Category — News & Notes

Carson Boddicker and I are thinking about trying to put together a summit out here in Arizona for Strength & Conditioning and Sports Rehabilitation professionals.

If this is something you might be interested in, please fill out this short (4 question) survey about who you would most like to see speak.

Thanks!

Patrick
patrick@optimumsportsperformance.com

Just wanted to take a second to let everyone know about an event my friend and colleague Mike Robertson is putting on on August 28th, in Indianapolis – The 2010 Midwest Performance Enhancement Seminar.

It looks like Mike has lined up a great group of speakers for this event including, himself, Bill Hartman, Brett Jones, and Brian Grasso.  At $149 (early bird discount until July 24th), this event looks like it is going to be a steal!

Just want to put it out there for anyone looking for some continuing education events this summer!

Patrick
patrick@optimumsportsperformance.com

I just wanted to let everyone know that Keats Snideman will be hosting a Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification (HKC) course at the Reality Based Fitness/Optimum Sports Performance Facility in Tempe, Arizona on March 20th.

This is the first Dragon Door HKC certification  to be taught in the state of Arizona, and the instructor for this event is Master RKC, Mark Reifkind from Northern California.

This course can be either a pre-cursor/stepping stone for anyone interested in continuing on to the RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge), or is can be treated as a certification of its own for those just interested in learning the basics of proper kettebell training!

The course goes over proper execution and coaching of:

1) The Swing- this is the center of the kettebell universe!

2) The Get-Up (also known as the “Turkish Get-Up)- an absolutely essential drill to teach the mechanics of proper over head posture and a full-body mobility/stability challgenge!

3) The Goblet Squat- probably one of the best ways to teach someone how to squat properly.

For more information on the course and to register, please go to the Dragon Door Website.

Hope you see you there!

Patrick

patrick@optimumsportsperformance.com

It seems like everyone is blogging about the books they are currently reading.  I’m sure this has something to do with the fact that the holiday’s are now over and people are getting around to making some purchases with their gift cards.

Anyway, I am a fan of reading, so I figured I’d throw my current reading list into the mix.

The first three are some cool books about the brain and how it controls the way we function, both physically and mentally. These books cover a variety of topics such as:

- Pain
- Our mind/body maps
- Neurological disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorders

1) The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge

2) The Body Has A Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Anything Better by Sandra and Mathew Blakeslee

3) The Mind and The Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force by Jeffrey Schwartz and Sharon Begley

This next book is one that I stumbled upon a few months ago and finally got around to picking it up. It is a book that goes over concepts of reading and interpreting research, and how to apply our findings to the real world.

4) How To Read A Paper: The Basics of Evidence Based Medicine by Trisha Greenhalgh

The final two are books that I have been meaning to pick up for some time now. They are filled with great information and I was really excited when I finally got them in the mail! The first one has some excellent guest chapters authored by Stuart McGill, Aaron Mattes, and Dr. Leahy (the developer of ART). The second is all about the nervous system and neurodynamics.

5) Functional Soft Tissue Evaluation and Treatment by Manual Methods by Warren Hammer

6) Clinical Neurodynamics: A New System of Neuromusculoskeletal Treatment by Michael Shacklock

Knowledge is power! The goal is to get better at what you do everyday. What are you currently reading?

Patrick
patrick@optimumsportsperformance.com

The hosting company for our website reported that the servers were hacked last night.

If you tried to view our site/blog and got a strange website with weird music, we apologize for the inconvenience.

It looks like things have been restored (except the forum, which we are still having problems with).

Thank you for your patience,

Patrick

patrick@optimumsportsperformance.com