MYTHBUSTING: THE “NEUTRAL SPINE”
Ever wondered how Yogi’s and Acrobats are able to achieve crazy amounts of spinal motion and never hurt their back. Yet you, who exercises daily and lifts heavy, seems to have a bad back for 5 years stemming from bending forward awkwardly? Neutral spine isn’t a single, static position that you’re never, ever allow to […]
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BUILDING A RESILIENT CORE
Ahh, the core. By now, everyone knows that in order to be athletic or have a long fitness career, you need a high level of core stability. We’ve often heard that athletes have strong cores – does this just mean that they can do 1000s of crunches a day? Core training has been a hot […]
FRONT SQUAT VS BACK SQUAT: IMPLICATIONS TO INJURY
The squat is considered one of the best (if not the best) exercise for increasing strength and stability of the muscles of the lower extremity – due to it’s activation of the large musculature of the hip and knee, as well as abdominals and erector spinae. It’s ability to improve power and strength has made […]
