Just a quick note to let you know that if you’re not signed up for our seminar in August, the early bird registration ends this Saturday. You’ll save $50.
Go here to get all the info:
http://www.robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/2010-midwest-seminar-updates
Bill
Here’s a couple resources that you can use to help you with correcting your muscle imbalances:
Fix Your Posture to Maximize Muscle
The Following is a great new program put together by my friend Rick Kaselj. Rick is a master of correcting muscle imbalances with exercise, but he went a step further and brought in 6 more experts to give you an incredible resources. This is a must have for trainers looking for the edge on the competition.
By the way, I’m now on Twitter. I’ve also sent a bunch of text messages lately. As much as I fight it, technology is winning!! Anyway you can find me on Twitter HERE.
Amazon.com loves me.
I buy quite a few books each month. Some are technical, some business, some just for fun.
I remember being in Don Corrigan’s office when I was in grad school at Purdue. He had no walls. Just bookshelves filled with books. It must have taken decades to accumulate his library.
You may have heard the quote along the line’s of “You can measure the success of a man buy the size of his library.” I’ve also heard one that goes something like “You can tell how successful you are based on the comparison between the size of your TV and the size of your library.”
Well, last year we got a really big-assed TV…Good thing my library is still bigger.
Anyway, as I write this, it’s Sunday and haven’t posted anything in while, so I thought it might be of interest to see my home library.
I have books and reference materials spread out over several locations like my PT clinics and IFAST, but my largest portion of my library is at home.
So am I a “success?” Hmmm? Yes and no. Last year was my most successful financially. IFAST was named on of the top ten gyms in USA by Men’s Health Magazine. I was asked to speak at the Perform Better Functional Training Summit AND was asked back this year (thanks Chris!). Thanks to many of you Assess and Correct has quickly become a top resource in the fitness and sports training category.
Am I where I want to be? Not yet, but I’m getting there and will continue to read, learn, and apply?
So what are you reading and where do you want to be? How can I help you get there?
Here’s a great “big bang” active thoracic mobilization. I’d seen it done with the shoulder in internal rotation, but those that are prone to shoulder impingement couldn’t tolerate it.
So we tweaked it a bit. You’ll see that Mark brings his fingertips together and actually pushes the shoulders into external rotation. This small modification relieves the sensation of impingement and makes it an even better mobilization. Stiff internal rotators like subscapularis, pecs, and lats are put on a more effective stretch, AND you’ll be able to drive the scapula into posterior tilt to help with the thoracic extension.
Because it’s an active mobilization, the thoracic extensors are working to balance the stiffness of the anterior trunk. If you’ve got athletes with a lot of anterior stiffness as a result of “crunch happy” school-based training programs, try this out.
Here’s how you do it:
1. Sit on a low bench in front of the wall
2. Place your elbows on the wall and the hands, palms facing, behind the head. Pushing the hands apart with the fingertips will increase the external rotation
3. Using the wall with an assist, actively extend the thoracic spine and pull the elbows up and back.
4. Exhale as you extend to protect against lumbar extension compensation.
5. Hold the extension for 3-5 seconds and release.
6. Repeat for 5-10 reps every few hours.
If you need more great mobilizations and corrective exercises, pick up a copy of Assess and Correct.
Have a great weekend!
Bill
Recovery days are just as important as kick ass workout days. Yesterday was a hard ”Arm Day” (chins, rows, and close grip fat bar floor presses) at IFAST, so today is a day off.
To help you relax, here’s a little bit of Chickenfoot to lead you into a productive weekend.
