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Charlie Cates

Basketball Players – The Big 4 For Your Body

In my experience, the four biggest areas of concern for a basketball player’s body are: 1. The feet and ankles 2. The knees 3. The hips 4. The core and low back These are the areas I have seen time and again get sore, tweaked, and injured the most. These Read more…

By Charlie Cates, 10 monthsJuly 22, 2024 ago
Charlie Cates

Improving Muscle Function Is The Most Important Aspect Of Basketball Training

Basketball Players – I have written a lot about the importance of muscle function for strength. Without question, when your muscles function better, your strength increases. But, that’s not all that happens. A short list of equally important outcomes of increasing muscle function includes: In other words, improving your muscle Read more…

By Charlie Cates, 11 monthsJuly 4, 2024 ago
Charlie Cates

Basketball Players – How To Have Long-Term Athletic Success

Basketball players–If you want to stay strong, mobile, athletic, and injury-free over the long haul, there is one thing you NEED to prioritize above all else. It is not your skill development. It is not your physical fitness. It is not your basketball IQ. While all of those are important, Read more…

By Charlie Cates, 11 monthsJune 14, 2024 ago
Charlie Cates

How To Jump Higher – Two Muscles You Aren’t Working

If you want to jump high, you need to make sure your muscles are strong and working well. Heavy strength training is a HUGE part of this equation. Specifically, doing exercises to build stronger glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves is a vital part of training your body to jump higher. Read more…

By Charlie Cates, 12 monthsMay 31, 2024 ago
Charlie Cates

Basketball Players – How To Stay Athletic In The Offseason

Last week I was listening to JJ Redick and LeBron’s podcast and they were talking about transitioning from in season to off season. I found the discussion fascinating because every season is guaranteed to come to an end at some point, and as long as you have another season ahead Read more…

By Charlie Cates, 1 yearMay 17, 2024 ago
Julie Cates

How To Prevent Brittle Bones – The Missing Link With Osteoporosis Exercises

Ladies–if you are in your 50s or beyond then I am sure you have thought about your bone health. How can you build stronger bones? What can you do to keep your bone density high? Are there certain exercises you need to do? What about specific supplements to take? All Read more…

By Julie Cates, 1 yearMay 6, 2024 ago
Charlie Cates

Basketball Players – The Best Way To Reduce Achilles Stress

Basketball players–Achilles stress is no joke. Too many seasons and careers have been cut short due to Achilles injuries and tears. Unfortunately, despite all of the training advancements out there, the Achilles tendon is still susceptible to a number of issues. But there’s good news–there is a lot you can Read more…

By Charlie Cates, 1 yearApril 25, 2024 ago
Muscle Activation Techniques®

How To Keep Your Body Running Well In Your 40s & Beyond

Is your body approaching 100,000 miles? I had a client come in a few weeks back and we were discussing the importance of regular maintenance work for his body and muscles. As an auto mechanic, he was accustomed to the idea of doing maintenance work for cars and making sure Read more…

By Team MAS, 1 yearMarch 18, 2024 ago
Charlie Cates

Basketball Players – The One Thing That Will Make The Entire Game Easier

Basketball Players–there is one thing you can do for your body that will make everything about the game easier. You will be able to move better. You will be able to withstand more physical contact. You will become more resilient to aches, pains, and injuries. You will be able to Read more…

By Charlie Cates, 1 yearMarch 8, 2024 ago
Muscle Activation Techniques®

How To Have Better Workouts With Muscle Activation Techniques®

If you are going to spend the time and energy going to the gym and working out, you should make sure you are getting everything you want out of your workouts, right? A lot of times people feel like they aren’t making enough progress with their workouts, so they figure Read more…

By Team MAS, 1 yearMarch 4, 2024 ago

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