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Why torn glutes are uncommon

oh man, i tore my butt muscle (?) You rarely hear of someone who pulled their glute in training, or is "out with a glute strain".  But you DO hear of the common hamstring injury, "blowing a hammie", or "blowing a disc" in the lower back.   But, if you think about it, what's the common denominator?  What separates your lower back from your hamstrings ?  Your glutes of course!  The glutes have become the centre of attention here in the gym scene and…

Strengthen Your Glutes for Hip Stability

Following up from our last post about releasing the quadriceps muscles, this post will focus on building glute strength.  I always recommend pairing these two concepts together because you can't have one without the other.  If you have really tight hip flexors and quadriceps, they will compromise the ability to contract and strengthen the glutes.  If you have weak glutes, they will promote you quadriceps and hip flexor muscles to be over worked.  So you can see a restrictive cycle…

“No Pain, No Gain” – said the spiky ball

SPiky ball releasesIf you don't own a spiky ball, get one!  One of the best investments you can make as they shouldn't cost more than about $15 for a decent one.  In the mean time, grab a tennis or lacrosse ball and keep reading.   I've recently started doing this particular spiky ball release down my quads and have had a great result for myself and my clients.  The quadricep muscles are sneaky little buggers.  They can tighten up and create…

Have Wall, Will Train.

Wall Angels: Posture Exercise for the agesI've been prescribing this exercise for over 10 years ... it has many postural benefits and can help you feel muscles you never knew you had.  Leaning against the wall will help you get the correct position and ensure the right muscles are engaged.Quite often, the muscles along the back of your trunk and spine lie in a stretched, inactive position while your body is rounded forward over your desk/phone/tablet.  A common complaint from people…

Pain: What Your Posture is Telling You

Quite often, people come to me to help them with issues such as their knee pain, back pain, or on-going shoulder pain. Unfortunately, most pain is not a quick fix.  You can't rest an area and assume its going to get better.  You also shouldn't rely on medications to "cure" you.  Rest, meds, and ice are all good for helping to manage the initial phases of pain; however, they will not get rid of the problem.  They will simply mask it.  You need…

Why I Created Balanced Posture Online

WHY I CREATED BALANCED POSTURE ONLINE I believe there is a gap in the health and fitness industry linking a healthy body  to one that is injured.  Just because you are injured, doesn't mean you can't train and remain active.  And just because you don't have any current injuries or symptoms, doesn't mean you aren't at risk or that you are are invincible.   Everyone knows someone who has been injured by doing the simplest of tasks, such as stepping out of the…