As a basketball coach and a strength coach the most common injuries are knee, ankle, and shoulders. I have covered preventative maintenance exercises for the ankle and shoulders and can be found by clicking the links: scottthom.com/2009/05/12/prehab-exercises-for-injury-free-shoulders/ scottthom.com/2009/05/18/prehab-exercises-for-injury-free-ankles/ scottthom.com/2009/10/18/best-ankle-strengthening-drill-to-prevent-injury/ scottthom.com/2009/09/06/shoulder-prehab-preventative-maintenance-2/. I thought it was time I did one for the knee, these 3 exercises should be done on a daily …

Using the TRX http://www.fitnessanywhere.com/trx-training/military-fitness/ I demonstrate two great exercises that you can do immediately after doing back squats, front squats, power cleans, pretty much any two foot power exercise. The benefit of going from a two foot exercise to a one foot exercise (bilateral to unilateral) your body has to adapt to the differences balance, diff. movement pattern, etc. Anytime …

Thanks for stopping by!!!!! Romanian deadlift or RDL’s with dumbbells are a great exercise to target the hamstrings and glutes. These muscles tie directly into jumping higher and running faster. Slightly bend knees to take pressure off your lower back and to also insure that your back is “set”. Lower the dumbbells to mid shin level and visualize your hamstrings …

Hope you all are having a great day and getting after it!!!! Here are variations of the standard pushup that will fatigue your chest, engage your core, and activate shoulder stabilizers. Maximize results by performing these exercises immediately after completing flat bench or incline dumbbell press to really take your training to the next level! -Knee To Elbow Pushup: Self …