by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I’ve been a big fan over the years of the TRX suspension trainer for injury rehabilitation, injury prevention, and performance training. It allows us to layer complexity onto some pretty standard movements and it also provides us with the ability to regress movements to meet the needs of everyone […]
What is Post Activation Potentiation?
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS One of my favorite techniques for both strength and conditioning and rehab is post activation potentiation. Many people refer to it as contrast training and it is a highly effective way of producing power. What is it? Post Activation Potentiation (PAP): The peak torque of an isometric twitch in […]
Part Clinician, Part Psychologist
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS For the past few years, we have talked more and more in the physical wellness and rehab world about how the words that we use really do matter. A younger me would have told you that picking words that are “less abrasive” is just semantics and a bunch of […]
Utilizing Stress for Athletes
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS As we all know and have heard over and over, we are living in unprecedented times. We have never seen this type of environment and it is creating challenges for all of us. Many of us are working remotely from home and utilizing technology to help us through this. […]
Improving Force Readiness
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS We all understand the inherent risks that our military professionals face in the field of battle. They have unimaginable dangers from weapons, fighting, and environmental concerns. But, the statistics show that war related injuries may not be the greatest risk to our overall force readiness. Here are some interesting […]
5 Favorite Shoulder Treatments
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS There are a lot of treatment options and approaches to treating shoulder pain and dysfunction. Of course I love things like shoulder stability exercises, stretching (when applicable) and postural corrections, but there are a lot of other interventions that work well for me and my patients. Here are 5 […]
