http://dougfioranelli.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:21:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/six-stretches-most-athletes-need/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/six-stretches-most-athletes-need/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:21:39 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=2060 When I design a training program for a specific athlete’s sport, there are many areas to focus on including: strength, conditioning, speed/power, mobility/flexibility and recovery.   It is very common to focus on the areas that seem like they are the most beneficial for athletic gains.  In the case of sports performance training, it’s the training [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/six-stretches-most-athletes-need/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/strength-training/considerations-for-year-round-athletes-part-i/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/considerations-for-year-round-athletes-part-i/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:25:00 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1742 A long and grueling regular high school season is coming to a close.  All of the practices and training have paid off and your team has done well and now the league playoffs are about to begin.  Two games a week and practice in between.  Winning is a must so the team can qualify for [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/considerations-for-year-round-athletes-part-i/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/articles/how-are-your-hammies/ http://dougfioranelli.com/articles/how-are-your-hammies/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:07:20 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1640 Every athlete who walks through my door might think that they are going to come in, lie down on a bench and press a bar for a few sets of eight and then maybe some bicep curls while staring at themselves in the mirror and so on; but this is not really the case.  Before [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/articles/how-are-your-hammies/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/around-the-web-eric-cresseys-your-arm-hurts-thank-your-little-league-aau-and-fall-ball-coaches/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/around-the-web-eric-cresseys-your-arm-hurts-thank-your-little-league-aau-and-fall-ball-coaches/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:20:20 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1618 Eric Cressey of Cressey Performance has written one of the best articles I have read all year. Many of you may have young little league players out there who are interested in pitching. I think this post is too important to pass up; please click the link below and read this informative article and gain [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/around-the-web-eric-cresseys-your-arm-hurts-thank-your-little-league-aau-and-fall-ball-coaches/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/4-tips-to-save-your-hands-during-kettlebell-training/ http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/4-tips-to-save-your-hands-during-kettlebell-training/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:38:18 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1594 It is almost amusing for me to look back at my training regimen for the level one RKC certification.  Not only was I performing with less than optimal technique with some of the movement’s causing me to work more; I ended up ripping my hands during my snatch test training which forced me to take [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/kettlebells/4-tips-to-save-your-hands-during-kettlebell-training/feed/ 2 http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/let%e2%80%99s-go-clubbin%e2%80%99/ http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/let%e2%80%99s-go-clubbin%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:54 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1553 After all the great mobility movements we learned from Jason Dolby of the Orange Kettlebell Club it was time to further expand our training knowledge and loosen up our shoulders before the kettlebell training . In this second installment I will go over some of the very basic Indian Club drills Jason Dolby taught us [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/let%e2%80%99s-go-clubbin%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/full-body-mobility/ http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/full-body-mobility/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:46:43 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1543 Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a mobility, Indian clubs and GS kettlebell workshop at Juno Fitness Oakland California put on by all three members of the Orange Kettlebell Club John Wild Buckley, Jason Dolby and Nazo.   These three travel to the far corners of the earth to learn from the greatest [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/seminar-review/full-body-mobility/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/articles/the-san-bruno-fire-respond-and-recover/ http://dougfioranelli.com/articles/the-san-bruno-fire-respond-and-recover/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:04:24 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1348 Thursday September 9th, 2010 was wrapping up like any other Thursday.  Nothing seemed much different except that the office phone was ringing much more frequently during the last hour of training.  I thought to myself, “These telemarketers are being very aggressive tonight.”  When I got done with work I checked the messages and instantly wished [...]

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