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Showing posts with label workout for ripped abs. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Tendons, Ligaments And Bones



Remember when you strengthen muscle, you also have the opportunity to strengthen connective tissue. Thus, as you are getting stronger, you are also reducing the chance of injury.  -Nate
At both ends of every muscle, the fascia covering the muscle tapers to form a strong, rope-like length of connective tissue called a tendon, which is connected directly to one of your bones. One end, which connects to a relatively unmoving skeletal part, is the origin of the muscle. The point where it's attached to a moving bone is the insertion of the muscle. (The bicep's insertion is in the forearm, near the elbow.)

When a muscle contracts, it pulls its origin and insertion closer together. Often a muscle is attached to two adjacent bones whose ends are joined together in a closed, fluid-filled capsule known as a joint (your knees, elbows, shoulders and knuckles are all examples of joints). Contraction of the muscle creates movement around the joint, allowing the pushing and pulling motions that make up physical movement.

Most often, this movement involves a shortening of the involved muscles, such as when you lift a heavy weight off the ground. This is called a concentric contraction. If the opposing force is greater than the muscle force however, the muscle may actually lengthen as it works to contract. For example, when you lower a heavy weight down to the floor, your bicep muscle lengthens even though it's tensing. This is called an eccentric contraction. Finally, if the muscle doesn't change length at all during the contraction, when you push against a stationary wall, for instance, the result is an isometric contraction.
Other types of connective tissue also help to create smooth, controlled movements. Ligaments are tough, elastic bands that connect the bones together and help stabilize a joint. The best way to think of ligaments is as tethers that hold the bones together at the joint. The ligaments help guide how the bones move in relationship to each other. Nerve receptors in the ligaments and tendons also send information to the brain, to help regulate the intensity of muscle contractions. Fluid-filled sacs, called bursas, cushion and lubricate your tendons as they slide back and forth over your bones.

Because tendons, ligaments, bursal pads and joints all take longer to adapt to activity than muscle fibers, these connective tissues are particularly vulnerable to inflammation, tears or other injury, especially from any type of repeated movement, whether it's walking, hitting a tennis ball or typing at a word processor. Avoiding such overuse injuries is one of the keys to maintaining a lifelong exercise routine.

From John Hopkins Health
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

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Monday, October 13, 2014

(Embarrassing) her pants fell off

Recently I did a little fat loss experiment with a few of my clients and something REALLY EMBARISSING happened to one of them. 

She was using both hands to carry a hot casserole dish to her car when she felt her jeans begin to slip off. 

Since both of her hands were holding the heavy casserole dish, all she could do was hope to make it to her car before her pants fell off. 

Whelp, she DIDN'T make it and had to waddle to her car the last five feet with her pants around her ankles before she could set the hot dish down and pull them back up. 

Luckily, no one saw. 

But it WASN'T HER FAULT. 

She was a "victim" of the rapid fat loss workout I recently developed. 

It's called the "16 Day Sexy Slim down." 

The way it works is you do 3-5 high intensity boot camp style workouts and follow some very LOOSE but EFFECTIVE eating guidelines for 16 days. 

You can expect to lose 8-12 LBS and up to two pants sizes. 

The 16 Day Sexy Slim Down starts next Monday Monday October 11, 2014 Program goes live online

Just click here and I'll get you all dialed in. 

Oh, and the best part is that Its free for the 16 day period! 

Workout on your time and schedule. At your favorite gym, fitness center, at home, or your favorite workout space. 

Fair warning though, you can expect to lose up to two pants sizes so don't get caught carrying a hot casserole dish - loose pants have been known to fall off :) 

Nathan Lewis (CSCS)

Ps. I only have about 20 spots so if you want "in" on the 16 Day Sexy Slim Down, be sure to click here to get started for no cost