Let’s Talk About Recovery
What is Recovery? Recovery is a hot topic in the health and fitness world, and is becoming more and more
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CAT(PC), R.Kin, CSEP-CPT
From Toronto, Ontario, Yasmine Mucher is a provisionally certified Athletic Therapist, Registered Kinesiologist, and CSEP Certified Personal Trainer. She started training in circus arts 2008, specializing in all things trapeze. This sparked her love and curiosity for the capabilities of the human body, but pain and injury exposed to her the lack of research and knowledgeable practitioners in the area of circus arts and the needs of the artistic athlete’s body. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Dalhousie University in 2017, and an Advanced Certificate in Athletic Therapy from Mount Royal University in 2020, throughout her education and thereafter, Yas worked as a circus performer and coach for people of all ages, applying scientifically informed methods to her own and her clients’ training and reaping the results. www.benddontbreak.net
Deadlift Part 2: Variations for the Artistic Athlete
Kettlebell swings, and Jefferson curls, and single-leg deadlifts, oh my! In my last post, we talked all about hip hinging
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PRO Exclusive: Physical Health in Circus with Yasmine Mucher – Shoulders & Hips
In this CircusTalk Original Video Series, Certified Athletic Therapist and former professional aerialist Yasmine Mucher will be educating us on
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Deadlift Part 1: Let’s Talk About Deadlifts
Deadlifting, while being a fundamental exercise for strengthening the body, gets a bad rap. For my powerlifters, Olympic lifters, and
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PRO Exclusive: Physical Health in Circus with Yasmine Mucher – Managing Chronic and Overuse Injuries
In this CircusTalk Original Video Series, Certified Athletic Therapist and former professional aerialist Yasmine Mucher will be educating us on
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PRO Exclusive: Physical Health in Circus with Yasmine Mucher – Managing Acute Injuries
In this new CircusTalk Original Video Series, Certified Athletic Therapist and former professional aerialist Yasmine Mucher will be educating us
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Concussion Part 2 – Concussion in the Assigned Female At Birth Athlete
In the sports injury literature, there is a huge discrepancy in the amount of research done in assigned male at
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Concussions Part 1 – Let’s Talk About Concussions
Concussions get a lot of attention in team sports like football, soccer, and rugby, but really, artistic athletes need to
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Resistance Training: Is Resistance Training Safe for Youth? Let’s Look at the Facts – Part 3.
It is a long standing myth that resistance training is inherently unsafe for kids to do. However, claims to support
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Resistance Training: Myths Behind Resistance Training for the Artistic Athlete – Part 2
We already talked about how we know resistance training is beneficial for the artistic athlete. It’s not a question anymore,
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PRO Exclusive: Physical Health in Circus with Yasmine Mucher – Body Maintenance
In this new CircusTalk Original Video Series, Certified Athletic Therapist and former professional aerialist Yasmine Mucher will be educating us
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Resistance Training: Is Resistance Training Beneficial for the Artistic Athlete? How Do We Incorporate It into Training? – Part 1
While resistance training, and specifically resistance training with weights, has become commonplace in the training regimens of many sports, it
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The Basics of Periodization and How to Apply It to the Contract Performer
Periodization is the systematic organization of all aspects of an athlete’s or a team’s training for an extended period of
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