The Importance of Physical Preparation

Anthony Iannarino is a Physical Therapist and Strength and Conditioning coach currently serving as a Performance Therapist with the Washington Wizards.

Prior to transitioning to professional sports, Anthony served as a clinic director for Rehab 2 Perform as well as the performance therapist for the Bullis School Track and Field where he worked elite high school runners both trackside and in the clinic.

In addition to his work with the Wizards, Anthony is also a director and lecturer with R2P Academy which provides rehab and performance education to clinicians and coaches both in person and virtually.

In this episode, we talk about the big, overarching principles that guide his return to play process.

From there, we go deeper and talk about hamstring injuries, including why they tend to linger and what you can do to get those hammies healthy once and for all.

And to pull it all together, we discuss career development, how to guide your continuing education, and how pizza and physical prep are incredibly similar. Enjoy!

When we start talking about our KPI’s and key performance indicators, each one of those should have a test underneath it or a metric I’m tracking.  – Anthony Iannarino

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

• Anthony’s start in the world of physical prep, and why it looks eerily similar to my own.
• Why getting talked out of working in pro baseball might’ve been the best thing for his long-term career.
• His “Big Rocks” when it comes to return to play, and the meta principles he follows to guide his process.
• Why most injuries – and the ensuing rehab process – tend to have a silver lining.
• Assessing risk in return to play, and how to improve your decision-making both with and without data.
• The risk factors that pre-dispose an athlete to hamstring injuries.
• Boxes you absolutely MUST CHECK when programming for someone to prevent hamstring issues.
• The changes working in pro sports has on your lifestyle.
• Why self-audits are so critical to your long-term development, and how to shape your continuing education based off those audits.

Connect with Anthony:

• Anthony Iannarino on Instagram
• Rehab 2 Perform Academy

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