In the episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to first team physiotherapist at Arsenal Football Club, Ben Ashworth. Although Ben is a physio, he also has an Msc in strength and conditioning from St Mary's University in Twickenham. Ben is an expert when it comes to shoulder health which led to some very interesting discussions in part two of this episode.
In this episode you will learn -
- Who is Ben Ashworth (background, education and current role)
Ben's thoughts around RTP protocolsHamstring injury preventionMonitoring strategies and how these are fed back to coaches to inform practiceBen's relationship and opinion on the new ForceDecks force platesShoulder health and quantifying strength & RFD at the shoulder- Arsenal FC SEMS Conference
Alan McCall & Greg Dupont paper on the Hamstring IsometricsThe Athletic Shoulder courseAthletic Shoulder evening lecture (webinar)Ben can be found on Twitter @benashworth