline, PT, RSCC Arizona Diamondbacks Recently a 14U coach said “I know that my players need to stretch their hamstrings before they play, but early in the season the ground is often cold and/or wet. Is there an effective way...

Stability Ball Quad Stretch Eric McMahon, M.Ed., CSCS, RSCC, is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Frisco Roughriders, Texas Rangers. The quadriceps, aka, “quads” are the four large muscles on the front of your thighs that are responsible for extending the knee. As a group, they are one of the main power...