Understanding Pelvic Tilt Muscles and Function
The pelvic tilt has two main movements and four movements in total. There are dozens of muscles involved in both the anterior and posterior pelvic [...]
Three Brattiest Muscles in the Body and How to Handle Them
There are quite a few stubborn myofascial instigators that can hold clients back, but with a little know-how, any fitness professional can learn to [...]
Understanding and Training Core Abdominal Muscles
Training core abdominal muscles is sometimes a straightforward goal and other times - injuries and discomfort arise when crunching, planking and rotating the spine. Studying core [...]
Exploring Breathing Muscles and Exercise
There are 18 muscles working when we breathe, including the pecs. More often than not, the diaphragm and transverse abdominus are the main two muscles [...]
Understanding and Training External and Internal Obliques
The oblique abdominal muscles have an interesting relationship with one another. Most people know that doing diagonal or crossover crunches exercise the obliques. Exploring the obliques [...]
Understanding and Training Transverse Abdominus
The transverse abdominus (TVA) wraps around your abdomen like a belt or corset. It has gained a lot of attention in the past decade. Understanding [...]
Understanding and Training Rectus Abdominus
The rectus abdominus (RA) is known as the "six-pack" muscle. Most people know where the RA is but not everyone understands the intricacies of this muscle. [...]
Understanding and Training Pectoralis Major
Knowing where pectoralis (pec) major is located, how it moves the surrounding bones and what exercises strengthen it is essential for exercise programming. Pec major [...]
Posterior Tibialis Anatomy Function and Exercise
Identify the location of posterior tibialis and cue ankle and foot exercises more effectively with clients. Hopefully, you are doing foot and ankle exercises with [...]
Knee Anatomy Structure and Injuries
For decades the leg extension, squat, leg press and lunge have all been used by general fitness clients, rehab patients and elite athletes alike without much on the side of specific research to help the fitness coach in determining which exercise to use or recommend for a specific goal or need. To understand the concepts and summaries of this article let's start by taking an in-depth look at the internal components of the knee.