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Biomechanics!
Welcome to the Biomechanics Homepage! Everything you need to know about biomechanics for sport including sports technique, joint angles, and injury prevention!
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Your Quadriceps and Calves are Hip Extensors
Is it possible?
Aaron Brooks
I am going to go outside the box here a bit and suggest the textbook definition of what muscles qualify as hip extensors falls a little short. If you ask me your quads and calves should be added to the list, because I've repeatedly witnessed that addressing these two muscles will not only increase hip extension, but overall hip mobility as well. As you already know, the generally recognized hip extensors are glute maximus, the three hamstrings and to lesser degrees the adductor magnus and glute medius. Because you know those muscles are hip extensors you may be prone to specifically address them in attempts to increase hip extension. However, I feel that the muscles that are considered antagonists to the hamstrings, glutes, etc, can actually be synergists to their actions. As you will see later in the article, the antagonist and synergist relationship will dictate how and why I sequence the exercises in a particular manner--the end result being not only increased hip extension but also overall hip mobility as a bonus. . . . keep reading
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A New Angle on Cable Exercises
Nick Tumminello
If you are anything like me, you're always interested in finding new and more importantly better ways of doing things. Well, that's precisely what this article will deliver;
This article is going to do two things;
1. Simplify very complex physics and mathematics.
2. Transfer the above technical information into practical application that is guaranteed to instantly improve many cable based exercises such as the triceps extension and face pull.
So if you are currently performing cable exercises in your program than read carefully as what you learn from this article will drastically improve your training.
. . . keep reading
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10 Things I Wish I Had Done as an Athlete!
Jeremy Frisch
Article and Audio Interview
This past fall I finally hung 'em up. I had been playing football from the 4th grade Pop Warner days, throughout high school, college and even a small stint in the semi-pro leagues, but it was time to let it go. Work was getting hectic and my athletes were consuming much of my day, leaving me little time to focus on my own athletic endeavors. On top of all this, my wife had just given birth to a baby boy and, as all you parents out there know, life was crazy enough without adding a few games or practices to the mix. Not to mention my body was finally feeling the rigors of 25 years on the gridiron. . . . keep reading
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New Training Techniques
Jeffrey M. McBride, PhD
Some great research brought to our attention by Bob Alejo. New Training Techniques Jeffrey M. McBride, PhD Associate Profe . . . keep reading
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Reducing the Risk of Knee Injuries in Soccer
Anthony Lomando - Athletes' Performance
Can we really prevent injuries? The answer to that question is most obviously no. I have been guilty of uttering the words, "this exercise or that program is great for injury prevention." As strength coaches, we know these words all to well. This article is here to focus on the following words we can all feel comfortable saying to our athletes, "These simple yet effective exercises performed in 10 minutes at the beginning of any practice, can help to significantly reduce the risk of non-contact knee injuries!" . . . keep reading
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Movement Preparation
Andy Twellman
If we're looking for any edge we can find, what we choose to do to physically prepare immediately before competition and training is pretty important. . . . keep reading
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Defending the Sagittal Plane
By: Keats Snideman CSCS, LMT, NMT
Look at any current popular fitness magazine or journal and you're bound to find an article raving about the benefits of functional or "mutli-dimensional" training. To make sure we're all on the same page, let's have a quick review over what these specific planes are and how they are defined. . . . keep reading
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Strong and Injury Free?
Michael Boyle
Insanity is often defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. In the field of strength development, this concept applies directly to exercise selection. . . . keep reading
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