Contrary to common belief and what actual real doctors say, "rest and ice" doesn't help patellar tendinopathy. It's actually making it worse which I dive into in this weeks episode, in order to actually get better we have to load the tendon. Few big concepts in the episode:1. LOAD the tendon2. Manage your workload - spikes in your workload aggravate tendons immensely 3. Train the feet and soleus to help protect the knee and hip 4. Take a look at your nutrition - the saying "you are what you eat" rings true, we can't recover a degenerated tendon if you're putting McDonalds and sprite into your system5. Practice proper mechanics - we land in precarious and often harmful positions post jump, so who's to say how much value snap downs actually have? I do think there may be at least a little value in training proper mechanics through the kinetic chain (ankle, knee, hip) and to try and properly distribute the force we absorb through all three joints. Altitude drops and a plethora of other deceleration type work has their place and prove to be extremely important Some notable names and people you should look up if you wanna learn more:Jill Cook Keith BarrJake Tuura: YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGi0IxcAiCyOGmvTjVqAHiw Podcast - https://jackedathlete.libsyn.com/Paul FabritzMike G

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