173. Stories from Corey Petersen from ACL's to Christian McCaffrey to why he doesn't ice ankle sprains | University of St Thomas, Assistant Director of Sports Performance
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Corey Petersen shares his top stories from almost 10 years in strength and conditioning. Highlights include the backstory to his unique approach to injury management, insights from working with elite athletes like Christian McCaffrey, and the story of a remarkable ACL rehab getting back on the field in just 5.5 months.
3:10 Fork in the road: from his mom helping him a weight set growing up to starting college as a business major, realizing this field was for him
13:39 Craziest story: playing "trash ball" with his Women's Soccer team, destroying his ankle, and living to tell the tale through not icing his rolled ankle at all
20:20 His experience being at Stanford the year after Christian McCaffery's Heisman and his advice for working with higher profile athletes
26:51 Full circle: rehabbing the senior captain's ACL and getting her back on the field in 5.5 months, then creating a video summary reel called "The Journey"
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