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Breaking Beta | Does Strength Training Help Prevent Shoulder Injuries in Climbers?
Breaking Beta, Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 7/20/22 Breaking Beta, Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 7/20/22

Breaking Beta | Does Strength Training Help Prevent Shoulder Injuries in Climbers?

Can shoulder injuries be prevented through strength training? Or are they just an inevitable part of being a climber?

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Breaking Beta | How Does 30 Years of Climbing Affect Our Shoulders?
Breaking Beta, Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 1/5/22 Breaking Beta, Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 1/5/22

Breaking Beta | How Does 30 Years of Climbing Affect Our Shoulders?

How does 30 years of climbing affect our shoulders?

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Ep. 149: Dr. Jared Vagy on Stretching, Prehab, and Other Hot Topics
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Best Of Kris Hampton 11/4/19 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Best Of Kris Hampton 11/4/19

Ep. 149: Dr. Jared Vagy on Stretching, Prehab, and Other Hot Topics

For Dr. Vagy’s third appearance on the podcast, we tackle some myths and hot topics about training for climbing.

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Episode 114: Dealing with Climbing Injury with Esther Smith and Eva Lopez
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 11/15/18 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 11/15/18

Episode 114: Dealing with Climbing Injury with Esther Smith and Eva Lopez

Let’s face it. All of us who are trying hard to push ourselves will eventually be injured.

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Episode 107: Climb Injury Free Pt. 2 | Strength and Movement with Dr. Jared Vagy
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Strength, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 10/19/18 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Strength, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 10/19/18

Episode 107: Climb Injury Free Pt. 2 | Strength and Movement with Dr. Jared Vagy

With all the information out there on training, rehabbing, and performance, it’s tough to know where to start when you’re injured.

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Episode 88: Climb Injury Free Pt. 1 | Mobility with Dr. Jared Vagy
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 3/27/18 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Movement Practice Kris Hampton 3/27/18

Episode 88: Climb Injury Free Pt. 1 | Mobility with Dr. Jared Vagy

In this 3 part series we're going to dig into the concepts behind the easy to follow system of prehab and rehab that Dr. Vagy has built.

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Episode 52: Common Climbing Injuries with Allison Stowers
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/24/17 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/24/17

Episode 52: Common Climbing Injuries with Allison Stowers

PT Allison Stowers talks how to self-diagnose, when to see a doctor about an injury, and most importantly, how to prevent them.

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Broken Wing: 122 Days Post Surgery: Feeling More Whole.
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/14/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/14/15

Broken Wing: 122 Days Post Surgery: Feeling More Whole.

The "little" exercises that I was capable of just got much bigger.

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Broken Wing:  58 Days Post Surgery (It's the Little Things)
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 6/5/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 6/5/15

Broken Wing: 58 Days Post Surgery (It's the Little Things)

It's interesting how fast perspective can shift when one's situation is altered.

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Broken Wing: 28 Days Post Surgery (A Tale of Atrophy)
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 5/7/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 5/7/15

Broken Wing: 28 Days Post Surgery (A Tale of Atrophy)

When you aren't using muscles, your body has zero interest in maintaining them.

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Broken Wing Update: 10 Days Post Surgery
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/19/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/19/15

Broken Wing Update: 10 Days Post Surgery

So surgery went well, they tell me.

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Broken Wing:  Post 1
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/9/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/9/15

Broken Wing: Post 1

I’m headed to the hospital for rotator cuff surgery, specifically to repair a full thickness labrum tear as well as a full thickness supraspinatus tear.

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Of Shoulders, Elbows, and More To Come...
Articles, Injury and Prevention, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/23/14 Articles, Injury and Prevention, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/23/14

Of Shoulders, Elbows, and More To Come...

I know you've all been training hard, and I just want to be sure you aren't getting sidelined by some silly overuse injury.

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Pushing Through The Tweaks, Twinges, and Pains: Shoulders
Articles, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 1/31/13 Articles, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 1/31/13

Pushing Through The Tweaks, Twinges, and Pains: Shoulders

Shoulders are a tricky joint.  A big muscular shoulder means absolutely nothing when it comes to injuries.

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