50 More Things I've learned by Maki Riddington - Jan 14th 2007

[Joe Black]

Maki shares what he learned in 2006 so that you apply this knowledge to make 2007 your most successful year!

http://www.wannabebig.com/article.php?articleid=289

Enjoy!

Daniel

[Rock Steady]

Thanks Maki - a fun and good read.

Soft tissue health, eh? What can I do for this and why is it so important?

Happy New Year

[Portboy]

I apologise, but what's a dynamic day?

[Maki Riddington]

Soft tissue health, eh? What can I do for this and why is it so important?

You can read up on it a bit more here: http://www.wannabebig.com/article.php?articleid=285

For people who like to bench press soft tissue work tends to be a very important habit to form to maintain optimal health of the surrounding soft tissues of the shoulder complex.

When bench pressing you are placing the shoulder into extreme internal rotation. If you already have strength imbalances present (most people do betweeen the internal external rotators), scar tissue build up, shoulder tightness then exercises like the bench press exacerbate the current state of the shoulder complex. At some point injury will occur.

To offset this and save yourself from pain and possibly injury, do some soft tissue work on the internal rotators.

[Maki Riddington]

I apologise, but what's a dynamic day?

A day where you incorperate movements that work on producing force with small amounts of weight. For example, if you bench press heavy one day a week, throwing in a day where you do things like plyo push ups, med ball chest passes or another bench press day (where you use 60% or less of your 1RM) can be categorized as a dynamic (speed) day.

[Anthony]

Great article, Maki. You've definitely come along way!

[Guido]

Maki,

Great article. In fact, all of this month's articles are excellent. I loved a lot of your ideas, and specifically you made me realize I need to focus even more on soft tissue work, flexibility, and variation in my workouts. Also, I like that swiss ball filled with water idea. Only thing is I'd want to do it outside in case it breaks!

Thanks again for the good reads.

[Maki Riddington]

Great article, Maki. You've definitely come along way!

Great article. In fact, all of this month's articles are excellent. I loved a lot of your ideas, and specifically you made me realize I need to focus even more on soft tissue work, flexibility, and variation in my workouts. Also, I like that swiss ball filled with water idea. Only thing is I'd want to do it outside in case it breaks!

Thanks again for the good reads.

I'm glad you guys enjoyed the article. It's amazing what you learn in a short amount of time when you really apply yourself. Of course at the same time, I know that I have a ton more to learn. It's a life long journey for the quest of infinite knowledge.

[Built]

30. Females tend to be quad-dominant, and they don’t use their butts all that much.


As promised in our email conversation last week, a link about problems women face because of quad dominance.

"The balance of muscle power and the recruitment pattern between the quadriceps and hamstrings is crucial to knee stability. Research shows that female athletes tend to have quadriceps to hamstrings muscle imbalances -- with the quadriceps as the dominating knee stability muscle. On the other hand, men have a better balance between quadriceps and hamstrings. They engage the hamstrings first when performing a movement, which actually decreases stress on the ACL. Therefore, the stability of the knee is more quadriceps-dominant (an ACL antagonist) in females and more hamstrings-dominant (an ACL agonist) in men (2,5,6,9,12,13,14,16).
Men and women engaging in the same activity with similar intensity put equal twisting and loading forces on the knee joint (11). Twisting, cutting and landing movements all stress the ACL to provide stability. As the quadriceps contract, additional stress is put on the ACL, increasing the risk of injury."

- ACL and the Female Athlete: Theoretical Causes and Prevention, Stephanie Vlach, M.S., Manager, Fitness Education for the Life Fitness Academy

Ladies, work those hammies!

[isosceles]

Recommending caffeine? I was told it is really bad for you. But hey, if you give it the go ahead back to coffee i go!

[Maki Riddington]

From a sports performance perspective it works wonders.

[cassio]

i like the swiss ball with half water... i may try that one out.

[Maki Riddington]

[QUOTE=Built;1592740]30. Females tend to be quad-dominant, and they don’t use their butts all that much.


Science aside, I see more cases of instability in the hips than I do a hamstring/quad imbalance in females.

[Maki Riddington]

i like the swiss ball with half water... i may try that one out.

It's an awesome tool that I use in my outdoor boot camps.

[sweitz]

I have a question about one of the "80 things Ive learned". It says to use a good protein, creatine, and thermogenic.

What is a thermogenic and what are good ones to use? thanks

[Maki Riddington]

I have a question about one of the "80 things Ive learned". It says to use a good protein, creatine, and thermogenic.

What is a thermogenic and what are good ones to use? thanks

A thermogenic is a product that temporarily increases your bodies metabolism. The supplement market is saturated with them. If you would like a reputable product from a great company look here: http://atlargenutrition.com/nutritio...?products_id=4

[DNL]

wow great stuff.. thanks for the insights.

If it wasn't for my protein shake, i wouldn't be able to catch this thread. haha

[mark6754]

Very interesting article, great read