Revealing Knee Replacement Exercises to Solve Muscles that Struggle Stop guessing, your knee replacement exercises may be missing a muscle! Using a rigorous EMG analysis, we uncover the muscle compensation patterns actually happening after a total knee replacement. Case studies reveal that your hamstrings and overlooked inner quad (Vastus Medialis) are likely overworking during standard knee replacement exercises like squats, signaling hidden weakness and instability. […]
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Have you ever stood in the gym and felt overwhelmed by the next steps in your quest to build muscle and strength? You’re not alone if it feels like cracking a complex code to design a weight training routine that works. Common questions can bounce around in your head, such as: How many sets? What reps? Which exercises actually work? How often should I even train? But […]
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Best Biceps Exercises for Long and Short Head Development and Strength: An EMG Study By Mike Croskery, M.Sc. HK (Biomechanics) – Clinical Exercise Physiologist Introduction Everyone wants to have bigger, more shapely, and stronger arms, but choosing the most effective biceps exercises can be tough to separate myth from fact. Does the incline curl really target the long head (biceps peak), is the hammer curl […]
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Drop Jump Test for ACL Recovery: The 30cm Difference Article Summary: This study revealed greater limb asymmetry in an anterior cruciate ligament repair (ACLR) athlete while performing a single-leg drop jump test for ACL recovery at 30 cm heights, emphasizing the potential value of proper drop heights for Return to Play assessments (RTP). Differences in Reactive Strength Ratio (RSR), jump height, and pelvis kinematics suggest […]
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Check out my article on using EMG and inertial analysis to investigate how the hip stabilizers and leg muscles activate during a wide variety of unilateral movements compared to a bilateral squat. Click on the link below to read more on this topic as featured on Simplifaster.com Examining Unilateral and Bilateral Strength Training Exercises
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Read about the benefits and use of EMG and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to help assess neuromuscular performance in hockey during the acceleration phase of a maximal on-ice sprint. Click on the link below to read more on this topic as featured on Simplifaster.com Assessing Neuromuscular Performance for Acceleration in Hockey
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