You don’t typically think of the lats as being shoulder stabilizers, but the latissimus dorsi tendon has fibers that attach directly to the posterior shoulder capsule which keep the capsule taught during shoulder rotation. The biceps long head also provi...
Most general descriptions of muscle function are explained from a reference of anatomical alignment. Anatomical alignment is much like lying on your back, arms at your sides, palms up, legs straight, toes up. When you begin moving out of such an alignment, joi...
So I mentioned last week that I’m training in the wee hours of the morning these days due to a busy schedule. I didn’t expect so many of you to be so concerned for my lumbar spine health. First thanks for reading the blog, second, thanks for car...
Strive to maintain the normal lordosis of the lumbar spine during lifting. Doing so assures that the angle of pull of the erector spinae create a posterior shear force on the lumbar vertebrae, thus reducing the high anterior shear forces that are associated w...
Research and empirical evidence suggests that addressing issues of movement pattern balance, i.e., balancing pushes with pulls, is a great way to prevent muscle imbalances that lead to joint injury. In the upper extremity, more specifically the shoulder, it ...
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