Nothing can lead to shoulder and neck pain quite like poor posture. I’m willing to bet that if you walk through a mall or even at your own workplace, you will see a common posture that looks like the picture on the left. This is known as Upper Cross Syndrome. This is characterized by a rounding of the shoulders and forward head. Every inch of forward displacement of the head requires a tenfold increase of muscular effort to support posture.
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How hip flexors and back pain are connected...a corrective exercise routine you can do to help with back pain...nutrition myths...what are the best supplements and soooo much more. All here in the June newsletter.
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As soon as you set a goal and take the first step toward it, you start to change. As soon as you set your dream and create a path to acheiving it, you can say goodbye to the old you. Your thoughts change, your habits change, your mindset changes. Never stop reaching
Knee valgus (knock knee) is a dysfunction I see quite a bit. It can lead to knee pain and if you play sports, it can be a contributor to non-contact knee injuries. Here's the program guide to my Correcting Knee Valgus program. It's just the guide and not the whole program but it should be of some help if you read through it.
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phase is when you lift (or curl) the weight thus shortening the muscle. The isometric portion of the lift occurs when the muscle is at its shortest, neither lengthening nor shortening-as in holding the dumbbell still at the top of the curl. The eccentric phase of muscle contraction occurs when lowering the weight back to its starting position. - Helps prepare ligaments and tendons for heavier loads and faster training speeds
- Builds muscular endurance *Elicits greater improvements in muscular strength
- Greater “time under tension” (the amount of time the weight is lifted) means greater improvements in muscle growth.
- Produces less cardio and respiratory stress and less fatigue than concentric training.
- Increases max strength, muscular endurance and hypertrophy and retains those gains longer when you have stopped training.
Odds & Ends
Muscle Actions: Muscles produce tension in a variety of ways. The 3 muscle actions that occur are eccentric contraction, concentric contraction and isometric contraction
Eccentric Phase: The eccentric phase is also called eccentric deceleration because you are decelerating (or slowing down) the weight as gravity tries to make it come crashing down.
Did You Know? That most non-contact sport injuries occur during the deceleration phase of movement. That’s why it’s important to have good eccentric strength and proper full body balance and control.
Deceleration In Action: During walking, just before heel strike, your butt and hamstrings must work eccentrically to slow down the lead leg.
Not Just For Beginners: Don’t think that eccentric training is just for rookies. Athletes will also concentrate on this phase during off-loading portions of their seasons—such as when their season ends. Athletically, it is a great way to recuperate as there is less metabolic demand on the body.
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