So, What’s with Kinesio Tape?

What is that black tattoo on Kerri Walsh’s right shoulder? It is called Kinesio Tex Taping which is an elastic taping used in chiropractic, rehabilitation and sports medicine. Developed 25 years ago by Dr. Kenzo Kase, it is now getting recognition and being used by top athletes such as Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams, David Beckam, Robby Ginepri and Justine Henin. Kinesio [...]

Getting Hip to the Shoulder

Shoulder pain can range from nagging to debilitating depending on the problem and severity.  Generally, in the under 40 crowd shoulder problems usuually consist of impingement and instability.  Impingement occurs when the “ball” of the ball and socket joint “rides” up during shoulder movement and pinches the rotator cuff and bursae.  This can result from [...]

Dustin Carter: An Inspiration for All! Check it out!

What an incredible kid with an incredible heart.
My good friend Scott Goodpaster trains Dustin.  Scott is an awesome and genuine guy as you can see in the video. 
I hope you enjoy this clip and Dustins amazing work ethic!
Get strong! Stay Strong!
Chris

Fab Four Posture Exercises

  
                      Y’s                                                            T’s
  
                         L’s   [...]

Great Fat Burning Workout!

Great, but challenging workout.  If your beginning modify the workout by decreasing the reps and progressively work up to the desired reps.  This is sure to get you looking great and feeling great!
Get Strong! Stay Strong!
Chris

What They Fail to Teach You in Anatomy

Posterior Tibialis: Attaches proximally to post aspect of tibia and distally attaches to almost everything under the foot (cuboid, navicular, cuneiforms).  During pronation (loading phase) it eccentrically controls tibial advancement in the sagittal plane(SP), tibial internal rotation in the transverse plane(TP) and eccentrically controls lateral to medial loading of the foot in the frontal plane(FP).
Soleus: [...]

Biomechanics-When The Foot Hits The Ground

 

When the foot hits the ground:
     The calcaneus everts
     The talus drops down and in
     The tibia advances forward, internally rotates and abducts
     The knee (unlocks) flexes due to the tibia moving a little faster than the femur
     The femur internally rotates
     The hip internally rotates, flexes and adducts 
   [...]

Ironclad Hamstrings

 

1.  Bent knee bridge (butt lifts)
 
        
2.  Hamstring curls in bridge position
 

3.  Straight leg bridge (balls of foot on ball)
 
Begin by doing 10 reps of each successively and build to 15-20 reps.  Work up to 3 sets and then start over  using one leg.  Feel the burn baby!  
Get Strong! Stay Strong!
Chris

How To Eat Calories

In my last post I provided a quick and easy way to determine your caloric needs.  One of the biggest mistakes most people make when trying to lose weight is to cut their calories when actually you probably need to eat more.  The “more” refers to the right amount of calories to permanantly lose weight [...]

Calories for Weight Loss (or Gain)

Whether it is a desire to lose or gain weight (lean muscle) the first thing you need to do is to figure out how many calories you should consume in a day.  While there a few methods to do this the one prsented here is quick and easy.
           1.   Add a “0″ to your current [...]