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Corrective Ways to Improve Ankle Mobility There are many techniques that may help improve your ankle mobility. Manual muscle release, self myofascial release, stretching, mobilizations, muscle activations and integrations to name a few. Let’s break down techniques and how to implement them to get the most effective results. Myofascial Muscle Release What’s a Release? When…

Signs You Need to Improve Ankle Mobility On a run, feeling great, out of no where there’s a weird pain in your ankle/knee. The usual response “oh it will work itself out,”  just push through it .  After the run calves are tight or maybe the dull pain comes back. You can barely walk the…

Function and mobility of the ankle The ankle, one of the smaller joints but bears a huge load.  1.5 times yourweight is being applied when you are walking or standing, and eight times your weight when running. The ankle is a hinge joint The three bones, the tibia the fibula and the talus come together…

Top 3 Things to Make Your Sports Season a Success Athletes want to get compete on the highest level, get stronger and dominant their sport, doing whatever it takes. Great mentality to have for the  majority of the year. During the offseason, training can be at it’s highest intensity, your body will be able to…

Do You Have a Big Butt or Is It an Illusion? Wow, That girl has a huge behind (or that guy to be equal)! Your eyes may be deceiving you. Big butts, do lie. Lower back pain, tight hips, tight hamstrings are all signs of it. The issue may be your posture. An imbalance usually…

Hockey performance 5 great exercises: There are many great training techniques that may be extremely helpful for any hockey player looking to increase performance. However, the integration of the exercises chosen is what makes the difference between a successful program and a Mens health training routine. Single leg dead lift: A great core and stability exercise,…

Sports Performance Recovery – Isolate Vs. Concentrate protein The big debate, whey protein isolate or concentrate? The popular choice right now is isolate. Isolate proteins cut out all the excess fats, sugars etc. Leading to a higher percentage of protein. Sounds like the clear winner, right? Not exactly. Many Isolate proteins go through a high…

Hydration and Muscle Strength, Does It Really Matter? Whether you are strength training, looking to lose weight, or going for athletic performance your hydration levels will dictate how well you do. Your muscles are comprised of 70-75% water. Just a 3% dehydration of a muscle can lead to a 10% decrease in muscle strength and performance.…

Personal Fitness Life Style Change Beach season, important try out, big competition, New Year’s resolutions, need to fit into my dress, the many people I meet daily. Once in a while I receive one of these goals at least with 6 weeks to work with, often it’s a week or two away. All challenges are…

A Proactive Thought to Prevent a Hamstring Injury: The Thanksgiving friendly football game. Morning of, you plan a friendly game of rough touch Thanksgiving football. You step out on the cold field and begin to warm up. As you joke with your friends and family, you feel ready, you did your stretches!  It’s GaMe TiMe!…

Continuation from last week’s articleIf I said, take this pill. You’ll lose all the weight that you desire but the side effects are you’ll have trouble walking, the pill causes extra wear and tear on the knees and back problems. Would you make that trade? The “Magic” Weight loss Pill:   Everyone is looking for…

Is your workout effective? “Squat till you puke!”… “No pain no gain”… “Make them jealous” …“Pain is weakness”, all popular gym quotes. The principle of overload does state that you must challenge your body to see results. Is it that simple? If the answer is yes, let’s analyze it further. Benefits of fitness and personal…