Ski Season is getting closer

Even though this has not been a typical Minnesota winter our local skiing destinations are busy making fresh powder for us to enjoy.  With that fresh powder comes new stresses on our muscles and joints.  If this winter you are suffering from the aches and pains that accompany ski season come in to OSR for help.  At OSR we have a variety of different ways to get you back to normal and we try to make your appointments specific to your wants and needs. 

 

Our Skiers Edge

Here are some great tips when it comes to winter sports and avoiding injury from the National Athletic Trainers' Association:
http://www.nata.org/NR121506

Here is a link for the three rivers park district:
http://www.threeriversparks.org/activities/passes/hssa-pass.aspx

Have a great winter season!

Basketball Season is here

Basketball Season is here!

With the cold and the snow come a new season for Minnesota and Nationwide.  I hope all of you basketball players out there took some time this off-season to refine your skills, work on strength and increase speed.

At OSR we work with a number of different athletes in all sorts of different sports.  Since it is basketball season we wanted to take some time and show some different drills we will do at OSR when training our basketball players.   

 

Side Shuffle

 

Plyo Box Jumps with a Squat

 

Sport Cord

 

Side shuffle and jumps

 

Ladder drills

 

Basketball burpes

 

Highly Advanced Plyo box jump

This is not recommend this for many athletes.  Adam in the video is a very tall and advanced basketball player.

Good luck to everyone in their seasons this winter!

Nutrition for Runners

Nutrient timing and the mentality in approaching a race are huge factors that determine the success of a runner. Here is a free replay of a webinar by professional endurance coach Scott Welle.