The reason athletes tear their Achilles isn't bad luck #mobility #athlete #nba

Añadido: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]So, I wanted to share my thoughts on this video. We have Jason Tatum, Boston Celtics guard. He uh suffered a a right a right foot Achilles injury. And this is like no coincidence. Like a lot of athletes, a lot of people don't train their their bodies in in this position.

[00:00:20]Um and this position is basically the the end range where the right right here where the Achilles is kind of stretched out. So the Achilles tendons take it takes on a like the highest loads uh in the human body especially doing any type of explosive uh sport like basketball or jumping.

[00:00:38]Most most athletes don't train you know they only train big movements. They kind of neglect to train you know end ranges or positions where the tendons are are stretched out. So, it's very important for anyone, you know, that does a sport to really kind of prioritize uh positions that are very vulnerable like the Achilles tendon and and train uh the the tendon in a in a stretch position in a shorter position. So, we call the end range, short range and and mid-range. Um so, when the ankle is fully kind of dorsif flexed or or stretched out, it's it's uh it's very vulnerable uh and at risk to injury. So this is which is why the type of work that I do is is is training these positions so that when you do have to be in in in a vulnerable position, you're well aware. And as you can see in this video, u I'm training a gentleman is um training isometrically and we're basically training the Achilles to be strong in a lengthen position. So once you do isometric training in in shorter uh ranges and longer ranges then you'll integrate it into into power training or you'll or you integrate eccentric so it's kind of slowly load loading to a certain length and then you'll integrate power training such as jumping, running, um etc, etc. But before you do that, you really need to train it. train the different lengths and get the body accustomed to these shorter and longer um positions so that when it comes down to it and the and the athlete or the person has to react, they're well aware, they're well trained and they kind of um they're accustomed to to to the to the loads that are being uh sent to that to that to that muscle attendant etc etc. So remember, all athletes, if you're an athlete, you need to train the longer, shorter ranges of of these these positions so that when you're out in play and your body has to react, it's well, it's familiar and and and and it's well accustomed to the stress that's being placed on it.