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Do short Achilles tendons disturb my squatting?
I have trouble maintaining proper form while performing below-parallel squats: I can't bring my knees forward enough without lifting my heels from the ground. My trainer claims that this is caused by ...
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Is it a good idea to do really a lot of push-ups?
Is it a good idea to do really a lot of push-ups? I'm currently doing 70-80 in one series, but after long training I'm hoping to do much much more. Of course every exercise is good for muscles and ...
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Tightness in tendon - what can I do to fix it?
I have been running for about two years now, on and off, and recently I have had a mild - but annoying - pain behind my right knee. I went to an orthopedist, who gave me a cortizone shot, but told me ...
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What's the benefit of a long tendon and short muscle belly in the forearm?
In bodybuilding the benefits of long muscle bellies are fairly self evident, just look at Ronnie Coleman's out of place biceps and compare them to Sergio Oliva. For any sport requiring strength there ...
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How can Kinesio tape provide support for tendonitis
I have a mild case of Posterior Tibial Tendonitis, the physio has applied some Kinesio tape for support whilst it heals up.
My understanding of tendons and muscles was that there wasn't much friction ...
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Why do my forearms and the tops of my hands hurt?
It feels as if the tendons on the top of my hand and in my forearm (just near the wrist) are very tight and it is painful. I started noticing it in wrestling two years ago and it was very painful but ...
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How do I promote connective tissue health/strength?
Muscles can be trained and grown. Stretching can prevent injury to muscles, joints, and connective tissue.
But can connective tissues (tendons, ligaments) be trained and
strengthened like muscles ...
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Avoiding Tendinopathy (suggested rest interval to prevent chronic pain)
tl;dr - Starting to feel slight tendon pain. How long should I rest before it's OK to hit the gym hard again.
Background:
I recently decided to end my winter hibernation and got back into rock ...
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How Can I Heal/Prevent Jumper's (Patellar Tendinitis) Knee?
About me:
29 years old
170 lbs
Active (mountain biking, skiing, basketball)
In the last year or so I've started to develop symptoms of what I think is Jumper's Knee (pain right beneath the kneecap ...
