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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

Top Strength Training Mistakes Basketball Players Make – Part 1

Let’s get this straight from the get go… Your strength training work should be directly enhancing your ability to perform, should be decreasing the time you need to recover, and should be building your resiliency to injuries and stress during your practices and games. Anything else that it is trying to do, from a basketball perspective, is quite frankly a waste of time and energy. Unfortunately, I see too many players being misled about their Read more

By Charlie Cates, ago

How to Strengthen Weak Ankles – Muscle Activation Techniques®

Do you have weak ankles? Do your ankles give out or roll often? Have you sprained one or both of your ankles multiple times? Do your calves, shin muscles, and arches often feel tight or sore? If so, you have likely been told that you have ankle weakness and then given a handful of exercises to do, such as writing the alphabet with your foot, balancing on one leg, ant tib raises, and calf raises. Read more

By Charlie Cates, ago

E344 – What Is Muscle Activation Techniques®?

Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: http://vagaro.com/muscleactivationschaumburg/services Have you ever heard us talk about Muscle Activation Techniques®, or MAT®, but aren’t quite sure what it is?  Recently, Charlie had the opportunity to talk with Nat Niddam on the Biohacking Superhuman Performance Podcast to discuss this exact question. This conversation covers a variety of topics, including what makes MAT® so different, who MAT® is great for, and what Read more

By Team MAS, ago

How To Avoid The #1 Mistake When Doing Glute Exercises

Butt-focused programs are super popular for both women and men. While the programs targeted towards women are often more focused on aesthetics, the programs targeted towards men are often about performance. But regardless of which butt program you do or glute goal you have, there is one giant mistake we see happening across the board when doing exercises to strengthen, build, firm up, and activate the glutes. Unfortunately, not only is this mistake costing many Read more

By Team MAS, ago

Ladies – What You Need To Do For Stronger Bones

Building stronger bones is the number one reason I hear why my female clients who are over the age of 50 exercise. As much as we think exercise is all about losing weight and aesthetics, many women are realizing how important it is for longevity and quality of life, and wrapped up in that is the strength of their bones. But, as much as Google tries to be helpful with guiding us all on what Read more

By Julie Cates, ago