by webguy | Aug 2, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
The Iliotibial band isn’t a muscle however a fibrinous band. It is on the surface of the thigh from the top of the iliac crest (hip bone), down the side of the thigh and attaches to the outside of the tibia (shin), just under the knee. The Iliotibial band helps...
by webguy | Aug 1, 2013 | Fitness
Fat loss is one of the most common goals people set when they start training. They want to lose weight because their doctor or their spouse told them they need to. Usually, they start off very eagerly – they get on the treadmill or stationary bike for hours on...
by webguy | Aug 1, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
The foam roller exercises that I will focus on during this article involves the iliopsoas muscle complex. It’s indeed a complex group of muscles that are typically known as the “hip flexors.” The iliopsoas muscle is the muscle that bends the hip, by...
by webguy | Jul 31, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
Learn how to perform self myofascial release through foam roller exercises, and heal your body, mind and soul! Sore forearms and hands are body metaphors for how well you ‘handle things in your life! Instructions: • For these foam roller exercises you can use...
by webguy | Jul 31, 2013 | Fitness
The SAID principle is one of the fundamental principles of any physical training. The acronym stands for Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands. What this means is that the body will change and adapt to whatever stimulus you give it. For instance, if you perform...
by webguy | Jul 30, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
What are some common parts of the body you can foam roll? A lot of people have challenges with posture. So the one thing you’ll be able to do is lie along the foam roller with your tailbone on one end, your head on the other, and put your arms to your side and...
by webguy | Jul 30, 2013 | Performance
There is a large number of trainees who actually want to be fit across a broad range of fitness indicators – they want to be strong, they want to be fast, agile, flexible, and they want to have endurance. It goes without saying that the athlete and the...
by webguy | Jul 29, 2013 | Fitness, Health
How much should you be training to achieve optimal gains? Too much and you will burn out, but too little and you won’t challenge your body enough to make it change. Overtraining is a very common problem among new lifters, and even experienced ones. It is easy...
by webguy | Jul 29, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
Use foam roller exercises for the thoracic spine and obtain relief from upper back pain. The self myofascial unharness performed on a foam roller can unharness your inveterately held tensions and emotions. My goal is that you just can learn the metaphysical reason for...
by webguy | Jul 28, 2013 | Fitness
How much strength do you really have to gain before you consider yourself strong? There will come many points in your training when you will look a the loaded bar and say, that looks real heavy. You could be looking at it from two perspectives – from the...
