This week Mike and Pat discuss a recent article from the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy which provides normative data for calf endurance using a new Calf Raise app. The standard 5/5 MMT 25 rep single leg calf raise stilll reigns supreme! What do you think about this app? It is free on the app store, so play around with it clinically and let us know how it is most helpful for you!

The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40020545/

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After a week off, Mike and Pat are back to talk through a short article about backward design in sports rehab. Essentially this is starting with the end in mind. The authors feel there has been enough publications demonstrating why this is important in sports rehab, but not enough on how to actually do it. Listen to the podcast to hear us break down the different components and give some examples of how we use this process in our practice.

The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40267618/

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This week Mike and Bryan talk through two articles that provide good foundational knowledge for what power is in sports and what are some ways that we can develop power. Some key topics we discussed are the force-time curve, importance of understanding sport demands, and using velocity to train different strength and power characteristics.

The articles can be found here: https://www.nsca.com/contentassets/3840c3dfe42742128e32c09bea3e1981/developing_powerful_athletes_part_1__mechanical.4.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOoqlqmRoaDFASX7TMEetqLy7eUepfHlf4kTbnfsMWprSNe9of4NT

https://www.nsca.com/contentassets/e4dd144726594fd3ba2cc4af571d6079/developing_powerful_athletes_part_2__practical.3.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOopRvfkbYImmhNLxj1AT6U77uElSYdl-PWx0UdIoQiN69zVfBUc_

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