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What Your Joints Need To Be Healthy

  What do you need for your joints to be healthy? Too often, we see people easily identify what healthy joints are NOT–painful, swollen, immobile, creaky, crackly, etc.–but not be able to identify what healthy joints ARE. More importantly, people have no idea how to get healthy joints, even if they are able to say, “That’s what I’m going for.” First things first–joint health typically implies that the cartilage of the joint, i.e. the spongy Read more

By Team MAS, ago

Top Strength Training Mistakes Basketball Players Make – Part 2

  Basketball players, Your strength training should be a top priority for both injury prevention and maximizing performance. However, how many players do their strength training doesn’t accomplish either goal. A few weeks back I brought up the first of four big mistakes I see basketball players make when doing their strength training. You can check out the full article here. Today, I am diving into the second big mistake I see, and it all Read more

By Charlie Cates, ago

E348 – 3 Things You Need To Know About Your Shoulder Blade

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Have you ever been told you have an issue with your shoulder blade? While the shoulder blades get a lot of blame for different symptoms and postural issues, the truth is it may not be your shoulder blades’ fault. In fact, this area of the body is one of the most complex to consider, and on this week’s episode of Read more

By Team MAS, ago

An Easy Way To Prevent Injuries – Muscle Activation Techniques®

Your car’s dashboard is one of the most useful ways to know what is going on with your car. Need to know how much gas you have? Check the dashboard. Want to know how fast you are going? Check the dashboard. Interested in seeing how many miles you’ve put on your car? Check the dashboard. The dashboard lets you know the current status of your car as well as warns of you future potential issues–change Read more

By Team MAS, ago

E347 – 3 Things To Consider With Achilles Issues

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Does your Achilles tendon ever bother you?  From high-level athletes in their 20s to sedentary people in their 80s and everywhere in between, Achilles issues are extremely common. While the primary issue would appear to be the Achilles itself, there are a lot of other factors that are often overlooked with traditional therapies and strength training programs. Unfortunately, by neglecting Read more

By Team MAS, ago

How To Avoid This Common Mistake Of Total-Body Workouts

  When it comes to strength training, one of the most effective strategies is to do total-body workouts. Whether you are trying to build strength, build muscle, build stronger bones, or even lose body fat, total-body workouts can be extremely efficient at helping you to reach your goals. There are three main reasons why. First, doing a total-body workout means when you are doing an exercise that is focused on one area of your body, Read more

By Team MAS, ago

Your Bunions and Your Muscles – What You Need To Know

Ladies, look down at your feet for a second. What do you see? If you have a bunion–or the start of a bunion–you have something going on with your feet that surgery cannot fix. Sure, they can shave the bone down, pin your toe, and maybe realign the bones of your feet to make everything look pretty. But the underlying problem that led to the bunion in the first place is not going to be Read more

By Julie Cates, ago

E346 – What To Do If You Can’t Feel Your Muscles Squeezing

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you have difficulty feeling your muscles squeeze when you workout? If you have listened to our podcast at all, you likely have heard us talk about our four Exercise For Life Principles, the last of which is to focus on squeezing your muscles when you exercise. But what if you aren’t able to do this? What if, when you try Read more

By Team MAS, ago

E345 – A Little-Known Reason Why Your Body Is Feeling Older

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Do you ever wake up in the morning feeling like your body has gotten noticeably older? Maybe you have some aches and pains that weren’t always there. Or maybe your strength and fitness feel like they are on the decline. Or perhaps tasks that once felt simple now feel taxing. While most people want to chalk this up to old age Read more

By Team MAS, ago