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Chondromalacia is a common knee problem and although is ambiguous in it’s definition, refers to the pathological lesions of the patellar articular cartilage. In English, this means that the smooth surface, the cartilage lining the patella, the knee cap, is basically deteriorating or severely irritated, which means rubbing and causing friction in the [...]
Continue Reading →Previously we spoke about how the hip flexors respond best to soft tissue work, and thats true. However combine the soft tissue work with active stretching you will be on a sure path to success. This video below shows you how to actively isolate the psoas, and stretch it. You will [...]
Continue Reading →Here is an overview of the overuse injuries of the knee joint. There are many different things that can go wrong in your knee, both acute and chronic. Overuse injuries are painful and if not treated properly they can get very painful and debilitating. Referenced [...]
Continue Reading →The hamstrings may be the forgotten muscle in the body, but not only do they help you run faster and jump higher, popping hamstrings leading up to a good bum simply look pretty good. So whatever your motive, you should be working them out, and the stiff leg [...]
Continue Reading →Sitting down for lengths of time means that our hip flexors are always in a flexed position. Muscle are pliable and pretty smart things, keep your hip flexors in that position, it’s where they will want to stay. A lot of us have desk jobs, which means that our hip flexors are in [...]
Continue Reading →Reading Laurens Fitness and many other conditioning blogs you have probably come across a couple of articles that pretty much tell you not to do static stretching pre event or training. I like to incorporate some static stretching into my dynamic movement warm up, but I tend to get it done early, to make sure [...]
Continue Reading →The hip is a joint that needs to be both mobile and stable at the same time. For those that have stability issues in the hip, you will get a lot from watching this series of videos I found. The first step to getting stable hips, is getting strong glutes…and a lot of [...]
Continue Reading →With just a tennis ball, a foam roller and a few well thought out stretches you can keep your shoulder pain and injury free.
The shoulder is a very mobile joint, one nor built for stability. Saying that, even a small biomechanical imbalance can mean an injury. Shoulder injuries are both common and [...]
Continue Reading →Excuses excuses excuses.
Many of us don’t work out, get healthy, or eat right and we have a long and entertaining list of excuses as to why we don’t. The fact is that a gym membership or appropriate equipment will enhance the workout tremendously, but it’s not necessary. You can workout without equipment, and [...]
Continue Reading →Here is an old but great website that explains all the trigger points in every muscle…it also shows where the pain may be referring too. A little gem. Look up the chart to find where your pain is, and you will see a few muscles that may be [...]
Continue Reading →If you have shoulder pain you have probably been treating around the around. Traps, rhomboids, deltoids etc etc…one of the biggest culprits and often overlooked is a malfunctioning latissimus dorsi. This one I know from experience. After suffering from should pain for nearly two years (common for a volleyballer but [...]
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Eric Cressey is a gun with shoulders, check out this post.
http://www.ericcressey.com/strength-exercise-of-the-week-prone-external-rotation
Continue Reading →We have spoken a lot about the hip flexor muscles on Lauren’s Fitness and how they can affect the way your body functions. The muscles consist of the Rec Fem, the Illiacus and the Psoas. Tight hip flexors can result in a lot of problems, most notably back [...]
Continue Reading →This is a guest post…
For people who have decided that going to the gym and trying to get fit or build muscle is the task they want to take on, then it can be a daunting one. To challenges that working out offers are tough and without the determination of [...]
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Continue Reading →As you may or may not know I am now based in Switzerland playing…rest day, and my roommate and I decided to go visit Interlaken and see the Alps. Beautiful views and very long hike through the mountain. Big eccentric workout!! Love this country.
Continue Reading →The rectus femoris muscle is one that causes a lot of issues, especially in the knee. It is a hip flexor and a knee extensor. Check out this video on how to release your rec fem yourself with a foam roller, specifically the thera [...]
Continue Reading →Knee pain can and will affect many of us at some stage in our lives. The great news is, if your knee pain stems from an overuse injury then there are a number of general things you can do to help reduce the pain significantly. The tough thing about knee pain is that once damage [...]
Continue Reading →Anyone that knows me personally know that I have the noisiest knees possible for a human. I do a deep squat and it sounds like someone is running through a storm, stepping on sticks and popping bubble wrap. I truly wish I was joking. I have always been told noisy knees are not [...]
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