It is common for a lifter to seek boulder shoulder status. While having protruding, rounded shoulders certainly looks nice, the shoulders are very vulnerable to injury. The demands of a sedentary, desk-ridden society already makes our shoulders unhappy, and if you translate this dysfunction into the...
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Correcting the Forward Head Fault
As I'm sure you've heard millions of times before, modern technology isn't doing our bodies any favors. Spending hours a day texting or hunching over a laptop is physically morphing out bodies. We're altering our fascia, compressing our spines, and stretching our muscles in ways that contradict our...
Stop Stretching Your Hamstrings
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:08
core, Core strength, exercise, Fitness, Flexibility, hamstrings, Mobility, Movement patterns, Stretching
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If I had to pinpoint one "tight area" about which many people complain most, it's the hamstrings. I'll often find gym-goers using multiple methods to stretch those stubborn muscles: asking a partner to push them deeper into a stretch, or yanking on their legs with bands. Yet, somehow, despite their...
5 Exercises to Help Cure Flat Feet
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 12:15
Barefoot training, Foot, Gait, Movement patterns, walking
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It's no wonder that so many people complain of flat feet when we live in an era of high heels, thick sneakers, and desk jobs. Normally, to treat this, people will buy expensive orthotics and just avoid the issue altogether. Instead of wearing those cumbersome insoles, you can get to the root of the...
Getting Rid of the "Butt Wink"
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:51
exercise, Hips, Mobility, Motor control, Movement patterns, Spine, squats
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The "butt wink" is a term that has puzzled personal trainers and other movement practitioners. Some people attribute it to tight hamstrings, others have mentioned ankle mobility, some say it's hip flexor strength, or even hip/femur anatomy. My two cents? Motor control. Everyone I've met who had a "butt...
Channel Your Inner Athlete with Agility Training
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:43
Agility, exercise, Fitness, injury, Movement patterns, sports, Transverse plane
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Whether you're an athlete, or just someone who wants to get in shape, fitness is, to me, about adaptability. Our workouts should help us become more resilient to the world around us. A potentially injurious situation can be avoided when you have the adequate strength and stability. Agility is one such...
Fixing 5 Flaws in Your Running Form
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:29
Biomechanics, exercise, Fitness, Mechanics, Movement patterns, Running
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If you're like me, just hearing the word "run" makes your skin crawl. Some people claim to find peace of mind on their daily jog. Are these people crazy, or have they just found some sacred running nirvana-type state? Well, if you work on your running technique, you will undoubtedly find that you will...
Your Butt is Affecting your Shoulder Stability
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 08:08
exercise, Fascia, Fitness, Kinetic chain, Movement patterns, stability
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If your shoulder hurts, you've probably assumed something with your shoulder is inherently dysfunctional. While that may not be false, you also have to consider what's going on around your shoulder. Ida Rolf, a famous Structural Integration practitioner said it perfectly, "Where you think it is, it...
You're Injured–Now What?
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:15
exercise, Fitness, injury, Mechanics, Movement patterns, pain
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At some point in nearly every athlete or active person's career, he or she will experience some injury, either major or minor. Whether you've torn a tendon or ligament, sprained a muscle, or you just have a nagging painful area that won't seem to go away, you understand how frustrating it can be when...
Train Your Brain, Not Your Muscles
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 09:08
Anatomy, Brain, Corrective exercise, exercise, Fitness, Movement patterns, Muscle, Physiology
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The most common questions a client or friend asks me are "what muscles does (fill in the exercise name here) train?" or, "what exercises can I do to lose fat in my (fill in muscle group name here)?" My answer will always be, "no muscle works in isolation."The answer is all of them.You are one single...
A Guide to Better Oblique Training: The Transverse Plane
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 11:05
core, crossfit, Fitness, Functional, Movement patterns, Obliques, powerlifting, sports, Transverse plane, weightlifting
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Humans have the capacity to move freely and seamlessly through three different planes of motion: the sagittal plane, the frontal plane, and the transverse plane. Many strength programs utilize several different exercises in the first two (sagittal and frontal) planes, but neglect the transverse plane...
1 Thing Athletes Could Learn from Dancers
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 10:32
Agility, Dancing, Jumping, Landing, Movement patterns, Proprioception
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Lifters and athletes should watch "Swan Lake" and take notes. In one Tchaicovsky's most famous works, the ballerinas hop lightly and gracefully across the stage. Every movement the dancers make is incredibly precise and effortless.From a young age, dance coaches repeatedly drill this pattern within...
You Are What You Repeatedly Do
By Fitness ve Body Blogçusu at 10:39
Career, exercise, Fitness, Jobs, Movement patterns, Sitting, sports
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As a child, you probably heard your mother say something to the effect of, "don't make that face! You'll get stuck like that!" Well, as ludicrous as it sounds, she might've been on to something.Let's take, for example, someone who is a truck driver. His job requires him to be seated for 8+ hours at...