Hips "pinched" in squats. MobilityWOD. How to know if groin pain is a muscle or tendon injury. This pain baffles me. Armchair doctors assemble! Hip Pain in Athletes | Eric Cressey. Written on April 13, 2009 at 7:28 pm, by Eric Cressey Hip pain – particularly of the anterior (front of the hip) variety – is a very common problem in the weight training population. In her book, Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes, Shirley Sahrmann discusses Femoral Anterior Glide Syndrome in excellent detail.
And, while it may seem like an obscure diagnosis, it’s actually a really common inefficiency we see in a weight training population. In order to understand this syndrome, you have to appreciate the attachment points and functions of the hamstrings and gluteus maximus. With the hamstrings, you’ll notice that they attach to the ischial tuberosity of the pelvis (with the exception of the short head of the biceps femoris, which attaches on the femur), and then run down to a point inferior to (below) the knee. In other words, they are a two-joint muscle group. Fortunately, the glutes can help prevent the problem. DeFranco's Training ..:: The Ultimate Way To Become A Better Athlete ::.. COMING SOON… DeFranco’s Mentorship Program! I wanted to start this week’s update by thanking everyone for the overwhelming response to our Secrets of Strength Seminar announcement! The seminar sold out in just 47 minutes! Congratulations to the people who took fast action and made it into the seminar!
We look forward to seeing all of you on December 6th at 9:30am sharp!! For those of you who didn’t sign up in time; I have good news. Joe D. Return to Top Q: Joe – I wanted to say Thanks for the Agile 8 you posted on your site.. A: Mike, Emails like yours truly do make my job worth it! Anyway, you’re in luck, I do have a very simple upper body warm-up that I’m sure you (and many others) will benefit from.
Give it a try and send me your feedback. Q: Hello Joe, I play basketball and have twisted my ankles many times. Thanks! Tyler A: Tyler, If you just “mask” your ankle weakness by wearing ankle braces, they will never get stronger and you will continue to have problems. Best of luck Joe D. DeFranco's Training ..:: The Ultimate Way To Become A Better Athlete ::.. Joe DeFranco’s exclusive interview with Joe Rossi! I recently sat down with my friend and colleague, Joe Rossi, for a no-holds-barred, exclusive interview for his website, yesstraining.blogspot.com.
Rest assured, this is not your average, boring interview! I highly recommend everyone takes the time to read this in-depth interview by clicking HERE! Let me know what you think! Return to Top Q: Coach D – will you guys be holding any seminars any time soon? A: Ken, You are correct; we have been getting a ton of requests for another seminar… Well, the people have spoken and your voices have been heard!!
So here’s what we’re going to do… I’m asking everyone who thinks they might be interested in this seminar to email us at info@defrancostraining.com and briefly tell us what YOU would like to see covered at this seminar. We look forward to hosting another seminar in the ‘Dirty Jerz’! Joe D. Q: Big Joe.. And I’m glad you and your son got to watch Don Brown play. Joe D. Joe D’s “Agile Eight” Groin Pain Adductor Strain - Adductor Squeeze Test
"Adductor tweak" Adductor pain. Yoga: Enhancing The Art Of Bodybuilding To Supercharge Your Workouts! Does anybody remember the highly ironic opening dialogue between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbo and the ballet teacher, in the classic film, "Pumping Iron"? Well here is an excerpt: Ballet instructor: "Now come back onto this leg. Weight back on this leg. Pull your weight back onto this... nope, off that leg. Onto this leg. Weight back, there you go. You wanna slide forward... and reach with your arm. Arnold replies: "Right. " Ballet instructor asks: "So where are your arms? " Arnold replies: "Like this. " Ballet instructor suggests: "I would take the focus up. " Arnold asks: "Looking up? " Ballet instructor replies: "Looking up. " Franco asks: "To the hand?
" Ballet instructor replies: "That would help... " This was the dialogue between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbo and the ballet teacher in the very beginning of the film "Pumping Iron. " The most interesting thing mentioned from the ballet teacher was how she told them how they want to have mobility when posing. An Introduction To Yoga.