Ladies–if you are in your 50s or beyond then I am sure you have thought about your bone health. How can you build stronger bones? What can you do to keep your bone density high? Are there certain exercises you need to do? What about specific supplements to take? All Read more
Have you heard of Muscle Activation Techniques® or MAT® but aren’t sure what it is? Have you heard that MAT® is helping people live pain-free, but have no idea how or if it would work for you? Charlie Cates was recently interviewed on the Biohacking Superhuman Performance podcast where he Read more
Basketball players–Achilles stress is no joke. Too many seasons and careers have been cut short due to Achilles injuries and tears. Unfortunately, despite all of the training advancements out there, the Achilles tendon is still susceptible to a number of issues. But there’s good news–there is a lot you can Read more
Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®) is one of the most powerful things you can do to help improve your overall health and function. The goal of MAT® is to assess your body to figure out where you have muscles that aren’t contracting well and then address those muscles to get them Read more
Ladies–one of the biggest concerns I hear from women in their 50s and beyond is how their body will hold up as the years go by. How their muscle strength and bone strength will fair. How flexible they will stay. How well they will be able to avoid common pains Read more
How do you know if your body needs Muscle Activation Techniques®? MAT® is an extremely powerful system to help your muscles contract better and help your joints move well, but how do you know if it is for you? There are a number of telltale signs that you need MAT®, Read more
A concept we bring up often is the idea of using today’s workout to set you up to come back and workout again tomorrow. When you follow the four Exercise For Life Principles, this goal becomes much easier to attain. But what if you wake up one morning and you Read more
Basketball Players–there is one thing you can do for your body that will make everything about the game easier. You will be able to move better. You will be able to withstand more physical contact. You will become more resilient to aches, pains, and injuries. You will be able to Read more
If you are going to spend the time and energy going to the gym and working out, you should make sure you are getting everything you want out of your workouts, right? A lot of times people feel like they aren’t making enough progress with their workouts, so they figure Read more
In my last post on the four exercise necessities for building muscle, the first point I brought was that when lifting weights you should be performing repetitions until you cannot perform another one. As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, I realize this is very difficult to do, especially if you do not have a trainer, spotter, or workout partner to help you.
