Basketball Players–here is an excerpt from a recent issue of the PRO Hooper Newsletter. If you would like to receive content like this every single week, you can get signed up for free by clicking here. WARMING UP How do you warm up for practices or games? Most players take Read more
How do you know if your body needs Muscle Activation Techniques®? MAT® is an extremely powerful system to help your muscles contract better and help your joints move well, but how do you know if it is for you? There are a number of telltale signs that you need MAT®, Read more
A concept we bring up often is the idea of using today’s workout to set you up to come back and workout again tomorrow. When you follow the four Exercise For Life Principles, this goal becomes much easier to attain. But what if you wake up one morning and you Read more
Basketball Players–there is one thing you can do that will improve your athletic performance faster than anything else. It is not a supplement to take… It is not a stretch to do… It is not even a certain amount of sleep to get… What is this one thing? Improve the Read more
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
One of the most exciting topics around exercise is how beneficial it is for your brain. From helping your brain regrow areas that naturally shrink with age; to improving memory, creativity, decision making, and more; to warding off multiple forms of dementia; exercise truly is a powerful elixir for having Read more
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
One of the most common questions we hear is, “How do I know I am working out correctly for my body?” If you’ve ever felt that way, we have the cheat code to help you answer it once and for all. First, let us start by saying that if you Read more
Basketball Players–your muscles need to be contracting better. There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Why?? Here’s a short list: – Your joints get to be healthier – Your joints (and their associated ligaments, discs, and cartilage) get to be safer and better protected from injury – Your joints Read more
A couple weeks back on the blog, we wrote about why your feet need to be flat. You can check the entire post here. This concept of your feet flattening is important to understand because your feet have multiple motions they have to perform when you walk. The back of Read more