Physiotherapy Secrets to Get the Body Through Hard Workouts

with Shelia Burrell,
San Diego State University Head Track & Field Coach;
6x Mountain West (MW) Coach of the Year;
2017 USTFCCCA West Region Outdoor Coach of the Year;
2013 USTFCCCA West Region Indoor Coach of the Year;
has coached four NCAA individual champions and 65 All-Americans;
Womens Running Coaches Collective (WRCC) Co-President;
Red Moon Recovery Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer;
Georgetown University Assistant Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps & Throws) from 2007 to 2009;
2009 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Outdoor Assistant Coach of the Year;
Kansas State University Assistant Coach (Sprints, Jumps & Multi-events) from 2000 to 2003;
Cal State University Northridge Assistant Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps) from 1998 to 2000;
USA Track and Field Level One & Level Two certified (Sprints, Hurdles & multi-events);
2x US Olympic team - heptathlon (2000 & 2004);
5x US National Champion (heptathlon);
2001 Edmonton World Championships (Bronze medal);
competed for UCLA in college track & field

with Samara Gregorio,
Brazilian Physiotherapist, Physical Therapist & Sport Osteopath for Olympic Athletes;
has worked with track and field athletes for over 25 years;
currently works with the San Diego State Women's Track & Field program;
Red Moon Recovery Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer;
Certification in Muscle Articular Reprogramming and Sports Nutrition from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute

Restorative Practices

To perform at their best, athletes need to accomplish challenging workouts. However, these workouts often create residual soreness or fatigue lasting multiple days. In this section, Coach Burrell breaks down her recovery-themed practices to help her athletes bridge the gap between challenging workouts. These workouts include postural drills that create low-intensity teaching moments, stretching, and ice bathing to help athletes feel better throughout the week.

Meet and Practice Recovery Strategies

Athletes must often recover quickly throughout meets and practices to prepare for their next rep or event. In this segment, viewers will learn various quick restoration activities, such as rinsing the mouth with water, icing down, and deep breathing to help create a parasympathetic response and prepare the athlete for their next rep.

Incorporating Diaphragmatic Breathing

Diaphragmatic breathing can serve as a recovery strategy post-workout and improve breathing quality during practices and competition, relieving tension and enabling athletes to focus on the task. In this segment, coaches will learn how important a role the diaphragm plays in breath work and learn how to effectively control it for enhanced performance.

This video is an essential resource for coaches seeking to help their athletes enhance their recovery to get the most from their athletic performances. Coaches can adapt strategies included within various sports and situations and benefit coaches across multiple disciplines.

81 minutes.  2024.