Weak Ankles

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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

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

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

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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?

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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"

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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.

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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.

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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?

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