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Interview with Greg Peyser

Pete — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:52:26 +0000

In Episode #12 of the Lacrosse Strength Podcast, we talk to Greg Peyser of the NY Titans/NJ Pride. We discuss how he juggles his job as a trader on Wall Street with his lacrosse career.

Download audio file (lacrossestrength12.mp3)

Tags: Lacrosse, Strength, Greg, Peyser, NY, Titans, NJ, Pride, Trader, Training, Jay, Dyer, Pete, Koeniges

Greg Peyser interview tonight

Pete — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:59:09 +0000

I have an interview scheduled with Greg Peyser (NY Titans/NJ Pride) tonight. If you have any questions you’d like asked, email me at pete@lacrossestrength.com. We’ll be talking about his job on Wall Street, playing for both the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and his training strategies. BTW, below is a video segment from CNBC about Greg and how he juggles his jobs.

Tags: Lacrosse, Strength, Greg, Peyser, NY, Titans, NJ, Pride, Trader, Training

NLL..They’re Back.

Pete — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:18:00 +0000

Well, the NLL finally came to an agreement with the player’s association for a new seven-year deal. Except for Boston, everyone will be playing this season. To me, that’s both a positive and negative to the MLL fan. The way I see it, having no NLL would mean the sport of lacrosse loosing momentum toward gaining and holding the fans. Without lacrosse over the winter, fans would just go out and find something else to do with their entertainment dollar. So, I’m happy they’ll be back. My concern, and potentially a negative, is that the NLL season could go longer than usual, and that would cut into the MLL season. I’m interested to see how this all pans out over the next few weeks. I’ve been keeping an eye on Inside Lacrosse these days because they seem to have timely, credible reporting.

Rehab of some common injuries-Hamstring strains

Pete — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:58:16 +0000

This is a tough column to write because everyone has different injuries, histories, mechanisms, etc. So we’ll just stick to the basics. To start with, if you have an injury, it’s best if you go get it properly diagnosed first before trying out the latest in rehabilitative techniques. You need to know what exacty you’re dealing with. And as we all should know by now, utilize the RICE priciple for acute inuries. That is Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

Hamstring strains: I’ve found hamstring strains to be the most common injuries across the board, from high school athletes through professionals. Hamstring strains occur for two main reasons: either the glute is not firing correctly and utilizing the hamstring for the bulk of hip extension, or the running technique is such that the foot pulls at the ground, rather than pushing it behind you.

Treatment of this injury is acutely, RICE and then start foam rolling and GENTLE stretching. I say gentle because you’re not trying to create new motion here, just maintain what you have. Gentle static stretching for 30 sec at a time should be sufficient. Then roll the hamstrings slowly for 8-10 passes.

Strength training, when able, should include squats, deadlifts, step ups and isolated hip extensions at some time througth the rehab process. Keep the reps between 8-10 at first, then drop to 5-8 and add resistance, when able.

To improve your running technique, the important thing to note is your stride foot should land beneath your hips. If your foot lands in front of the hips, your hamstrings will be at a poor angle and be utilized to PULL at the ground. Not good. Any drills, such as wall drills, will help improve your technique and reduce the amount of injury.

If you have any questions regarding rehabing hamstring strains, or anything else, stop by our forum at www.lacrossestrengthforum.com and our list of experts will be glad to lend a hand.

See you next time.

Lacrosse Strength Forum is online

Pete — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:41:55 +0000

Finally I got off my duff and created a forum. I tried to write about topics I thought needed to be written about. But in reality, I really don’t know what the readers of Lacrosse Strength would like to know about. So this forum will be a place you can ask questions, make suggestions, and really make the site more interactive. Now obviously there are some great forums out there with interests in the sport of lacrosse (I stop by LacrosseForums.com once in a while) or strength training (try the forum at strengthcoach.com), but this forum will be a strength and conditioning forum for lacrosse players, coaches, and parents. So if you have questions, ask them. You never know who might show up to answer them.

http://www.lacrossestrengthforum.com