Mackie's Maximum Wellness
A Powerful ACL Injury Prevention Drill
Seventy percent of ACL tears are non-contact — and most happen because athletes can't control knee alignment, balance, and force during cutting, landing, or deceleration. In Column No. 03 of Mackie's Maximum Wellness, Mackie Shilstone breaks down a modified single-leg Star Excursion drill performed on a narrow elevated block — a multifaceted exercise targeting the hip stability, glute activation, proprioception, and single-leg knee control that lower non-contact ACL injury risk.
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May 12, 2026
Strengthening the Glutes: What the Research Says About the Most Effective Exercises
The glutes drive power, protect the knees and lower back, and govern balance and mobility as you age — but most people still train them inefficiently. In Column No. 02 of Mackie's Maximum Wellness, Mackie Shilstone unpacks a 2023 biomechanical study from Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise that mapped which exercises actually produce the most force in each of the three glute muscles — and what a smarter glute program looks like.
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We've Been Looking at Cholesterol the Wrong Way
A "normal" fasting cholesterol panel can hide real cardiovascular risk. The full picture lives in what happens after every meal. In Column No. 01 of Mackie's Maximum Wellness, Mackie Shilstone breaks down the new Nutrients 2026 review on postprandial triglycerides — what triglyceride-rich lipoprotein remnants are doing to your arteries between meals, why the fasting LDL number isn't the whole story, and the six modifiable levers that change the picture.
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