Flexion and Extension Flexion and Extension – When describing an anatomical movement, flexion is the closing of the angle between two segments of the body. For example, when you bring your hand from your side up to the shoulder, you...

Muscle and Function: The Quadratus Lumborum The Quadratus Lumborum (QL) is a deep core muscle located on both sides of the spine that connects the iliac crest to the 12th rib and lumbar spine. Its primary functions are to unilaterally flex...

Muscle Confusion Muscle confusion is currently a big buzzword in the fitness field. Program “X” is based on the principle of muscle confusion to ensure maximum growth. Trainer “Y” says, “You gotta confuse your muscles to get them to grow!”...

Why Strength Training for Women is Essential The science behind Strength Training for Women is endless, so why then are only about 20 percent of women lifting weights weekly? Many women believe that strength training will make them develop bulky muscles....

Train Your Neck and Hold Your Head Up Toned arms? Check. Lean legs? Got ‘em! Strong neck? Huh? Very few people think to train your neck, let alone performing strengthening exercises for the neck musculature. But if you consider how...

The Overhead Press An Eagles running back takes a handoff and crashes through the line. He darts around his linemen and bowls over the Cowboy linebacker who is trying to prevent him from scoring. He dives into the endzone. The...

The Myth of More So you want to get stronger? Lift more weights! You want to lose more body fat? Do more cardio! More, more, more is better! Right? Wrong. Don’t fall victim to The Myth of More. The blanket statement...

Reduce The Pressure Do you suffer from hypertension? If so, you might consider adding strength training in to your life. According to Sue Beckham PhD, approximately 57% of the adult population suffers from hypertension; that being a resting blood pressure...

To Stretch or to Squeeze? Have you ever played a sport of any kind or competed in any way? Maybe not, maybe so. I’ll ask a different question, is it proper thing to stretch your muscles before any kind of...

Diet Myths Debunked Eating wheat free, skipping meat and avoiding dairy are not necessarily good for you. Below are 5 “diets” that I have investigated. Is your so called smart diet actually a problem? Before you take another bite, see...