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Pre-Hab! On-Skate Warmup Rollercon Review

RDA Team — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:00:38 +0000

Sometimes you just don't have time for an off-skate warm-up session for whatever reason, and you need to get warmed up on the track. Roller Derby Athletics to the rescue!

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Five Tournament Tips for Derby Domination

booty — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 03:52:46 +0000

<*photo courtesy of my favourite skate shop, www.rollergirl.ca ! > It’s tournament season for many of us, which means super fun road trips, inside jokes, sweaty gear in dank hotel rooms, and a whole lot to ask of your body. Playing 3 or 4 bouts in a weekend can become rote for elite skaters who […]

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Pre-Hab! On-Skate Warmup

RDA Team — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:56:01 +0000

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that I am a big advocate for proper warmups and post-workout stretching. I even made a video for you to show you my favourite pre-workout off-skate warmup drill. But, sometimes you just don’t have time for an off-skate session for whatever reason, and you […]

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PreHab: Dynamic Roller Derby Warmup

RDA Team — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 05:10:43 +0000

As I wrote in my last article, a dynamic warmup is a key step in the exercise process. A dynamic warmup brings increased blood & oxygen to your muscles and joints, increases your range of motion, and prepares your body for more intense work to follow. The benefits of warming up include increased strength, speed, […]

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Why Your Stretching Routine Is Bogus!

RDA Team — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:50:09 +0000

I get it. I do. In your elementary school gym class, your teacher (well qualified to be an educator, but not an athletic trainer) taught you to hold a series of standard stretches for a few seconds each before you all started tearing around the gym bouncing off the gymnastic mats or throwing the dodgeball. […]

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Dynamic Warmup (dryland)

RDA Team — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:01:05 +0000

Here is a warmup you can do that follows the theory of dynamic stretching: warming up and lengthening your muscles in preparation for athletics, without using sustained stretching. For more background on dynamic warmups and the reason they’re good, check this out Do each of these for about 20-30 seconds or so: Start: lower body […]

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