Muscle Tutoring

Image courtesy of hkn.ucsd.edu

When you exercise, you are going to be using the muscles that are already working well.  This is done in order to provide the most efficient means by which to accomplish the task at hand.  Whether you are lifting weights, running, playing a sport, participating in a group fitness class, or performing any other means of physical activity, you are programmed to do so as efficiently as possible.  This means if muscles that should have an ability to help perform the task are not able to be used, we will naturally compensate and use other muscles in its place to still achieved the desired outcome.

The Game of You

Image courtesy of cutorcopy.com

"The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd.  The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." -- Albert Einstein

Our basketball team during my senior year of college was the best I've ever played on.  We ended up 30-2 and second in the country.  Something that became apparent to me during this season was how little we would spend prepping ourselves for other teams during practice and film relative to what we had done previously in my college career and also relative to how much time we spent improving our own systems.

#TBT: September 24-September 27, 2012

Image courtesy of clipperblog.com

What was I writing about this time last year?  Check out my posts below!

Wise Words Wednesdays: Will Smith

Image courtesy of sarahsalway.net

Takeaway quotes:

• "Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, illusive, God-like feature that only the special among us will ever taste.  It is something that truly exists in all of us."
• "Talent you have naturally.  Skill is only develop by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft."
• "I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented.  Where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic."
• "The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I am not afraid to die on a treadmill.  You might have more talent than me.  You might be smarter than me.  But if we get on a treadmill together, there are two things:  You're getting off first, or I'm going to die.  It is really that simple."
• "You don't set out to build a wall... You say, "I'm going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid," and you do that every single day and soon you have a wall."
• "If you are not making someone else's life better then you're wasting your time."
• "The first step before anyone else believes it is you have to believe it."
• "Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity."

Expect Greatness.

Like this post?  Drop a comment below and “Like” Self Made® on Facebook!

Want to use this article on your blog, in your newsletter, or on any other platform?  You may, but be sure to include all of the biographical info found in the yellow box below!

Does Local Exercise Induced Fatigue Transfer?

Image courtesy of bodyandsoul.com.au

A couple weeks back Charlie McMillin sent out a tweet containing the following study:

Isolated Exercise:  Does Local Exercise Induced Fatigue Transfer?

Weak Ankles

Image courtesy of neverevererin.com

When I was 14 I rolled both of my ankles within a couple weeks of each other during 8th grade basketball.  "You must have weak ankles," is what my coach told me.  The solution?  Bilateral ankle braces.

#TBT: September 17-September 22, 2012

Image courtesy of clipperblog.com

Check out what I was writing about this time last year!

Wise Words Wednesdays: Gary V--Elevate NYC 2013 Keynote

Image courtesy of sarahsalway.net

I used to post book reviews every Wednesday.  Since I moved in mid-June, my book reading has gone way down.  I used to read every day on the train to work, but now I drive to work and driving and reading a book is more dangerous than driving and texting, so like I said, my book reading has gone way down.

The Aerobic Deception?

Image courtesy of crazyhealthyfit.com

Note:  This post is more of an update on what is running through my head (scary) than an actual factually-based post.

For the longest time I was under the deception that aerobic exercise was "bad".  From creating poor hormonal profiles for muscle building to being an inefficient means of calorie expenditure to the consequences of the almost certain mechanical stresses that were being inappropriately applied to a system, I was not very "pro-aero".

Update on "Running, and My Back, Feet, and Shoulders"

Image courtesy of runwiththeanimals.com

About five and a half months ago I posted on an experience I had while running, titled, "Running, and My Back, Feet, and Shoulders".  As I was trying to think of a post to write for today, I was struggling immensely to come up with anything.  My mind has been all over the place recently trying to figure out a new daily routine that is efficient with the added workload of grad school and as such I have not been consistent with my posting.  But I decided I was going to write a post for today, so I sat down to do just that.

Image courtesy of theartsentrepreneur.com.

And I sat.  And I sat.  And I sat.  And I started getting restless because I was struggling to come up with a single idea.  So I decided to go running.  And while I was running I noticed something, or the lack of something, that was different since I last wrote about my experience running.

I didn't have any shoulder discomfort.  Nor did I have any lower back discomfort.  Nor did my knees feel like they were about to explode.  In fact, overall, my body felt pretty good.  And that is the first time in a LONG time I can say that in relation to running.

And I am thoroughly convinced that Muscle Activation Techniques™ has played a huge role in my body feeling this way.

Image courtesy of simple.wikipedia.org

Over the past six months I have my feet worked on many times with the MAT™ process.  While they are by no means perfect, they are a heck of a lot better than they were, and the rest of my definitely body notices.

So yeah, I guess that run accomplished the desired goal.  I returned home with a calmer mind, a plan for a blog post, and a new appreciation for my career and what I get to do to help others every day.
That's part of my MAT™ story.  What's yours?

Interested in finding out more about MAT™?  Check out the Muscle Activation Techniques™ page!

Interested in setting up an assessment or discussing this subject further?  Leave a comment below or e-mail Charlie at charlie@selfmadefitness.com!

Your body.  Your training.

Like this post?  Drop a comment below and “Like” Self Made® on Facebook!

Want to use this article in your blog, newsletter, or other platform? You may, but be sure to include all of the biographical info found in the box below!