Tim Kettenring
@timkettenring
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After spending a couple of weeks off of this platform, I’ve decided to come back for the following reasons: 1. Many of my closest professional connections have been made on this site. 2. I provide tremendous value to coaches and sports medicine practitioners all over the world…
Timely reminder: exercise associated muscle cramping (EAMC) is complex AF Stop reducing EAMC to one or two causes that fit your narrative.
Understanding Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramps It's more than just a fluid/electrolyte and dehydration issue These are all the factors that come into play when dealing with athletes that are cramping... PMID: 34185846
Not a popular opinion. But years ago someone told me whenever you see someone have a public (and humiliating) fall from grace, look inward. Remind yourself you’re deeply flawed and broken too. Perhaps in different ways. But flawed just the same.
Last month, I was in Memphis for the National High School Strength Coaches’ Association’s National Conference - @nhssca_us Natcon - an incredible event that I am grateful I was able to attend. My friend, Brandon Herring (@BrandonHerring0 ), closed the conference with a lecture…
YES YES YES
S&C Terminology Tip: Tell athletes to “slow down quickly” instead of “decelerate quickly” This is because “Decelerate quickly” means be jerky and not smooth. OTOH, “slow down quickly” or “stop quickly” means use a lot of deceleration.
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” - Kenji Miyazawa
Autistic, ADHD, or other neurodivergent people tend to find each other. One reason for this is because communicating with someone with a similar neurotype to us often just easier, more comfortable, and more intuitive than constantly translating to fit a different neurotype
1-6 principle is a fantastic in-season stimulus
Another Poliquin method is the 1-6 Principle, a strength and power training protocol developed by Charles Poliquin to enhance neural drive and maximize strength gains. Perform a superset of two exercises for the same muscle group: 1 Rep (Maximal Strength): A heavy compound lift…
Y’all go follow Uncle Kurt on his new account! @KurticusHester
It is an undisputed FACT that Mattress Firm is a cartel moneylaundering front
It is an undisputed FACT that Mattress Firm is a cartel moneylaundering front
With age, we accumulate scars, which open us up to art. Take Van Gogh’s Irises. When you look at those flowers, you’re not just seeing a pretty painting. You’re seeing a man who was shattered. A man who was suffering deeply, like a tormented saint. He was lonely. He ached for…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: early intensification is way more dangerous and negligent than early specialization.
When a YouTube commenter comes out of nowhere and absolutely nails it
Just a little something I've been working on recently: youtube.com/shorts/hQB43Gp…
As left ventricle mass increases with endurance training, diastolic function improves. As left ventricle mass increases with resistance training, diastolic function worsens. “Do I need to do cardio if I lift a lot and stay lean?” Yes, and walking doesn’t cut it, IMO.
This compendium review examines the full spectrum of exercise-induced cardiac remodeling.
Not entirely an accurate caption, but if this isn’t the most powerful thing you watch today, you might not have a pulse.
In Columbia, Beshear explains his problems with woke language again.
One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties. - Bertrand Russell