by Dan Williams | Oct 6, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health
Exercise, almost by definition is hard. To cause the body to adapt via an increase in strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, or any other facet; a stimulus must be applied. Not only must this stimulus be applied, but to facilitate this improvement it must be...
by Dan Williams | Oct 4, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies
Let’s look to the research. This excerpt is taken direct from: American Association for Cancer Research (2009, April 22). Charred Meat May Increase Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 26, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com...
by Dan Williams | Sep 14, 2010 | Biomechanics, Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Maintaining a neutral spine during complex movements is the single most important technique based skill there is. First – some definitions: Neutral spine is the position where the spine and pelvis are least likely to suffer damage, deformity and degeneration. Neutral...
by Dan Williams | Sep 10, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
In the majority of cases, we can emply a basic model in the treatment and prevention of musculo-skeletal injury. By understanding this compensatory effect we can use it to our advantage in treating and preventing injury. The best way to understand this model is to...
by Dan Williams | Sep 4, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
In the first post in this series (Improving Athletic Performance Through PNF Stretching Part 1) we covered the mechanics of muscle and how the length and strength of a muscle are related. In this, we deal with how to perform PNF stretching to maximise performance. PNF...
by Dan Williams | Aug 31, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Nutrition
‘Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution’. We shine this light on obesity and see what it reveals. We must first journey back to our ‘environment of evolutionary adaptiveness’. This is just a technical term for the time...
by Dan Williams | Aug 3, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Faciliation is a method of increase muscle length and the range over which force can be applied. PNF has the potential to give you: More strength – without having to make your muscles stronger, More speed – without having to...
