I’ve been pretty disappointed with the fitness field and it’s influx of unqualified sketchy Personal Trainers that are also Actor/Models/Dancers/ or insert anything else thats contract based…
Thoracic Rotation and Breathing
The thoracic spine is an interesting area of the body vertebral column. It’s mean to have flexion, extension, and a rotation. With that said, as we get older and life wears on us, it’s common to get a this:
The ABSOLUTES of Fitness
The personal training and fitness field is funny, meaning EVERYONE is an expert. I’m happy that there are those extremely enthusiastic about the field but please don’t use terminologies you don’t understand, i.e. I heard someone say “the insertion of the hamstring inverts toward the medial aspect of the tibia”….the reality is that the hamstring is made up by 3 parts:
Keeping the Annual “Program” Simple BUT Effective
NYC Personal Trainers and Strength & Conditioning Coaches, we’ve all been a part of it, the on going research for the holy grail, the “Perfect Program”. Unfortunately, there is no such thing but with a strong foundational knowledge and coaching skill we can get close.
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An example of Fasical Stretching
I’ve briefly talked about “Fascial Stretching” and the benefits of it in the past posts. As I was doing some research I found this from Tom Myers, looks like this week is going to be a tribute to Anatomy Trains!
The Basics
With all the junk information and chaos on the Internet, we forget to focus on the big picture, in this case- having the basics down!