The generalized Achilles tendon rupture rehab plan that I got at the hospital recommends waiting until the four-week mark before initiating open-chain active ankle dorsiflexion.

I’m at ten days post-op now and just went in to see the doctor for a follow-up appointment. One thing he said really stuck with

First off, I celebrated my twentieth birthday this week! It’s really weird not being a teenager anymore. At first I was a little scared of

There is a pattern I’m often guilty of falling into (and you might be doing this, too) that relates to constantly testing your limits in

On Saturday I made the three-hour drive down to Richmond, Virginia to compete in the US Grappling Brazilian jiu jitsu competition. Although the drive was

As I spoke about in my last journal entry, I’ll be competing at the AAU Powerlifting Worlds in Las Vegas on October 18th. This is

This past week I was on our family vacation in the Outer Banks. Although I didn’t get in any mat time, I was able to

Whenever someone sees me now with my sleek black soft cast around my ankle, the first thing they ask me is, “What did you do?

Saturday Saturday’s workout was clean and jerks. I started with: Speed clean and jerk: 50kg x 5 reps Speed cleans 1 jerk: 2 sets 4

When it comes to something as crazy as completing an Ironman, you really need to have done one yourself to offer advice. Our resident athletic

My preparation for the New York Open is going great! I’ve been getting lots of drilling in, running is getting easier, I’m cleaning up my

Everything is coming along nicely for the New York Summer Open next month. I got four solid training days in on the mat last week,