September 29, 2009
QUAD MUSCLES IN RUNNING
Quadriceps femoris muscle, or simply - quads, is a large fleshy muscle group covering the front and sides of the thigh. It has four parts: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. They originate at the ilium (upper part of the pelvis, or hipbone) and femur (thighbone), come together in a tendon surrounding the patella (kneecap), and insert at (are attached to) the tibia (shinbone). (Encyclopædia Britannica) Quadriceps group is among the largest muscles of the human body and is essential to many movements routinely performed on daily basis. We do what we do and do not give...
Read More
September 22, 2009
MUSCLE ELASTICITY
What is muscle elasticity? Well, if you were to cut out a muscle, put it on the table and stretch it, you would see it shrink back a bit. In plain physics, it's a natural ability of some things to recover the original form upon the removal of the force initially applied. However, a human and his body is not all physics, it’s physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and all that good stuff, and last time you checked you probably noticed that your muscles are under your skin. Which should immediately suggest that muscles are a part of your entire structure,...
Read More
September 15, 2009
FLEXIBILITY OR STRETCHABILITY?
“Stretchability” means stretching to full extent or beyond (to extend, force, or make serve beyond the normal or proper limits; strain), flexibility means bending without breaking (capable of being bent, usually without breaking, susceptible of modification or adaptation; adaptable). Flexibility is what you want. As we have stated numerous times before, flexibility does not mean 'stretching muscles'. Stretching of muscles has no place in sports. What you want and what everyone is really talking about is called FLEXIBILITY. But since there is no clarity on this subject and terms 'flexibility' and 'stretching' are used interchangeably there are many problems arising...
Read More
September 08, 2009
OVERWEIGHT (OBESE)? USE THIS PRACTICAL GUIDE TO START THE DESIRED CHANGE
More likely than not, you have already tried other ways of helping yourself. Well, this little guide over here is not like any other. This is not a diet plan, you will not find numbers/ratios/portions in here. What we want to tell you is very different and it will help you. STOP TRYING TO LOOSE WEIGHT. Yeah, you read it right. If you're overweight and want to do something about it, the first thing to do is to stop trying to loose weight - get it out of your head. Do not make it your goal. Trying-to-loose-weight is the...
Read More
September 01, 2009
HOW TO FORM HEALTHY EATING HABITS - Part 2
Today we continue the topic of forming better eating habits. As we mentioned in the previous article, counting calories and carbs and such, is not what you should be doing. It's a waste of time to play that charade. Drinking too much water (or any liquid) is also a mistake. It's all about finding a fundamental balance. Nobody can give it to you - you have to find it, and changing your understanding and concept of food will help you do it. Easy access to food enables bad habits. If you had to go chase it or gather it before...
Read More
PRIVATE TRAINING LESSONS
PHONE CONSULTATIONS
VIDEO ANALYSIS
POSE RUNNING CLINICS
ONLINE LIBRARY
OPEN FORUM
RUNNING SHOES
RUNNING TECHNIQUE
FAQ