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One of the keys to preventing shin splints is the strength of your anterior tibialis muscle that pulls your foot upwards towards your knee. This is called dorsiflexion and this muscle is important in absorbing shock during running and jumping. When it is strong, and free of tension problems (fixable with soft tissue massage) chances [...]
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I am very conservative with obese clients. This may seem different from the rest of the blog where there is quite a lot of really serious, maximum performance training going on! But… If a person is very overweight, extra care needs to be taken to ensure safe training. Here are some things to watch out [...]
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Yes some days after a hard training session, or a long game of tennis or golf, I know people who take a pill or rub a cream to reduce the swelling, inflammation and pain that comes from activity that your body is not used to. The problem is that these drugs cause problems like all [...]
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What I wrote about in my previous post about energy drinks is still true, but one thing I learnt while at the Poliquin level 3 seminar is that the other main ingredient in these kind of energy drinks is – glucuronolactone. It has one big side effect… depletion of maganeese… which is required for strong [...]
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The past few days we have been learning about the latest in rehab of the joints and how to recover from them. we have done the shoulder and the knee and using nutrients to reduce inflamation fast. Things have really progressed since I last studied with Charles. Thats good! Information vastly improves every 18 months [...]
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I have no clue why this is called the “football” bar. But from the point of view as a coach and personal trainer, it is a great piece of equipment to have in a gym or training center. It looks like a normal barbell except that it has handles that are diagonal to the bar [...]
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One of the most satisfying things that happens to me as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach in Singapore is that my staff and I at the Genesis Performance Center get to help people recover and rehabilitate (rehab) from injuries. Now, we are NOT doctors. If you are hit by a car – [...]
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There is a school of thought that says you should train to maximize difficulty without regard for techinque (let technique deprove as the workout progresses because it’s not as important as making things “hard”). I don’t believe this is optimal. Here is the logical and wise train of thought… The purpose of training in the [...]
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I just got back from Halmstadt in Sweden yesterday night. The seminar was good. We trained 2x/day and for a resonable fee, the Eleiko Sports Center where the course was held even provided good quality food. Wonderful and I actually gained 3kg of muscle in a week (1kg was probably fat and water retention). As [...]
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In my Singapore personal training center I do the soft tissue work. I read all about therapy and massage and am planning to learn Active Release Technique next year. I have recently had to “strip” several basketball and martial art’s clients knees of scar tissue on their ligaments. This is caused by lots of starts [...]
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