Like back pain, KNEE PAIN can be ABSOLUTELY DEBILITATING! It can be extremely difficult to get the highest level of performance out of your muscles when your joints are screaming bloody murder. However, here’s what you can do? You can give up, but we know that’s not your nature. The doctor would advise you to stop lifting weights and ride the stationary bike or take up water aerobics. We know that is NOT going to happen! Leg day without [...]
Knee pain can be a very effective gains blocker for your leg development. After a meniscus tear, surgery postponed 10 years, and an arthritis diagnosis I have been battling knee pain for several years now. Truth is you may not even have a diagnosis for your knee pain. All you know is it hurts! Ad a load of weight and some range of motion and you are likely to not push very hard on leg day, because you knee [...]
The famous quad tear drop! It is an important piece of a fully developed set of quads and a visible sign that maybe your legs cry on leg day. The tear drop nick name comes from the visible shape of the muscle. The tear drop is properly known as the Vastus Medialis Obliquus (VMO). Many physical therapists will work on the VMO primarily after knee surgery as they point to atrophy and the importance of the VMO in patella [...]
At first glance you might think you are not allowed to park in the lot of Clem Mikeska’s unless you own a truck. The parking lot is packed with full size American trucks and mostly with logos accompanies by “Texas Edition” or something of the like. All this horsepower I know there are gains in here! Clem Mikeska’s is pit B-B-Q and steakhouse joint that might have you believe they procure their own game by the looks of the [...]
Massage, mobility, strength and form. This infographic covers a bit of everything related to removing knee pain. What I find most interesting is that all the pieces that make for healthy knees are ones that most everyone knows, but really many neglect. You fill find this especially true of bodybuilders. Powerlifters tend to spend much more time warming up where a bodybuilder’s warm up is their first set. Crossfit is another story entirely. These athletes tend to spend time [...]
At first glance it may not be obvious exactly what impact your glutes have on your knees. Really all the muscles in your body work in harmony to keep your boney ass from falling to the floor. Knee pain is quite common especially among lifters. We do well to investigate what muscles specifically play a role and how we can strengthen them. Besides, who does not want a great backside these days? Whether you are striking a back double [...]
I nearly missed out on this little gem, because I was quick to judge a book by the cover. From the outside El Taco Jalisco appears to be a small shack on a corner lot not much bigger than the building itself. Every parking spot was taken and even the street was full. I had no desire to be eating elbow to elbow with anyone nor did I want to wait long, so I was ready to move on. [...]
Omni Compression Knee Sleeves are designed to be used in powerlifting and bodybuilding applications. They will typically be used on leg day or for compound movements like the squat or deadlift. Here I use them on my elbows for my pressing movements. The 7mm Neoprene sleeve provides a thermal compression and support for the elbow joint to assist with injury prevention and aid in recovery. The stability the sleeve provides helps me to power through even when I feel a [...]
A study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports found that by wearing a knee sleeve while fatigued, joint position senses were significantly enhanced.(1) Joint position senses is a concept known as proprioception. Proprioception is the sense of the relative position of one’s own parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement. All coordinated movement depends on proprioception. Elite level movements in sport such as pushing for record setting lifts require an elite level body [...]
In a day and age when there are literally millions of products available to help you build more muscle and get that ripped hard body you always dreamed about, how can you know what you really need? Your joints feel strong and healthy, does that mean you shouldn’t ever use a knee sleeve? The following four reasons were actually the driving force that found us beginning our product line with a cutting edge knee sleeve. Injury Prevention – Lifting is [...]
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