Soar Athletics and Physical Therapy

The strength and mobility problems that are causing you to have pain are also what are holding you back from scoring higher or achieving that new skill.

The calf weakness that is causing your ankle to hurt with landings is also decreasing your rebound and jump height. The lack of shoulder mobility limiting your handstands or vault block is also causing your shoulder pain.

Work with a physical therapist who can do a full analysis of your individual strength and flexibility imbalances. Nobody has unlimited time. Prioritize the most important stretches and exercises to get you better faster!

Are you tired of the pain and muscle soreness? You need to address the root cause. Muscle injury and soreness occur due to activities that are one of the below ⬇️

1) Intense. Intensity alone is not enough to- but intensity that you haven’t trained for is! As we train our body adapts our tissues to be thicker and stronger to support us. If you haven’t been training hard but then try to go all out in a meet or have a skill go wrong and need to use extra effort to avoid injury this will cause the muscles to have overload.

2) Repeated. Doing the same skills over and over again. This is especially true if you aren’t combining it with true strength training to encourage tissue integrity and recovery. Strength training is 3-10 reps at a time and 3-5 sets max of an exercise. So if you are working hard but doing 20-100 reps, this does not counts as strength training.

3) Sustained. These are low level efforts that are held for 30+ minutes without significant movement. Our small muscles are not meant to be used for long periods of time. When we are sitting at a computer, looking at our phone, or doing homework for hours on end it causes these muscles to run out of energy and become stiff, tight, and painful.

All three of these involve running out of energy on a cellular level. So if you are under fueling it will cause excessive muscle soreness and increase the risk of injury!

The good news is that with appropriate training, rest, postural breaks, and nutrition you can minimize those tired and sore muscles.

Today we celebrate the strength, power, and resilience of women athletes all around the world. From Simone Biles to Aly Raisman to Shilese Jones. There are so many inspiring stories from our female gymnasts of overcoming barriers to achieve greatness.

Give a shoutout below to a female gymnast that inspires you ❤️

Are you doing exercises with more than 10 reps at a time? You aren’t maximizing your strength and power gains!

Did you know there are 3 different energy creation pathways in the body??? The first is dominant in the first 10 seconds of muscle use and the second until about 90 seconds. Any exercise over 10-15 reps typically trains the third - the system needed for endurance sports.

Tag someone who is doing way too many reps and could use this information!

“What should we do?” “What would you do?”

These are questions I frequently get from parents when children are at a crossroads due to injury, fatigue, or burn out.

Should they compete? Should they keep training at full intensity? Should they rest?

When I ask parents to reflect on the question, “What do you want for your child 20 years from now?” the answer becomes immediately clear.

It’s easy to get caught up in the stress and acuity of the moment. The long term benefits from sports are not derived from the performance this week or even this year. Focus on what matters most ❤️.

Do you have pain in your arch, heel, or calf that just won’t get better? The lower calf is a super common cause of pain in gymnasts!

This muscle takes so much pounding all day in the gym - providing power and helping the body absorb hard landings. It is no wonder it sometimes gets overworked.

The right combination of manual release, strengthening, power training, stretching, and balance work will help resolve the trigger points.

Have you tried dry needling? This can be a very effective treatment when used in combination with other techniques.

Have you or someone you know struggled with this. Send a message or tag a friend to spread the knowledge!

Are you tired of losing your strength, power, and skills while you wait for a physician or physical therapy appointment?

Wouldn’t it be nice to get evaluated, have your questions answered, and start recovery right away?

I believe in this different model. Contact me and let’s get started.

Are you tired of losing your strength, power, and skills while you wait for a physician or physical therapy appointment?

Wouldn’t it be nice to get evaluated, have your questions answered, and start recovery right away?

I believe in this different model. Contact me and let’s get started.

What is the first thing clients ask about ankle sprains? How bad is it? And more importantly, when can I return to my sport?

Here is a general outline of what each grade of sprain looks and feels like and the typical time to return to sport.