Most athletes have heard of the ‘rotator-cuff,’ the infamous part of everyones shoulder, most commonly blamed when things go awry. While the anatomy of the shoulder is quite complex, the rotator cuff is often a good place to start to both prevent injury as well as rehab ongoing shoulder problems. The Rotator cuff is important …
Tendon Pain Treatment: 10 Things to Avoid If you have ever struggled with tendon pain, you know how frustrating and difficult recovery can be. As a result, tendon problems often limit your ability to train like you want to. Tendon Problems commonly fall within 2 categories, tendinitis and tendinosis. To start, tendinitis refers to an inflamed …
Best Conditioning Training for Grappling If you have done any BJJ, wrestling, or other grappling sports, you know how important conditioning is. Whether you have just started, or have multiple years under your belt, conditioning will always play a part in your training. Improving conditioning isn’t an easy task, as it involves improving and sustaining …
Taping Techniques for Anterior Knee Pain Most BJJ and grapplers will experience knee pain at some point in their career. Although there are many causes of knee pain, one of the most common conditions includes patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). This is a just a fancy word to describe pain where the knee cap (patella) meets …
Blood Flow Restriction Training Explained… What Does The Research Say? Blood Flow Restriction Training is the next big thing in sports performance and rehab realm. Actually, it is already here. Put simply, blood flow restriction, or BFR for short, is the use of cuffs to temporarily restrict blood flow while exercising. While this may seem …
CBD Oil, What Are the Benefits? CBD oil companies seem to be popping up every other day. Lately, CBD oil brand are at every BJJ competition and/or event, promising a long list of health effects. In particular, the health effects most BJJ athletes are in a constant struggle to manage…Pain, Inflammation, and Injury. Given the …
BJJ Elbow Injuries are of the most common to occur. Among many others, which you can read about here: MOST COMMON BJJ INJURIES Often, these injuries are a result from hyper-extension of the elbow joint, when caught in an armbar. Understanding what structures in the elbow were likely injured is important. Consequently, this knowledge can …
Common BJJ Injuries occur, due to, both training and competing. This post highlights recent grappling-based research. Which, looked at common BJJ injuries sustained during TRAINING and COMPETITION. As a result, we better understand WHAT injuries commonly occur and WHEN. Most Common BJJ Injuries Sustained During TRAINING: First, a research team gathered info from …
Improve Hip Mobility For BJJ Performance Hip Mobility for BJJ athletes is important to perform optimally and reduce injuries. However, most athletes never consider their hip mobility as potentially limiting their training. Currently, Mobility is a big buzz word within the sports performance realm. Mobility implies having control throughout an entire range of …
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