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Mar 13 |
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When I bench press, why do my hips sometimes cramp up? let us continue this discussion in chat |
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Mar 13 |
answered | How soon after a minor calf injury shoul I start stretching and strengthening? |
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Mar 12 |
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When I bench press, why do my hips sometimes cramp up? @Kate - FWIW, I get the same thing in my arches (cramping under load) when I return to swimming after a layoff. Increased fitness and stretching the flexors and extensors for the foot usually alleviates it. |
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Mar 12 |
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When I bench press, why do my hips sometimes cramp up? @GetFitChimp - The last line of your recommendation is "Have you tried placing your feet on the bench (with bent-knees)?" I downvoted your answer for an unsafe recommendation, and provided research to show why it's not recommended. If you wish, I can also find statistics on accident rates/improper benching, but that would be spoon feeding. And here is one (of many many) study on ITB flexibility - books.google.com/… |
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Mar 12 |
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When I bench press, why do my hips sometimes cramp up? @GetFitChimp - Also, your assertion that it will take "years" to get ITB flexibility going is just flat wrong. |
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Mar 12 |
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When I bench press, why do my hips sometimes cramp up? @GetFitChimp - researchgate.net/publication/… or journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2008/09000/… or gsareach.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/JSCR-07-Bench.pdf All of these suggest that there is more neuromuscular activity as stabilizes are activated, but that the actual performance of the bench press itself drops anywhere from 6-50% depending on the type of instability. |
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Mar 12 |
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When I bench press, why do my hips sometimes cramp up? -1 for recommending an unsafe alternative (feet on bench). It is less stable, not recommended and does not address the problem (usually flexibility), it just avoids it. |
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Mar 11 |
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Aerobic exercise: Any updates or comments to the Cooper method? Voted to close, but check out Galloway Run/Walk. |
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Mar 10 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 9 |
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What's the best way for me to start weightlifting? Pick up a weight. Put it down. There you go. :p Seriously, Dave's answer is a great one. |
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Mar 9 |
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How can Kinesio tape provide support for tendonitis They support the skin which supports the sheath. I am not a fan of kinesio tape, but there are others that really love it. Studies are mixed on results. One thing that I think they help with is the proprioceptive feedback (Awareness of where a limb is positioned in relation to the body without having to look at it). The tape will pull/stretch when you get towards the outer limits of where your motion should be, so it's an extra signal to the brain to not extend/flex/move as much in a certain direction. This is just my own theory, though. |
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Mar 8 |
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I want to know the exact formula to calculate metabolic age Also, there is no formula to calculate "average BMR in a chronological age group". This is a statistical calculation achieved through sampling/polling. It is not a formulaic calculation thing. |
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Mar 8 |
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How can Kinesio tape provide support for tendonitis To clear up what I perceive as a misconception in your post - There is no friction between tendons and muscles. Tendons are what anchor muscle to bone, and they are encased in the same sheath. There may be friction/swelling between the tendon and the sheath or the muscle and the sheath, but tendon/muscle pretty much act as a single unit. |
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Mar 8 |
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How can Kinesio tape provide support for tendonitis @BanksySan - Skin is held to the other structures by connective tissue which is loose. This connective tissue can be stretched before it starts pulling on the muscle/tendon sheath. This creates extra gaps. If skin were that firmly attached, it would be tearing constantly from various stresses. |
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Mar 8 |
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I want to know the exact formula to calculate metabolic age How is this related to fitness? |
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Mar 8 |
answered | How can Kinesio tape provide support for tendonitis |
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Mar 7 |
answered | How to interpret running metrics |
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Mar 7 |
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How to interpret running metrics I think I know a way to answer to keep this as a question. If the question would be reworded to say something more like "I have a GPS, these are the metrics it produces. How can these metrics be applied to a training program?" or similar it might be better. |
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Mar 6 |
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How can I analyze my running gait? Any decent running store should be able to perform a gait analysis. |
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Mar 6 |
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How to interpret running metrics Voted to close as it is entirely specific to the individual. I would put it to you, though, that the only metric that counts is race times. |
