Shuttle's "Best of the Week" Dec. 5 - 11

THIS WEEK'S WILD, WEIRD, AND WONDERFUL....

1. Sometimes I can't fathom the time, the patience, the talent, the beauty....

2. Here it is, the single greatest thing you can do for your health.

3. A recent study looked at the effects of neuromuscular training on the gait patterns of ACL-deficient men and women. Basically, they wanted to see the effect of perturbation training on ACL-injured athletes. Interesting study... so, I thought I'd share how you can incorporate perturbation training using the Shuttle Balance.

(Kenji Carp PT, OCS, ATC is a certified vestibular therapist and does extensive work using the Shuttle Balance. He is the founder of Cooperative Performance and Rehabilitation in Eugene, Oregon.)

4. Two supplements that every endurance athlete should know about.

Photo by: Christian Jansky

5. If you don't know Alex McKechnie, you probably ought to get to know him. He's the athletic trainer who rebuilt Shaquille O'Neal's body (using the Shuttle MVP, we might add). Mr. McKechnie is now the Director of Sports Science for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. He's a man to watch - and to learn from....

6. The Baylor Bears men’s basketball team is undefeated and currently ranked sixth in the nation. Charlie Melton is their Director of Athletic Performance. Here, Charlie demonstrates how he uses the Shuttle MVP as a part of his De Bench Warm-up series.

7. Bill Foran is the Miami Heat's Strength & Conditioning coach. Eric Foran was an SEC medalist and member of the two-time national championship University of Florida track team.  As father and son, they founded Foran Strength & Conditioning. Here, they demonstrate how to field test for athletic power.