28 Feb The Essential Guide To Warming-Up (How To Warm-Up)
How important is the the warm-up? How much time should be spent on the warm-up? What should you be spending your time on before a strength training session? I'll make a case to answer these questions for you in this article. Let me be the first to tell you, I'm not a huge fan of warming-up before training. If it were up to me, I'd skip the warm-up and just train. But, that really doesn't make sense. A well designed warm-up can increase muscle temperature, core temperature, and increase blood flow. Have you ever heard someone say they were "trying to get the blood flowing" before a training session? Well, there seems to be truth to that statement. But it goes deeper than that and there are other important reasons to warm-up.
29 Nov The Overhead Press – Is It Bad For The Shoulders?
Is the overhead press bad for the shoulders? That's a common question and often a very debated one. Should you avoid this exercise? And, what are the benefits versus the risk? I’ll give you my perspective, as both a strength athlete and former PT (physical therapist). I'll tell you why I love this exercise, but it may not be right for you. I’ll talk about pressing in the context of using a barbell, which can be viewed as the most demanding on the shoulders.
03 Feb Does Strength Training Ruin Our Joints?
If you're like me, you care about your joints. The last thing any of us would want is to have joint pain or any joint issues that limits us in any way. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the effects of heavy strength training on our joint health. Does heavy training ruin our joints? This is a big deal if you think about the consequences of wearing down the joint surfaces and what that can mean for us in terms of pain, loss of mobility, and functional decline. This topic was prompted by a great podcast interview I had with Chad Waterbury. First, let me review some science. Then I'll share common sense and personal experience about this question so we can logically approach strength training for the long term.21 Aug Why The Functional Movement Screen Makes Sense (Mind-blowing Statistics)
Let me tell you why the FMS™ (Functional Movement Screen) makes a lot of sense and can potentially help reduce the risk of injury for athletes, strength enthusiasts, and recreational exercisers. The FMS was developed by Gray Cook and Lee Burton to determine whether there is...
21 Apr Avoiding Shoulder Pain: 7 Unconventional Exercises To Prevent Injury.
...complex. There's a lot that can go wrong in the shoulder, but a majority of problems are usually RTC related. Believe me when I say, you want to avoid shoulder injuries because one problem can lead to another (ex. tendonitis to dysfunction to disuse to frozen shoulder). And,...
06 Mar How To Use Kettlebells For Injury Prevention.
As a former physical therapist, I was immediately attracted to the kettebell for a long list of reasons. Things like the unique blend of human biomechanics, cardiovascular fitness, and strength training applications for starters. And, the results were outstanding. After decades of training, this tool “had me at...
06 Nov The Number One Goal of Every Workout Program.
...don’t do that! Again, this is "common sense 101." Sometimes minor aches and pains spontaneously resolve if you don’t do things that aggrevate them, so learn to listen to your body. When I was younger, I didn't listen to my body when I had initially sustained what...
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