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Best Stretch Exercises for Hurdlers
Best Stretch Exercises for Hurdlers by Melinda Burris Hurdling demands exceptional flexibility, particularly in the hips, hamstrings, groin, and hip flexors. These muscles enable high knee drive, efficient trail leg snap, and smooth clearance over barriers. Tightness in these areas can lead to poor form, reduced speed, and increased injury risk, such as strains or...
Tendinopathy & Collagen Supplements: Potential Benefits
Tendinopathy & Collagen Supplements: Potential Benefits by Melinda Burris Tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition characterized by chronic pain, swelling, and impaired function in tendons, the fibrous tissues that connect muscles to bones. Think shoulder, wrist, knee, etc. 1 Unlike acute injuries, tendinopathy often results from repetitive overuse, leading to degenerative changes rather than pure...
Putting Myself First, Part I
Putting Myself First, Part I by Steve McGill Putting myself first is not something that comes naturally to me. But since my return to daily life after my hospitalization last April, it’s something I’ve been learning to do. During a follow-up visit with my doctor in late November, I discovered that I had lost 30...
Putting Myself First, Part II
Putting Myself First, Part II by Steve McGill Another thing I did in my most recent session was experiment with the cycle arms style that I came up with about 15 years ago. To this day I have yet to have an athlete execute the style in a race, although I’ve come close a couple...
Why We Want to Keep the Lead Leg Knee Slightly Bent
Why We Want to Keep the Lead Leg Knee Slightly Bent by Steve McGill When I first started working with Raelle Brown in the summer of 2024—prior to the start of her junior year of high school, I was taking on a hurdler who had developed some bad habits in her technique before she started...
Solo Starts and Competitive Starts Workout
Solo Starts and Competitive Starts Workout by Steve McGill One of the things I like to do in practice as often as possible is have my hurdlers race each other out of the starting blocks over a certain amount of hurdles that usually won’t exceed seven in the outdoor season, and will rarely exceed four...
