FALCON FOOTBALL

FALCON FOOTBALL

Coach Dave Barr is the Head Football Coach of the Wahama High School Falcons. Coach Barr understands the importance of protecting his athletes.  Coach Barr contacted me in a effort to seek out the most cutting edge science with regards to concussion reduction and the mitigation of spinal cord injuries.

 

Coach Barr began using THE ONLY EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOL TO PROPERLY TRAIN THE MUSCLES OF THE HEAD AND NECK.  This was the result:

We have been using the neck strengthening protocols in Project Neck during the 2013 football season. As of this writing, we have reduced concussions by 60%. Interestingly, we have also had no issues with shoulder stingers this year. Both injuries had become very problematic for us in the seasons prior to implementing this program. We feel the protocols outlined in Project Neck are responsible for the improved health of our athletes and we highly recommend them to all coaches.

Dave Barr  Head Football Coach - 2010 State Finalist / 2011 Final Four / 2012 State Champions

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Myth Busters Musclebound Women

Myth Busters Musclebound Women

Myth Busters

Musclebound Women                                                                 

It was assumed in the early era of weight training that athletes would develop inelastic overdeveloped muscles.  The condition was deemed 'musclebound'.  Becoming musclebound dominated the early conversations of strength training.
The newly created position of Strength and Conditioning Coach in the 1970's was dubious.  Strength Coaches not only had to introduce players to the rigors of weight training, but also had to assure the team coaches and athletes that weights would not slow the participant nor reduce his or her athleticism.  Part of the strength and conditioning specialists job was to debunk the concept of becoming musclebound.
There are still many myths about weight training and they will persist as each generation seems to revisit the same issues.

Women in general fear becoming too big due to muscularity, especially in the head and neck region of their anatomy.  Conversely this is the very part of their musculature which will help them improve athletic performance and protect them against injury.

Ralph Cornweel Jr, a Doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech, gathered a group of courageous women from rugby, softball, dance, art majors and even a librarian to participate in a study to strength train the Head and Neck musculature and dispel the myth about women becoming musclebound.

Exercising the lower trap on the Pendulum 3 Way Row

His goal was to use the same protocol with women that he had previously used in a study with men that elicited the remarkable gains of up to 4 inches in neck girth in 8 weeks.
After 8 weeks of training all the women who participated in the study had noteworthy strength gains without an increase of muscle size.

1 Arm Shrug on the Pendulum 5 Way Neck
"We did have an increase in circumference with one of the girls, a ballerina dancer. Her neck increased 1mm or 1/32 of an inch, 0.039 decimal inches.  She was okay with it.  All the girls are very unhappy the study is ending."

WHO WOULD FARE BETTER IN A COLLISION?

WHO WOULD FARE BETTER IN A COLLISION?

Applying Newton's Second Law of Motion


Force = Mass x Acceleration 

Subject A

Subject B

Subject C

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WHAT IS A HEAD AND NECK TRAINING SPECIALIST?

WHAT IS A HEAD AND NECK TRAINING SPECIALIST?

A PROFESSIONAL THAT HAS A SKILL SET AS VALUABLE AS IT IS RARE.

A CERTIFIED HEAD AND NECK TRAINING SPECIALIST WILL KNOW THE ANATOMY OF THE HEAD AND NECK. YOU WILL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SAFELY AND PROPERLY TRAIN THE MUSCULATURE OF THE HUMAN HEAD AND NECK.

 LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY AND SAFELY PREPARE YOUR ATHLETES/CLIENTS FOR THE RIGORS OF THEIR COMPETITION.

A Head and Neck Training Specialist reduces Concussions ONE ATHLETE AT A TIME.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE HELMET (PART TWO)

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE HELMET

RESEARCH STUDIES PROJECT Neck I AND PROJECT NECK II spearheaded the efforts to establish the only Evidence-Based Methodology to SAFELY TRAIN the MUSCLES of the HUMAN HEAD and NECK. Training these muscles in the protocols prescribed manner Concussive and Subconcussive forces can be mitigated along with the reduction of Spinal Cord Injuries.

     

                                                                            THE PROTOCOLS DERIVED BY THE PROJECT NECK RESEARCH STUDIES ARE THE ONLY ORGANIC CONTINGENCY  TO LOWER CONCUSSIVE AND SUBCONCUSSIVE FORCES.

 There is NO science/evidence-based research that can claim Helmets PREVENT Concussion.

  IT's Not about the Helmet. It is about How to Best Mitigate injurious forces that occur during competition. 

PROPERLY AND PRUDENTLY PREPARE YOUR ATHLETES FOR THE RIGORS OF THEIR SPORT!

The Complex and Vital NECK

The Complex and Vital NECK

I was told by a Division 1 Strength Coach that training the neck was not important. So I decided to give him a short list of what the neck does for the human-athlete.

What is the function of the neck?

Attaches the Head to the truck.

Supports the Head and its Movements.

Protects the head.

The neck gives rise to:

Parts of the upper limbs

Parts of the cardiovascular system

Respiratory Diaphragm

The Neck is a Conduit to:

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Nervous System

Arteries, Veins

Lymph

The Neck Accommodates :

Larynx

Endocrine Glands

Parathyroids

Thymus

Also, females athletes neck to train their neck also.

It"s NOT about the HELMET! (Part One)

It's NOT About the HELMET! 

 Helmets do the job they were intended for: TO Reduce the Probability of having your skull fracture during collisions, falls and any type of accident involving an external insult to the cranium.

Helmets are not solving the problem. Helmets just don’t reduce concussions.  In fact, large helmets on Pop Warner football players just add to the weight of the player’s head which in turn is supported by small, under developed necks. 

Parents put their faith in the claims of helmet companies to protect their children.  However, according to Alison Brooks of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, parents should be wary of such claims. Dr. Brooks said, “We were getting questions from coaches and parents about helmet companies saying their helmets can prevent concussions. There's really no evidence to support that.” 

Much current research and existing theory look to helmet technology to protect athletes from concussion.  That research, however, is finding that helmets are unable to protect athletes against concussions at a truly effective level.

WE ARE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROTECTING OUR ATHLETES BIG AND SMALL.

Pro-activity must be paramount with regards to the concussion epidemic. Concussions are going to occur in sports, but as the kinetic energy is lowered by increasing the size (mass) of the cylinder (neck) through direct, full range motion resistance exercises and by increasing the stiffness or strength of the neck, the athlete will dissipate kinetic energy to the larger muscles of the lower body. If forces are lowered, then the athlete will concuss less, and debilitating sub-concussive forces will be less as well. The athlete can then play longer, with less residual damage to the brain.

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