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The Importance of a Mobile Thoracic Spine
Complex movements require certain anatomical allowances. Few are as important as thoracic extension. The thoracic spine is the portion of the spine referred to as the upper back. The inherent stiffness of the thoracic spine is no evolutionary accident. It serves a...
The Effect of CrossFit Style Exercise on the Heart
Traditionally, gym based exercise has been segregated into weightbearing exercise, and cardiovascular exercise. I say 'gym based exercise', because before the development of exercise for the sake of exercise (as opposed to...
Turning Negative Exercise Motivators into Positive Exercise Motivators
Most initial motivations to exercise are invariably negative. You exercise to lose weight, because you feel unhealthy, are low on energy, or any one of hundreds of negative motivators. As human beings, we don’t respond well to...
Fixing the Press and Overhead Position
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the press. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let's look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your...
Im Injured! What Do I Do!?
You're injured. The next few hours are critical to your long term recovery. What do you do? You have no time to waste... so let me give you a super fast recipe for injury care, and the justification behind each initiative....
Should You Do a Movement if You Cant do it Properly?
There are two schools of thought. Here's the quandary. The squat, deadlift and press, in my opinion are three of the most (if not THE MOST) important movements we can perform. Performed correctly they comprise the elements of almost every single movement we can do...