Perform Better Chicago
Well it's been at least a couple of weeks since we last had a "Random
Friday" post, so I figured it's time to get back in the saddle!
Here are my random musings and thoughts for the week...
* If you haven't checked out Eric Cressey's
recent series on elbows, this is must read material!
I can't
100% comment on it yet, though. I've scanned all the materials, but instead
of reading it post-by-post, I've actually been cutting/pasting it into Word
so I can print it out and read it all at once. Kind of like Christmas
in June for an anatomy geek ;)
Regardless, here's the link to
Part 6, where you can also find links to all the previous posts:
Eric Cressey Elbow Series
* Another blog I've been reading lately is
Charlie Weingroff ...
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RTS Testimonials
The past few weeks, I've had some great feedback from my
online clients. I thought you might be interested in some of this, so
here goes!
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"When I came to Mike, I'd been having nagging shoulder and knee problems
for the last 4 years and. Despite my time in the gym, I was making no
progress at all.
Through the wonder of the Internet, Mike made
a thorough analysis of my posture and movement patterns and gave me the
verdict: I was a caveman!
I was sitting far too much and
displayed all the classic features of the computer guy; rounded shoulders,
tight hip flexors and forward head posture. The program he gave me
addressed all of the above ailments but without losing focus on improving
strength.
In 3 months my posture has vastly improved and I'm a
lot stronger...
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Smith Machine Squats
Here's an important distinction we need to make in this (and every)
industry:
Is this new widget/device/gadget/exercise simply new,
or is it actually BETTER?
Case and point...
We've known for decades that squatting is one of the premiere
exercises to develop strength and size. Not only in the hips and
thighs, but really throughout the entire body.
At some point in
time, the Smith machine came around, and people flocked to it.
The question then becomes, is this simply something new?
Or is it actually better than the original?
If you start thinking critically in this fashion, I think you'll see
that far too often we get caught up in what we believe to be the "next big
thing."
New isn't necessarily bad - just remember that the big
rocks are just that, the big rocks. They're there for a reason.
Maybe...
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High School Football
Imagine this, if you will....
It's Memorial Day Monday.
You've spent some great time with friends and family, the past two days,
enjoying the weather and simply catching up on life.
You
should have one more day to relax, but instead, you're woken by the alarm
clock going off at 5:15 in the morning?
What the
*?@#!@#$!!!!!
Oh wait, yeah that's going off because
little Johnny has football practice today at 6 am!
Think I'm
exaggerating on this one? Try again.
One of my high
school football players made me privy to his off-season workout schedule,
and it looked something like this.
Monday
6:00-7:30 or 8:00 am - Speed, power
and agility workouts
5:00-6:30 pm - Strength and conditioning
workouts
6:30-8:30 pm- Team and invidiual practice
Tuesday
6:00-7:30 or
8:00 am - Speed, power...
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