The Athletic Development Show

From the R.I.C.E protocols (and are they still relevant) through to cold showers in the morning for mental toughness, a metabolic boost, and improved productivity.

In today's episode, we talk all things ice!

From the R.I.C.E protocols (and are they still relevant) through to cold showers in the morning for mental toughness, a metabolic boost, and improved productivity.

Some resources: Gabe Mixkin withdrawing on the RICE protocols: http://www.drmirkin.com/fitness/why-ice-delays-recovery.html

The rational for cold showers: http://tim.blog/2016/03/16/THE-RANDOM-SHOW-ICE-COLD-EDITION/ http://tim.blog/2015/09/07/the-iceman-wim-hof/

Some resources: One of the most important things to get right with all chronic stress based injuries is your acute to chronic workload ratio: Article and video: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/acute-chronic-workload-ratio Random Thoughts (video format): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRBVD0V1hP0&list=PLLGwYUBXVGQWMtEs-Q4i-tr1wMH2c2jna&index=17 AIS PDF on loading: http://www.ausport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/646755/Can_we_think_about_training_loads_differently.pdf

Article and video on shin splints: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2016/a-simple-solution-for-shin-splints?rq=shin%20splints

Article and video on isometrics: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/isometrics2?rq=shin%20splints

Today we talk about power and how deloading in the gym could potentially improve athletic power when it comes to vertical leap.

Some resources: Intent to move article & video: www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2016/intent-to-move Push the ground video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bip9zEdMmkY

Vertical leap videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM9Raio4T3E&t=22s www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxt-xdxBexQ&t=11s www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaK54qH1s1g

Academic article on hexbar vs straight bar: journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstra…exagonal.31.aspx