What happens when an Athletic Trainer realizes concussion protocols and muscle system care is extremely outdated in fighting sports?  They innovate from their experience, knowledge base, ask questions to find a new path forward.  

This episode might be short but it deserves to be on it’s own because Jenn and Arash Ranjibaran (AJ) of The Athletic Training Institute discuss the very important topic of concussions and fighter specific implications.  

Topics:

Mechanics and power for Hitting, pushing and throwing 

Commentary on designing programs for fighters

Concussive effects, monitoring and fighting

Examples of cognitive loading

Efficiency factors when training for speed 

 

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Related episodes:

https://www.thinkfitbefitpodcast.com/arash-ranjbaran-on-biohackers-the-neuromuscular-system/

March 2019 episode https://www.thinkfitbefitpodcast.com/arash-ranjbaran-the-body-mechanic/

https://www.thinkfitbefitpodcast.com/in-the-flow/

https://www.thinkfitbefitpodcast.com/speed-bumps/

Book mentioned:

Power of Habit

https://www.thinkfitbefitpodcast.com/speed-bumps/

Find AJ at the http://athletictraininginstitute.com/