The Njoie (pronounced enjoy) Nforce massage gun is a lightweight percussion massage gun that uses short duration staccato bursts of gentle hammering to get into your soft tissue. Does it help recovery? ... Continue Reading
Don’t Separate Flexibility and Mobility: You Need Both
Flexibility is often confused with the need to stretch and that is then equated with your mobility. So, let's first start by defining flexibility and mobility. Flexibility is your passive (relaxed) range ... Continue Reading
How to Assess Your Full-Body Flexibility
In my recent articles I’ve discussed the importance of functional flexibility for performance and some of the common stretching pitfalls we all make. Today, I’ll go through five movements that will give ... Continue Reading
A Guide to Regain Your Flexibility
In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I still have a long way to go when it comes to developing my own flexibility. I’ve spent a large portion of my training career chasing higher ... Continue Reading
Lessons From Bull Riders: How to Train Strength and Flexibility
Recently this rather intriguing question came in from a reader: I'm a female bull rider looking to tweak my training routine. I've been lifting for a couple of years, but getting into bull riding now ... Continue Reading
Dynamic Flexibility Training a Bit of a Stretch, Says New Study
Many athletic programs employ dynamic stretching in order to avoid the negative effects of static stretching. However, a recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research suggests dynamic ... Continue Reading
Icing Isn’t Just for Injuries: Cryotherapy Improves Flexibility
Practice is the defining method for improving virtually every athletic trait, and flexibility is no exception. Much like training regularly with heavy weights makes you stronger, spending time at or near ... Continue Reading
The Best Way to Develop Active Range of Motion
Many sports require extensive flexibility. Most scientific research focuses on using stretching programs to improve passive range of motion. In many sports, however, the active range of motion is at least ... Continue Reading
The Truth About Yoga: You Don’t Need to Be Flexible
I received an email the other day that one of my regular yoga classes was cancelled. The good news is that the new beginner gentle yoga class sold out! The amount of signups for beginner yoga shows me how ... Continue Reading
Book Review: “Flexible Steel” by Jon Engum
Jon Engum’s Flexible Steel delivers much needed insight into flexibility with authority and real results. There’s no surplus of flexibility in our population these days. Furthermore, I’d argue even those ... Continue Reading
