BodyBuilding, not BodyBreaking

The moon mission is all the headlines right now, how cool is their exercise approach though? 👏🏼

Forearm Fracture,

Some injuries from weightlifting are more common than others and I think this might be a first.

Kindly from my rec fem 🫶🏼

Quad length with this is unmatched and seems very versatile for different proportions people have.

Gym equipment has come a long way, sometimes it’s too flashy but there’s still plenty of juice to squeeze for improvements.

Olympic Weightlifting,

Olympic weightlifting is popular, after all it is the only form of gym exercises seen in the olympics (duh). Surely that gives it some credibility, but why do it if the goal isn’t intense competition?

It has significant mobility demands.
It has a high risk for injury as a result.
It doesn’t carry over well to other forms of fitness.
It doesn’t make you look better.
It won’t make you feel better.

Sure, it can be fun and if that’s the only goal, then valid.
Until you uppercut yourself with over 200lbs…😵

First World Problems,

Losing the scooper in a tub of protein or preworkout is a know gym goer struggle, how has nobody come up with this yet?

What a simple solution… 🫢

Impressive or dumb?

Managing any additional weight while on skates is impressive in itself and makes for a good reel, but the potential for injury… 😵🤕

Infant Training,

Would you do this?
Why do you think this didn’t stick?

Is it safe? Is it effective? Is it ethical?

Eversion Sprain?

Ankle sprains are almost always inversion related when someone “rolls” their ankle.

Eversion sprains are a thing too, but we hardly ever see them.

It’s probably due to most people having a tendency to supinate their foot as their default position, leaning into the outside of it and not utilizing the big toe and arch enough.

Nonetheless, injury occurs when demands exceed capacity and this is a brutal example of ego lifting gone wrong. ☠️

Inversion Sprain,

Most inversion sprains occur from running, sports or simply a misstep.

Injury occurs when demands exceed capacity, demands being force applied on tissue.

Running creates force, your body weight on your ankle when you misstep always creates force.

A 300lb+ ankle sprain? That’s a lot of force…🤐

Experience or Education?

Some people think academics is the path to understanding, some people think learning comes fro doing.

Context definitely matters and for different skills it probably skews accordingly.

For fitness would you rather take advice from someone who’s done it before or from someone who’s read about it?

Additives = 👎🏼💩,

A good rule of thumb for picking snacks is avoid products that have ingredients you can’t pronounce or use in your kitchen at home.

These additives wreak havoc on our digestion, negatively impacting insulin sensitivity, how much of your food your digestion, amongst so many other things.

Your gut has as more nerves than our spinal cord, your “gut feeling” is a thing for a reason.

Can you imagine what ingredients need to be in these Oreos for them to have this effect?

Sprinting,

While there’s no formal studies, surveys suggest that upwards of 90% of people over the age of 30 never sprint again in their lives, and that’s right around when we start seeing movement decline in people who don’t workout routinely.

It makes sense if you think about it, if you can’t move quickly then your capacity to move in general is diminished; sprinting trains vital functions of the hip and foot in extension, so that facia and musculature is trained and maintained through running.

Is it part of the fountain of youth?
When was the last time you sprinted?