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1. She probably burned more calories playing than she did doing her regular workout. Nice!
2. The Key to Life is One Simple Thing
Each season, legendary Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi would begin his training camp by calling a team meeting. With all assembled, Lombardi would stride to the front of the room, football in hand, pausing briefly to survey his players, then hold the pigskin aloft...
"Gentlemen, this is a football."
And he was deadly serious.
Michael Boyle writes a great piece called "There's a Reason There's a Box". His point is that we've become so enamored by "out of the box" thinking that we've forsaken the ultimate key to success: thinking, understanding, and mastering what's inside the box - the fundamentals!
Boyle talked about how another legendary coach, John Wooden, used to take the time to teach his players how to put their socks on properly. Not because they were morons, but because he knew that poor fitting socks lead to blisters - which impact a player's performance. You can't have an athlete with enormous ability and years of preparation hampered by something as small as blisters caused by putting their socks on wrong. It's fundamental.
I read another article recently on how to "End Jumper’s Knee Forever" by Jimmy Smith, MS, CSCS. Smith laid the blame for this common injury (among other reasons) on an athlete's "increased quad strength" and "explosive leaping ability". And, his recommendation was for the athlete to "start training eccentrically".
Though Smith never stated it in the article, I believe Michael Boyle makes his point for him in the video below. You can have an athlete jump through the roof, but if he doesn't know how to land, or have the eccentric strength to land properly, you're asking for problems.
The key to life is the fundamentals: this is a football, these are your socks, here's how you land.
What do you need to think, understand, and master inside the box?
Photo by: Sudhamshu
3. The pay isn't that good... but at least the hours are long.
I was pretty hesitant to write that sentence.
But the contrast between the importance of a Certified Athletic Trainer and how they are compensated can be too stark not to use some irony. They are responsible for keeping athletes healthy - and sometimes find themselves thrust into situations where they are called upon to keep someone alive.
That's why I was a little bit disconcerted when I read that Passion Keeps Athletic Trainer Working Long Hours.
Photo by: BetterThanBacon
4. We who are buried under snow find solace in watching warm weather wipeouts....
The Northwest got dumped on this week. Glacier, Washington - where we manufacture our Shuttle products - got upwards of two and a half feet of the white stuff!
Please forgive us if we find a measure of pleasure in somebody else's hardship as they play in the warmer climes....
5. Is there anything a Physical Therapist can't do?
Photo by: Digital_Rampage
The world seemed to be abuzz this week with all the ways a physical therapist can help you:
FLASH! Physical Therapy Determined Most Effective Option to Relieve the “Pain in Your Neck”
BANG! Physical Therapy and Exercise Can Help Eliminate Joint Pain and Avoid Surgery
POW! How a Physical Therapist Can Fast Track Your Recovery from an Ankle Sprain
And when a physical therapist is not helping you with your neck, joints, or ankles, where can you find them? Off helping the less fortunate in Guatemala! The Arcadia University Physical Therapy program took five physical therapists and fifteen PT students to Guatemala as part of the Hearts In Motion program.
Students were able to "practice their skills with real patients and actively engage in diagnosing and problem-solving" in clinics, communities, and rehab centers throughout Guatemala. Truly a great way to learn and serve.
WOW! Physical Therapy Students Provide Traveling Therapy Clinic To People Of Guatemala
