MUSCLES
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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,...
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DOMS 101
DOMS, aka Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness syndrome, normally appears 12 to 48 hours after exercising and is characterized by tenderness and stiffness of muscles, as well as pain in the affected areas. It is not sport/activity specific, nor is it limb specific. It can happen to an athlete of any level participating in any sport, or non athlete. Weight lifters, rowers, gymnasts, runners, jumpers, swimmers - everybody is at risk. DOMS is tradionally associated with accumulation of lactic acid in muscles, which is not correct, and it has been confirmed by a number of latest studies (references available upon request)....
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"RUNNING MUSCLES"
"Running muscles" is a constant on a "top 10 keywords" searches that lead to our website, according to our website stats provided by Google's analytics program. It is also one of the few questions that are constantly asked no matter what we write or say. Various muscle groups and their intended function(s) have already been discussed, but it looks like we need to talk specifically about "running muscles". It is interesting to note how that key-phrase alone shows us a significant difference between Pose running and how running is traditionally viewed. From the Pose Method® of Running point of view:...
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THE CORE MUSCLES IN RUNNING
On the surface, it looks, as if different moves require different muscle involvement. And this observation is seemingly confirmed by images from different sports, with the emphasis on specific muscle groups, body shape, etc. At the same time, it is obvious that every movement involves a huge group of muscles around the central part of the body, which we call the core muscles. At the present time, the term "core exercises" is in the air and everybody talks about it as a fashion topic, including runners. But what are the "core exercises" and "core muscles"? In what way does strengthening...
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MUSCLE SORENESS
Muscle soreness doesn't mean that you've got a serious problem, it only means that you did something new, unknown for your body. Basically, whatever you do new and unusual, in terms of volume, or intensity, or a neuromuscular pattern, involving new coordination, your muscles will react almost in the same way - they will get more tense over their usual range and try to prevent you from doing the necessary movement. There will be a clash between the new desirable movement and the old habits of the body. As a consequence muscles got pulled and over-pulled by their own body....
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