Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. There are many examples of insane traditions in the health and fitness world. Here are some that come to mind… Insane Nutrition Tradition We’re told to eat less to lose weight, so people restrict their calories…
We all experience injuries in life. The minor ones are usually no big deal – you make a few revisions to your training, give it a bit of time, and things typically return back to normal. Then there are the major injuries that require surgery and far more time and effort to get back to…
Research can provide golden information to health & fitness professionals. If you’re a personal trainer, here are some recent findings to help you get ahead of the pack: Recruit Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers for Rehab and Performance “Lovering performed muscle biopsies of the rotator cuff and found the muscles to be comprised of approximately 55-60 percent…
When people ask me what type of supplements they should take during a joint-related injury, I have several suggestions such as proteolytic enzymes, hyaluronic acid, and bamboo silica to name a few, but the one secret weapon that I often recommend is gelatin. If you’re injured, take gelatin twice a day: first thing in the…
As I mention in my article Radical Methods of Injury Rehabilitation, the standard procedure for most injuries involves anti-inflammatories and painkillers along with RICE: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Normally, what do I recommend? Almost the exact opposite! No rest and no compression, use movement with traction instead. According to Dr. Tim McKnight (2010), rest…
JP: What are some of the common weight training injuries that you see in your practice? Dr. S: The most common weight training injuries that I see are imbalances between the frontal superficial line versus the back superficial line (refer to the book Anatomy Trains for more information). Hamstrings are notorious for being tight. Also,…
You’ll recall from a recent post that my benchmark for complete recovery from distal biceps surgery was the ability to do chin-ups. The first workout I did 1 set of 5 reps. I performed chin-ups twice a week and each workout I added 1 set. I stuck with just body weight throughout and kept plenty…
Before you read on, watch this video: Now, you may be asking yourself what the big deal is? A few chin-ups, so what? Well, those few chin-ups were a big deal to me. That was the first set of supinated-grip chins that I performed after my distal biceps surgery. Trust me, it’s been all I…