People dish out quad-dominant diagnoses as if Sir-Mix-a-Lot was their lord and savior. “It’s sinful to use your quads that much. Have you heard about the glutes? I’m here to help you find them—thick and juicy. Your derriere will save you.”

They’re not wrong. Butts are essential, and I cannot lie. But the quartet of femoral neighbors need not be demonized.

Despite their intentions and titles, some coaches make athletes worse. Humans are animals, after all, and all organisms make mistakes. I bet all of you want to avoid suffering from your coach’s errors. How do you do that? Stay tuned (and subscribed), and I’ll guide you.

We can prevent nocontact injuries. They don’t plague people at random. They have causes…

I’ve noticed a fear among coaches for several years, but I’ve never seen it addressed which perplexes and intrigues me. This fright arises as a question, “What if ‘X’ change (in training or practice) makes the athlete worse?” A concerned coach usually makes this inquiry after another one proposes a change from what the athlete and coach have always done because there’s a problem that needs solving.

Conventional “wisdom” can really fuck up a body. Few ideas are as simple and yet fundamentally problematic as the traditions of “good posture.”

Hayley Spelman, six foot, six inch southpaw Stanford grad, called me for the first time May 25th, 2021. Her supraspinatus? Torn. Fuck. She was going to make her next season her last, and now had this major speedbump on her off-ramp from professional volleyball. Here’s her success story…

How a baseball pitcher cured his elbow pain and gained velocity. Clayton Ray had already tried the standard elbow rehab. It failed him. He came to Apiros and now pitches pain free and faster than ever. This post is his story.