If there’s one lesson about blocking that I wished I had learned earlier, it would be: YOU BRACE WITH YOUR SHOULDERS, NOT WITH YOUR ARMS. Your arms are made up…
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Ever feel like one of those wacky, inflatable, arm-flailing tube people when you’re on-skates? Maybe it’s just when you have to travel a long distance laterally across the track. Or…
This blog post was originally published in June 2017 to McHale Strength The game is fast and furious. Your blood is pumping, your adrenaline is high, your eyes scanning your…
Because Santa didn’t deliver on your left-footed plow stop this year… And you’re not holding out hope that Cupid, St. Paddy, or the Easter Bunny will come through either. From…
Sometimes, when something isn’t working quite right, you can render a miracle upon it by getting violent with it. You see this trope in sitcoms across the ages: TV malfunctioning?…
Imagine this (absolutely horrific) scenario: Your washer is broken. The laundry in the house is piling up and it’s starting to bug you. You reach into your toolbox, grab a…
Are you knock-kneed when you skate? Do your knees tend to collapse inward as you squat down (maybe in your derby stance or maybe in real life)? Are you distributing…
You can’t always get to the gym. TRUTH. You can’t always get to the massage therapist or chiropractor. TRUTH. You can’t always get out for a run. TRUTH. So keep…
“Skate Hard, Turn Left” Syndrome is real. You may have never heard of it before (because I kind of just pulled that name out of my ass) but I guarantee…