96. Force Awakens: A New Hope For Athletic Shoulder Strength Testing w/ Ben Ashworth

Chris and Sam sat down with Ben Ashworth to discuss athletic shoulder strength testing. Ben is a physio, coach, high performance consultant, and PhD candidate specializing in shoulder rehabilitation, monitoring, and performance. We dive into: the conception of the ASH test, differentiating short versus long lever testing, reliable testing setups, rate of force vs peak force, specific numbers and percentages to use as rough standards, frameworks for return to practice and sport, and much more. More about Ben: Athletic Shoulder Instagram Athletic Shoulder Website Ben's Twitter Ben's Online Course: Athletic Shoulder Level 1 Papers discussed and references: Force Awakens The ASH Test ASH References ASH Test Protocol --- Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/5E1yGs2gCxE --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Rehab --- Rehab & Performance Programs: https://store.e3rehab.com/ Newsletter: https://e3rehab.ck.page/19eae53ac1 Coaching & Consultations: https://e3rehab.com/coaching/ Articles: https://e3rehab.com/articles/ Apparel: https://store.e3rehab.com/collections/frontpage --- Podcast Sponsors: Vivo Barefoot: Get 15% off all shoes! - https://www.vivobarefoot.com/e3rehab VALD: https://vald.com/ --- @dr.surdykapt @tony.comella @chrishughen --- This episode was produced by Matt Hunter.