by Compete Performance | Mar 3, 2020 | Baseball, Hockey, Soccer
It’s the age old question. When is it safe to start strength training? Let’s start with the difference between strength training and weight lifting. In my opinion, weight lifting is just one aspect of strength training. Weight lifting can mean a wide variety of...
by Compete Performance | Feb 9, 2020 | Hockey
As the season begins to wind down and playoffs are around the corner, it’s time to take a look at your training and recovery program and see if you need to modify it. The season can be very demanding on athletes with practices, lessons, games, tournaments, travel and...
by Compete Performance | Feb 5, 2020 | ACL, Baseball, Cheerleading, Dance, Football, Hockey, Running, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball, Wrestling
A common question we come across in the fitness industry is “how long do I need to train/exercise to reach my goal/see improvements?” Whether the goal is returning to play from an injury, getting faster or more explosive in a sport, or losing weight, most...
by Compete Performance | Feb 5, 2020 | Baseball, Cheerleading, Football, Hockey, Running, Soccer, Volleyball
The Nordic Hamstring Curl The Nordic hamstring curl is an advanced hamstring exercise aimed at strengthening the hamstrings in their lengthened state. Most hamstring injuries occur while they are stretched in sprinting or explosive jumping activities. The goal of this...
by Compete Performance | Dec 18, 2019 | Baseball, Football, Hockey, Swimming, Volleyball
The prone shoulder Ys to Ws is a great corrective exercise that is especially beneficial for overhead athletes playing baseball, tennis, swimming, volleyball, softball, and lacrosse. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen the muscles of the posterior shoulder...
by Compete Performance | Dec 10, 2019 | ACL, Baseball, Cheerleading, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball
Injuries occur in sports. Some require rest, some rehab, sometimes treatment and modifications to activity are necessary in order to get the athlete back into competition. Every injury and every athlete is different so there is no black and white answer to how fast or...
