3 Ways Muscle Activation Techniques® Makes You More Athletic

Muscle Activation Techniques® is one of the most powerful things you can do to boost your athletic performance. But what is it about this process that makes Muscle Activation Techniques® so effective? It all boils down to one thing: Improving how well your brain and muscles communicate with each other. Improved communication between your brain and muscles has a number of benefits, for sport and life, but when it comes to athletic performance, there are Read more

E455 – Is MAT Strength Training?

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: https://www.matschaumburg.com One of the main results of Muscle Activation Techniques® is increased strength. Whether you workout consistently, play sports, or just live an active life, increased strength is something that many of our clients notice very quickly. Which naturally leads many clients to ask the question, “Is MAT strength training?” On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health podcast, Read more

E454 – Are Weak Feet Always The Cause Of Foot Issues?

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: https://www.matschaumburg.com Are weak feet always the cause of foot issues? We have discussed at length how the strength and function of the muscles of the feet directly affect how the feet feel, but does the story stop there? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health podcast, we are diving into whether foot issues start and end with weak Read more

E453 – The Two Keys For Strong, Healthy Muscles

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: https://www.matschaumburg.com   Most people don’t walk around thinking, “I want strong, healthy muscles.” BUT, nobody walks around thinking, “I want weak, unhealthy muscles.” Unfortunately, unless you are actively pursuing the former, your body is pushing you towards the latter… …which means if you aren’t actively trying to get stronger, your body is naturally getting weaker. So, how can you set Read more

E452 – The Downfall of Most Home Gyms

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: https://www.matschaumburg.com Having a home gym is one of the most convenient ways to exercise consistently. But, there is a huge issue with many home gyms that actually stops people from getting results. Whether you are trying to get stronger, build muscle, or maintain your overall health, if this issue isn’t addressed, it can completely prevent you from making any progress Read more

E451 – Your Convenience Doesn’t Dictate Your Physiology

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: https://www.matschaumburg.com Here’s a hard truth that many people struggle with… What is convenient for your life may not be enough to reach your goals. This applies to all areas of life, but with exercise specifically, we see this too often. Unfortunately, while many people stick to doing what is convenient for them, their health, their strength, and their overall function Read more

Active Recovery – The Missing Link In Your Workouts

You go to the gym and hit the weights. You put miles in on the road. You do the classes. You stay consistent. And while you are making progress, the gains are much slower than you would expect. To top it all off, you feel your body’s ability to push harder during your workouts actually getting worse, not better. Too many people find themselves in this type of scenario. They are consistent with their workouts. Read more

E450 – Stop Holding Your Shoulder Blades Still

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: https://www.matschaumburg.com Have you ever heard that you need to keep your shoulder blades still? Like they need to be held down and back in order for you to properly do certain movements or exercises? There’s a huge problem with this idea; one that is likely causing many of the issues and symptoms you may be feeling with your shoulders. On Read more

E449 – One Of The Easiest Ways To Get Stronger

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Loosen Your Tight & Achy Muscles Without Stretching: https://www.matschaumburg.com Getting stronger requires you to consistently push yourself with your workouts while also staying safe and injury-free. Many people often sacrifice one of these two for the other–they either push themselves really hard and completely disregard how well their body is recovering or they lean so far towards staying safe that they never challenge themselves. While we have spent Read more

What Nobody Is Telling You About Stretching…

Stretching is often heralded as a fix-all for many aches and pains. Hamstrings tight? Stretch. Low back achy? Stretch. Neck hurt when you move it? Stretch. Shoulder pain when you lift your arm? Stretch. Here’s the problem though… While stretching may make your body more mobile, it won’t make your body more stable. In fact it is well-known to make you weaker and less stable, and this is a HUGE issue. Stretching has been shown Read more