Hydration and Nutrition for Performance and Safety for Snow-Skiers
Are you a snow-skier who spends all day on the mountain and sometimes forgets to eat or drink enough? Have you ever felt brain fatigue at the end of the …
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Protect Your Knees While Hiking
Do you enjoy HIKING? Have you ever noticed if your knees do THIS??? (Watch video) It’s an incredibly common movement pattern that leads a lot of people toward pain, arthritis, …
Glute Strengthening with Monster Walks: Knees Straight or Bent?
The resisted side stepping exercise, also known as “monster walks,” with its many variations, is an excellent way to strengthen the hip and gluteal muscles. But which position is best, …
Meditation for Pain Management in Injury Recovery
As an athlete, perhaps one of the biggest hazards that you will face is the constant threat of injuries. That’s why our article ‘Best Off-Season Conditioning Strategy for Serious Athletes’ lists …
PSIA-AASI Podcast: Get Knee Smart with ACL Strong Tips
In an interview with George Thomas, from the Professional Ski Instructors Association and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), we discuss best strategies to physically prepare for snow-skiing and snowboarding, …
Pinching Pain in the Front of Your Hip?
Do you ever wonder what the pinching pain is in the front of your hip? It’s probably not a “pulled hip flexor”… One possibility that you might not have heard …
3 Mistakes To Watch Out For When Doing Squats for Injury Prevention
Squats are a common exercise to strengthen the legs, but there are some common mistakes to watch out for when doing squats for injury prevention as a field, court, or …
Did You See? ACL Strong in the Media
Reflecting back on 2018-2019, we are proud to show a glimpse into some of the opportunities and media exposure we have had with ACL Strong. From magazine publications, to interviews, …
How to Advance An Exercise As You Get Stronger
In this ACL Strong Tip, I demonstrate a nice exercise progression if you are working on strength, balance, or injury prevention. The strategy used here is simple. I begin with …
Podcast: Is Your Athlete At Risk For A Knee Injury?
What can we do to help our athletes succeed in their sport and in life, without getting injured along the way? What can we do to prevent injuries before they …
Coach’s Secret Weapon: 3 Reasons Why a Pre-Season Injury Prevention Program can be a Coach’s Secret Weapon
The “Secret Weapon” that successful proactive coaches are using to prepare their teams to blast into a dynamite, winning season is a pre-season injury prevention program. Here are 3 simple …
3 Fun Partner Exercises to Help Prevent Knee Injuries
If you’re an athlete or coach looking for exercises to help prevent knee injuries, or if you want to add something new and fresh to your warm-up or training session, …
Don’t Make This Mistake with “ACL Injury Prevention”
When it comes to ACL injuries, we have a BIG problem, and it isn’t going away. It’s actually getting worse every year. And with good intentions, most people make this …
Teams become ACL Strong Together
These teammates have seen too many athletes go out with a ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), so they are taking matters into their own hands to become “ACL Strong”. Coaches …
How to BE READY for Ski Season, whether you’re a First-Timer or a Pro!
Wondering what you can do to be ready for skiing or snowboarding? As the season gets underway, many of us are now thinking about what we can do to make …