Chances Are, You Suck At This You're probably either doing the stiff knees: got it from Sparkbmxtraining or the rounded low back This is from CliftonParkchiro or both.... See Wha' Had Happen Wazz You're all like the Tin Man. [Tweet "You can't move from the hip, hell you don't even know what a hip is..."] We gotta change that, cause without some hips you're gonna (probably) get some big time fugazi awesome feelings in your lower back. Now this is what hinging the hip looks like: From Bodybuilding.com Hips back Shins Vertical Chest "up" Straight line shoulders through hips Lower back in neutral I know what you're thinking, it's … [Read more...]
Book Review: Strong Curves
July 16, 2013 by
Bret Really Likes Big Butts.... The guy's tagline is "The Glute Guy"... He's popularized what is probably the best Glute-centric exercise, the Hip Thrust and it's variations (dumbbell, single leg, barbell). Word to the wise: If you're going to do Barbell Hip Thrusts, buy an Airex Pad or a Tampon Thick Bar Pad, your hips will thank you. He's previously written a 675 page book dedicated solely to the azzz....so obviously he has a lot to say about butts. Which is kinda awesome since the Glutes are the (arguably) the most important muscles of the body, for every-body... "the single nagging issue that prevents you from running like a well-oiled machine is … [Read more...]
Ribs Down! How Not to Hang Off the Low Back
June 20, 2013 by
"Ribs Down!" Back pain: Virtually Everyone has it in Some Form at Some Time Everyone. My upper back around the base of my neck hurts if I sit here and work on this blog for too long. My Lower back hurts if I stand for too long or sit (especially in my car) for a few consecutive hours. I know what you're thinking, "Holy Sh@t, Yoda hurts Too?" Yes, we ALL have default patterns and compensation patterns that have formed from them. One of mine is I "hang off the low back" sometimes, and when I do it for long enough, I get pain. Look, when you're training people, you're standing....A LOT, and it's easy to get into an "Extension" position and really crank on that … [Read more...]
Ohh Sh@t, Vacation is Here…..Workout and Free E-Book.
June 11, 2013 by
This time of year I get LOTS of emails (and clients) that go like this, "I'm going away soon and I need to look better, what do I do?" First you need to get your diet in line, if it's not you're screwed. But I'm gonna assume that you're good already training hard, eating really well and you just need to "tighten up" some. Personally, I think these "This workout is great for this or that" posts blow. But, F-it...this is pretty much <----programs should be individualized, even if they're similar----> what I do with a female in this situation as a template. Keep in mind: This ain't gonna take you from worst to first, sorry, nothing is...it's just a … [Read more...]
Knees OUT!…Or You’re ASS Ain’t Doing It’s Job
April 11, 2013 by
I spend approximately 99.5% of my day hugging puppies yelling: KNEES OUT! This Should NEVER happen: But does all the time. It's really bad... For Comparison: This is really good. So what's going on in the first photo? Short Answer: Your Ass is broke.....as in, it's not working.. Long(er) Answer: Glutes act as an external rotator on the Femur (upper leg bone) and they are not strong enough to: Rotate the Femur out. Stabilize the hip. How do we know this? The knee collapses toward the midline because when it does the glutes stretch at the top of the Femur, when the glutes (or any muscle) stretches it FIRES. When muscles fire, they … [Read more...]
You Can Never Have Too Much Ass….
February 7, 2013 by
It's a universal truth. The easiest, quickest way for most people to feel and perform better is to get their ass in gear...literally, like, make it do something other than store Krispy Cremes. "for us, for athletes, glutes are everything -- the absolute epicenter and powerhouse of all athletic movement. It's all about the ass."- Mark Verstegen Simply put, the glutes are the most important muscle group in the body. "Maybe normal people don't discuss this all day long, but we sure do," says Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck. "Every strength coach I've ever been around, it's glute, glute, glute -- always, always, always. It's a broken record. I can't tell you how … [Read more...]
