Category Archives: flexibility

What is the Number One Muscle to Stretch to keep Your Low Back Healthy?

By admin | Published: January 8, 2009
Here is a short 2 minute video on the culprit! Here is another short 2 and 1/2 minute instructional video that shows you how to stretch it out to keep your low back healthy and maximize athletic performance. Thanks for reading/watching! Eric BeardCorrective Exercise SpecialistAthletic Performance Enhancement Specialisttheericbeard.blogspot.comwww.ericbeard.com Share| Twitter Username: Twitter Password: This information [...]
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Is Your Strength Training for Tennis Too Intense?

By admin | Published: December 30, 2008
Well something tells my this guy just got surprised by a malfunctioning ball machine or is just generally just way to tense. No need to stress about a strength training program for tennis players however. Most people just jump right into traditional strength training programs and are not ready and they end up seeing short [...]
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To Washington D.C. and Back!

By admin | Published: November 21, 2008
As I get ready to run from the shuttle to the gate at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC I am reflecting on my day. 1:37 am go to bed after doing/folding laundry and cleaning pots and pans/loading/running dishwasher Alarm goes off at 4:45 am Get in my car and promptly break the switch that [...]
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But My Knee Only Hurts After I Play Tennis…

By admin | Published: November 13, 2008
There are not that many knee injuries in the young athletes that I see…but when I look at the courts at the fancy high end tennis clubs and I see knee braces and joint replacements all over the place. I see some patella-femoral pain (often due to tight ankles and weak cores) but parents and [...]
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Good to be Home

By admin | Published: November 1, 2008
I enjoy my work on the road, but my true passion is currentyl upstairs sleeping, my three children. It is easy to get caught up making a living and making a difference for others, but at the end of the day it has to happen at home. I admit that personal and professional balance is [...]
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