Understanding and Training Rectus Femoris
Rectus femoris is one of the four quadriceps muscles. The other quadriceps muscles are vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and vastus intermedius. Of these four muscles, [...]
Rectus femoris is one of the four quadriceps muscles. The other quadriceps muscles are vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and vastus intermedius. Of these four muscles, [...]
Tensor fasciae latae (TFL) is a small muscle that makes a big fuss. An overactive TFL can result in pain in various parts of the [...]
Why should trainers care about ankle dorsiflexion (DF)? After all – the DF muscles aren’t ones we often consider training much, if at all, and [...]
Understanding Tensor Fasciae Latae Tensor Fasciae Latae, otherwise known by its abbreviation TFL, is a thin muscle of the hip region located on the thigh [...]
Many fitness enthusiasts in the course of their fitness journey eventually end up cursing everything from knees to toes. These bones, joints, and other tissues, [...]
The Human Heart: we all have one, but how fully do we understand their function? How necessary is this understanding to developing an effective training [...]
The shoulder is the most versatile joint of our body and allows motion of our arms in pretty much every direction, but this instability also [...]
The intrinsic muscles of the back are a bit complex to say the least. Not only are there several muscles that literally overlap, but their [...]
The deep intrinsic muscles are located beneath the erector spinae, and are known collectively as the transversospinales. They are a group of short muscles, associated [...]
The intermediate intrinsic musculature of the back is comprised of the three erector spinae muscles, which collectively work to bilaterally extend, and unilaterally rotate and [...]