Sometimes our personal experiences really shape our professional direction. The injuries I suffered in the 1980s gave me a massive kick-start towards solving injuries in athletes, not the least rupturing my ACL when tackled by a motor vehicle at about 20 years of age, before even the advent of arthroscopic surgery for knees in my […]
At a time of year when giving is on the mind, I want to share that in my opinion the best gift a physical preparation coach can give is the gift of quality of life. And whilst the cardio-vascular benefits have decades of support, and the muscle density has now been raised to the same […]
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I was receiving requests from some of my coaches to write about the barbell hip thrust. They knew I didn’t buy into it, yet I had remained silent. They were tiring of the market pressure for them to conform, and wanted me to make a statement. So I began to prepare, to research. Didn’t take […]
Prior to the publishing of the Lines of Movement concept in the late 1990s no-one gave a ‘rats-arse’ (an Australian colloquialism) about the glutes. At least no one outside of a therapy clinic. Twenty years later the glutes have been given the same prime time rating as the Swis ball got in the late 1990s. […]
The Golden State Warriors were 1-3 down to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals Playoffs when Kevin Durant made a return to the court after about a month layoff with a calf injury. His presence made a difference and the Golden State won the game, taking the playoffs to 2-3. Kevin paid the […]
During the 1980s I began to research methods of categorizing strength exercises. By the end of this decade I had developed a concept I called ‘Lines of Movement’. After trialling this method for about ten years, I released details of this and other methods I had developed for categorizing exercises. I structure this organization under […]
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Injury reflections for physical preparation coaches
/by Ian KingSometimes our personal experiences really shape our professional direction. The injuries I suffered in the 1980s gave me a massive kick-start towards solving injuries in athletes, not the least rupturing my ACL when tackled by a motor vehicle at about 20 years of age, before even the advent of arthroscopic surgery for knees in my […]
The best gift a physical preparation coach can give
/by Ian KingAt a time of year when giving is on the mind, I want to share that in my opinion the best gift a physical preparation coach can give is the gift of quality of life. And whilst the cardio-vascular benefits have decades of support, and the muscle density has now been raised to the same […]
The Barbell Hip Thrust – Winners and Losers
/by Ian KingI was receiving requests from some of my coaches to write about the barbell hip thrust. They knew I didn’t buy into it, yet I had remained silent. They were tiring of the market pressure for them to conform, and wanted me to make a statement. So I began to prepare, to research. Didn’t take […]
The glutes are over-rated
/by Ian KingPrior to the publishing of the Lines of Movement concept in the late 1990s no-one gave a ‘rats-arse’ (an Australian colloquialism) about the glutes. At least no one outside of a therapy clinic. Twenty years later the glutes have been given the same prime time rating as the Swis ball got in the late 1990s. […]
It’s Not Fair
/by Ian KingThe Golden State Warriors were 1-3 down to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals Playoffs when Kevin Durant made a return to the court after about a month layoff with a calf injury. His presence made a difference and the Golden State won the game, taking the playoffs to 2-3. Kevin paid the […]
Lines of Movement – The Origin and Intent
/by Ian KingDuring the 1980s I began to research methods of categorizing strength exercises. By the end of this decade I had developed a concept I called ‘Lines of Movement’. After trialling this method for about ten years, I released details of this and other methods I had developed for categorizing exercises. I structure this organization under […]