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06/02/2026

⚠️ Most athletes look at the offseason as time off.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

🌟 Because the season has a way of exposing everything:
→ Strength deficits
→ Movement limitations
→ Poor recovery habits
→ Loss of control under fatigue

❗And once competition starts, there’s very little time to actually fix those things.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴.

💪 It’s the one part of the year where athletes have the time and space to build intentionally instead of simply maintaining.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻:
→ Building strength
→ Improving speed and power
→ Cleaning up movement mechanics
→ Increasing durability before the next season begins

🏃The athletes who improve the most usually aren’t the ones doing the most random work.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴.

👉 If you want to make the most of your offseason, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
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05/29/2026

⏰ At some point, training has to become more than just workouts.

❗Because improving performance—and staying healthy long term—requires more than working hard. It requires understanding what your body needs, where your limitations are, and how to build a system that supports progress over time.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘛 & 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸:
→ Strength deficits
→ Movement limitations
→ Power and asymmetries
→ Force absorption and control

💪 From there, we build a plan specific to the athlete in front of us.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀:
→ Strength development
→ Speed and power training
→ Movement quality and deceleration work
→ Mobility that transfers to sport

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.

❗Because durable athletes aren’t built through random training. They’re built through structured progression, recovery, and ongoing adaptation.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

🌟 We combine assessment, training, recovery, and progression into a system designed to help athletes perform at a high level and continue improving throughout their season.

👉 If you want to build a stronger, more durable version of yourself, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
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05/27/2026

💪 Most athletes already know how to work hard.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

👉 Over the last few weeks, we’ve talked about building strength, speed, power, deceleration, and mobility—and how each one contributes to performance and durability.

❗But none of those qualities improve without consistency.

⚠️ One of the biggest mistakes athletes make is chasing intensity instead of building a system they can sustain.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁.
𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

❗Strength, speed, power, and movement quality all rely on progressive adaptation. The body needs repeated, controlled stress in order to improve tissue tolerance, movement efficiency, and performance.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

👉 If training lacks structure, progression, and consistency, it becomes much harder for the body to adapt effectively—and much easier for performance plateaus and injuries to occur.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼:
→ Train consistently
→ Progress gradually
→ Build over time

🌟 Because long-term performance isn’t built through intensity alone.
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.

👉 If you want a structured plan that actually supports long-term performance, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
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05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Today, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

In observance of Memorial Day, Fick PT & Performance will be closed as we take time to honor their service, sacrifice, and lasting impact.

🌟 Thank you to those who served and to the families who continue to carry their legacy.

𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗧 & 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

05/24/2026

🤸 Meet Your Gymnastics PT, Dr. Sam Shively, DPT, CSCS

As both a former Level 10 and collegiate gymnast and now a Sports Performance Physical Therapist, Sam understands firsthand just how much gymnastics demands from the body.

From high-impact landings and extreme ranges of motion to repetitive skills, strength holds, and long training hours—gymnasts ask a LOT of their bodies. 💪

And Sam has been there.

After competing through injuries like a torn shoulder labrum, ankle sprains, and recurring pain, she saw how common it was for gymnasts to simply “train through” injuries instead of truly addressing the root cause.

That experience shaped the way she treats athletes today.

At Fick PT & Performance, Sam combines her background as both an athlete and clinician to help gymnasts recover safely, build confidence, and return to the skills they love. ❤️

Her gymnastics-specific rehab approach includes:

→ Strength and stability at end ranges
→ Landing mechanics
→ Core, hip, shoulder, and ankle control
→ Progressive return to skills
→ Long-term injury prevention
→ Rehab that actually understands the demands of gymnastics

Because gymnasts deserve more than generic rehab. They deserve care that understands the sport, the skills, and the mindset. 🤸✨

If you’re a gymnast dealing with pain, coming back from injury, or wanting to move stronger and more confidently, Dr. Sam Shively is here to help.

📍 Fick PT & Performance
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05/22/2026

💪 Strength, power, and deceleration all rely on one thing: your ability to control movement efficiently under load.

⚠️ But before athletes can produce or absorb force well, they need access to the positions that allow it to happen.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻.

👉 And contrary to what many athletes think, mobility isn’t just stretching.

True mobility is active, controlled movement through the ranges your sport demands. It’s your ability to get into positions, stabilize them, and produce force from them effectively.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲:
→ Ankles
→ Hips
→ Thoracic spine

𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺.

🌟 For example:
Limited ankle mobility can affect landing and cutting mechanics. Poor hip mobility can reduce force production and control. Limited thoracic spine mobility can impact posture, rotation, and overall movement efficiency.

❗And when athletes don’t have access to these positions, the body compensates elsewhere—which can eventually affect both performance and injury risk.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🏃 Mobility should lead into strength, control, and movement that actually transfers to sport. Because having range of motion means very little if you can’t control it when speed, fatigue, and force are involved.

👉 If you want to improve movement quality and build mobility that actually transfers to performance, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
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05/20/2026

⚡ Deceleration is one of the most demanding movement skills in sport. When an athlete slows down, cuts, lands, or changes direction, the body must rapidly absorb and redirect high levels of force.

What often separates efficient movers from higher-risk movers is not just strength or speed.

➡️ 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡.

📊 Research consistently shows that poor movement control during deceleration, landing, and change-of-direction tasks is associated with increased risk for lower-extremity injury, including ACL injury.

𝗪𝗵𝘆?

❗Because when force is not absorbed efficiently through the muscular system, greater stress can be transferred to passive structures such as ligaments, joint capsules, and connective tissue.

That is why positioning and mechanics matter so much during deceleration.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼:

→ Lower their center of mass
→ Create appropriate hip, knee, and ankle flexion
→ Maintain trunk control over the base of support
→ Control knee position relative to the hip and foot
→ Absorb force through the muscles rather than relying on the joints
→ Reaccelerate or change direction with efficiency

🛑 But when athletes stay too upright, allow the knee to collapse inward, or lose trunk control under speed, fatigue, or reactive sport demands, force is no longer distributed efficiently—and injury risk may increase.

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴.

It is about how well the body organizes, controls, and redirects force at high speeds.

❗This is why training should go beyond simply getting stronger or faster. Athletes need to develop the technical and neuromuscular qualities required to control movement under high demand.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆.

👉 If you want to improve movement quality, reduce injury risk, and enhance sport performance, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.

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05/18/2026

💫 Over the last few posts, we’ve covered building strength, speed, and power—and how each plays an important role in athletic performance.

❗But one of the most important athletic skills is often overlooked:

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

👉 Deceleration is an athlete’s ability to rapidly slow down, absorb force, and regain control before stopping, cutting, landing, or changing direction.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳.

Research shows that rapid deceleration is a key component of change-of-direction performance, but it also places high braking demands on the lower body—especially when athletes are fatigued or lack the strength and control to manage those forces.

🏃 Every time an athlete decelerates, the body has to:
→ Absorb force efficiently
→ Maintain trunk, hip, knee, and ankle control
→ Reposition quickly for the next movement
→ Produce force again in a new direction

⚠️ When deceleration capacity is underdeveloped, mechanics often break down. This can lead to poor cutting positions, increased joint stress, slower change-of-direction performance, and a greater risk of injury.

That’s why sports performance training should not only focus on acceleration, sprint speed, and explosiveness. It should also include progressive exposure to braking mechanics, eccentric strength, single-leg control, landing strategy, and change-of-direction skill.

👉 When deceleration is trained properly, athletes can improve:
→ Force absorption
→ Change-of-direction efficiency
→ Single-leg stability
→ Movement control under fatigue
→ Confidence stopping, cutting, and re-accelerating

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

📍 Ready to move better, perform better, and stay healthier throughout your season?

Start with a sports performance assessment at Fick PT & Performance.

📱 DM, call, or text us at (720) 480-2866 to get started!
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05/15/2026

⚡ Speed is not just about moving fast.

It is about how well an athlete applies force.

That is where power and biomechanics matter.

💥 Power is the ability to produce force quickly.

🦿Biomechanics is how the body organizes that force through posture, joint angles, stiffness, timing, rhythm, and ground contact.

You need both.

➡️ Because in sport, it is not enough to be strong.

An athlete has to be able to use that strength in the right position, at the right time, in the right direction. 🎯

That shows up in every sprint, cut, jump, landing, and change of direction.

✅ Can they project?
✅ Can they strike the ground well?
✅ Can they absorb force without collapsing?
✅ Can they maintain posture at speed?
✅ Can they re-accelerate efficiently? 🔁

That is performance.

And it is durability.

📚 Sprint research continues to show that faster athletes are not just producing more force — they are applying it more effectively.

Horizontal force application, ground reaction forces, rate of force development, contact time, stiffness, and coordination all influence how speed is created and maintained.

Acceleration demands projection.

Max velocity demands posture, rhythm, timing, stiffness, and relaxation.

Sport demands that athletes express those qualities under pressure.

That is why power training has to be coached with biomechanics in mind.

The goal is not just bigger lifts or harder drills.

The goal is better transfer.

✅ More efficient movement.
✅ Better force production.
✅ Better force absorption.
✅ Better positions.
✅ More durable athletes.

If you want to build power that actually transfers to your sport, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.

Call or DM us at 720.480.2866 to get started.

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