I mentioned in my Powerlifting Progress post on Sunday the problems that I’ve been having with knots in my lats and rotator cuff muscles (and my rhomboids and deltoids and… the list is endless). In fact, any muscle above my waist, with the exception of my spinal erectors, facial muscles and forearms, were solid with [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Self-massage'
Lessons learned: side-effects of building muscle
May 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
I mentioned the other week that I had some interesting side effects from the cycle touring holiday. In particular my legs really suffered. I thought I’d set out here what happened and what I believe caused it. You can let me know if you agree with me. Exercise on the holiday The holiday involved a [...]
Lessons learned: improving posture
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Training
Posture should be of huge importance to everyone. Not only does good posture give you the ability to really show off your body, it also helps to prevent chronic long-term injury to your body. A particularly prevalent result of poor posture in women is dowager’s hump. That well-recognised slouch where the lumbar spine curves in [...]
Using a self-massage toolkit
November 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Training
As I explained previously, my Christmas wish list includes the unusual request for some foam pipe lagging in an effort to perfect my self-massage kit (and to put something cheaper than a pair of Vibrams on the wish list). I’ve already set out the tools I would recommend you have in the ideal self-massage toolkit, [...]
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Self-massage toolkit
November 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Training
My Christmas wish list, along with the usual books, DVDs and bits of kitchen equipment (and the much more expensive Vibram Five-Fingers) has a request for some foam pipe lagging. I could easily get this myself from the local DIY shop, a few metres of it would only cost 30p, but it’s always good to [...]
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Lessons learned this week: injuries and basic anatomy
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Training
The other week I pushed it too hard on the bike. By the next day I was unable to negotiate stairs easily, struggled to get in and out of chairs and definitely couldn’t get into a squat position. The pain was excruciating. Causes of injury In the case of an injury like this I’ve found [...]
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