Dr. Jordan is a Movement Specialist here at The Sports Pod and he has a background as a competitive cheerleader and a competitive cheer coach. So having the perspective into the sport from those three different aspects, as an athlete, as a coach and as a movement specialist or a sports rehab physician, I can see the sport in a different way than many people can. I can see the perspective of the coach. I can see the perspective of the athlete and I can see what was best for both in that combination. And so this playlist that we have come together or come up with for you all is going to help you. When you’re in some type of immediate pain, you can just jump into one of these to help relieve that pain and help you get moving a little bit better. And it’s also something you want to treat like brushing your teeth or flossing. It’s something you do every single day in order to help you feel better and helping move better in order to keep yourself on the mat and keep yourself in the sport for the longest amount of time. We just constantly see athletes going through issues where they’re just focused on getting to this one competition and their bodies just keep degrading and degrading and they don’t take care of themselves to where they don’t think of it as like a big picture. You want to think about multiple worlds or multiple summits, not just this upcoming end of the season competition. So keeping up with your health and keeping up with this movement is going to be best for you in the longevity of your sport.

The Hamstrings is one of the major protectors of your knees. For those of you tumbling and sprinting, this is what you want to do to keep you on the floor all year round!

The Traps are a very important muscle that keeps your shoulder blade and rotator cuff healthy. Doing soft tissue maintenance in this area is important for those who are stunting and tumbling on the floor.

The Quads are the shock absorbers for your knees and hips. Maintaining good tissue health in this muscle will keep you landing, tumbling and basing throughout the season

The Low Back is the foundation for all your movements. It stabilizes your torso while your arms and legs are moving. Without a healthy back, it can hamper your entire season!

The calves are the main reason you can punch hard into the floor and get height. Injured calves can lead to bad ankles and knees.

The Forearm extensors are your key to having healthy wrists. Especially for those of you who are doing handsprings often. To keep your wrist healthy, you have to keep your forearms maintained!

The Forearm flexors are your key to having healthy wrists. Especially for those of you who are doing handsprings often. To keep your wrist healthy, you have to keep your forearms maintained!

The Glutes are the muscles on your back side. These muscles are where you create most of your power from tumbling. Keeping these healthy will keep you on the floor!