Author Archives: Apex

Good morning! Today we are going to take a look at how we can go about improving Thoracic Spine mobility. First, let’s understand WHY it’s important to create and maintain mobility in this region. Pain Free Movement How many times have you felt back or spine discomfort? How about when someone says that their backContinue reading “Why you need Thoracic Spine Mobility”

Maybe you’ve heard or maybe you haven’t… but the rate of obesity & sedentariness is still continuing to climb in the US. Let’s take a peak at some of the numbers here. Per the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/adults.htm#:~:text=Approximately%2025%20percent%20of%20U.S.,Women%20than%20men. More than 60% of adults in the US are not engaging in the recommended amount of physical activity perContinue reading “Societal Trends in Obesity & Sedentariness.”

Core Strength is debatably one of the most important factors when we are talking about athletic ability. The core/abdomen transfers force up and down the kinetic chain, otherwise known as our body. If you want to run, you need the core. Jump? Core is required for that. Oh what’s that? It’s time to get upContinue reading “Are you Training your Core Correctly?”

Movement Introduction 101 will serve as a quick hit to introduce all of the different exercises that you may utilize within your training. Today we have the deadlift! A foundational exercise for strength development. It targets total body strength, along with core strength & stability. It’s a posterior chain dominant exercise, so that means weContinue reading “Movement Introduction 101”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” It’s easy to wonder what makes a person excellent, great, or successful. We see it everyday in the news and media. Whether it’s sports, business, or politics; we are constantly bombarded by how excellent a person or thing may be.Continue reading “Perspective on Excellence”

Mobility work is not something that should be ignored. It lays the foundation of all movement by allowing our limbs to move effortlessly and freely throughout space. Today we are going to take a peak at an exercise that works on both hip and ankle mobility. This exercise is called the Half Kneeling Hip Rocker.Continue reading “Mobility at Home”

Post Activation Potentiation, otherwise known as PAP for short; is a training method that helps increase Force and Power output in athletes. At the end of the day, we want our athletes (and ourselves) to be stronger & faster. Thats what levels or even tips the playing field into our advantage. By using PAP, weContinue reading “Post Activation Potentiation (PAP)”

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” -Zig Ziglar What does this quote mean to you? To me it’s a reminder that life is not a destination, but a journey. That we can’t allow paralysis by analysis to take over. Whether you want to learn somethingContinue reading “Quote of the Day”

Thought of the Day #1. How often is it that we actually take a moment to stop and reflect on things? How often do we take a step back from what’s going on around us to appreciate what we have.; to take things in and just stop worrying about the past or future. It’s incredibleContinue reading “Thought of the Day”

The Force Velocity curve serves as a visual representation, comparing the inverse relationship between force & velocity. One might ask, why do we care so much about the two to create a comparison? Force & velocity are constantly displayed within sport; regardless of which sport we are looking at. Let’s take a peak below atContinue reading “How the Force Velocity Curve Applies to Sport”