http://dougfioranelli.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:21:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dougfioranelli.com/business-of-strength/why-i-became-a-trainer/ http://dougfioranelli.com/business-of-strength/why-i-became-a-trainer/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:05:06 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=2044 I do get asked a variety of different health, fitness and training questions almost every week.  How can I get faster, what should I do to jump higher, what is the best exercise to (fill in the blank)?  One of the most common questions I have been asked by my middle and high school athletes [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/business-of-strength/why-i-became-a-trainer/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:44:56 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1987 The weather is getting colder and the seasons are changing.  With these changes comes the beginning of new high school and college sports seasons with two of the biggest being soccer and basketball. I have had the privilege of training both soccer and basketball athletes this past offseason and we have used many different training [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/kettlebells-for-young-athletes-part-ii/ http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/kettlebells-for-young-athletes-part-ii/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:18:44 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1837 In the first installment of this series we briefly looked at studies concerning weight training for young athletes and the potential risk associated with it.  Though the notion of strength training itself was not seen as potentially dangerous, implementing improper protocols and exercise selections may have negative effects on the growth of the body and [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/kettlebells-for-young-athletes-part-ii/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/kettlebells-for-young-athletes-part-i/ http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/kettlebells-for-young-athletes-part-i/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:51:06 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1781 By now most fitness enthusiasts have seen a kettlebell and used them during training.  Their versatility and conditioning power are virtually unmatched when compared to many other pieces of training equipment.  I use kettlebells in nearly every single one of my athlete’s training protocols.  Although the power production and conditioning aspect are the primary reasons [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/kettlebells-for-young-athletes-part-i/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/restoration/considerations-for-same-sport-year-round-athletes-part-ii/ http://dougfioranelli.com/restoration/considerations-for-same-sport-year-round-athletes-part-ii/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:03:44 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1769 In the first installment of this series we looked at the studies and learned that young athletes, who participate in the same sport for too long, without having adequate time for recovery, run the risk of several overuse injuries.  There are several studies like R.M. Malina’s that discuss the nature that specialization may not only [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/restoration/considerations-for-same-sport-year-round-athletes-part-ii/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/ucsf-sports-and-injury-rehabilitation-conference-recap-running-injuries-5/ http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/ucsf-sports-and-injury-rehabilitation-conference-recap-running-injuries-5/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:16:54 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1733 One of the most popular forms of exercise in the United States is running and every year the number of runners increases.  According to Running USA’s 2009 State of the Sport, there was an 18% increase in the total running population in 2008 (35,904,000 runners) compared to 2007, and a 15% increase in the estimated [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/ucsf-sports-and-injury-rehabilitation-conference-recap-running-injuries-5/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-hip-adductors/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-hip-adductors/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:11:21 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1707 The second video in this sports performance series we look at common muscle imbalances found in the adductor muscle group of youth, high school, college and professional athletes. We will go over how to test and assess these imbalances, how to mobilize and stabilize these areas and finally what exercises can be used to strengthen [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-hip-adductors/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/five-mistakes-when-training-young-athletes/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/five-mistakes-when-training-young-athletes/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 03:22:07 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1686 It seems more and more that younger athletes are not only starting to specialize in specific sports earlier but that they are also beginning to complement their sports with outside strength and conditioning.  While this is potentially positive for the athletes and the coaches that train them, with younger athletes there runs a great risk [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/five-mistakes-when-training-young-athletes/feed/ 2 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/selecting-a-strength-and-conditioning-gym-for-young-athletes/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/selecting-a-strength-and-conditioning-gym-for-young-athletes/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 03:00:21 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1674 Every year around this time I get asked the following question more than once: “Are you going to have any training camps for kids this summer?”  Summer camps are really popular around my part of the woods and some of them make me wish I were a few years younger so I could attend. The [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/selecting-a-strength-and-conditioning-gym-for-young-athletes/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/get-with-the-circuit/ http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/get-with-the-circuit/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:45:19 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1627 I read and interesting little blurb on Facebook this past week that got me thinking a little bit about the training protocols that I implement with my athletes.  The blurb simply stated; “It’s not Strength or Conditioning, it’s Strength AND Conditioning.”  In many cases this statement is true.  If us trainers and coaches focus only [...]

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