Posts by UCANDOIT

Why are people afraid to change their mind? We all know that things are always in motion and changing every day. We learn new things, we create new things, and each day is different. What might have been true when you were 17 really doesn’t hold water when you are 50, right? Just because you…

Imagine that you’re 15 again.  You can run effortlessly, you have no injuries, and you are just enjoying life other than the obvious ‘who the hell wants to be a teenager again’ period in your life.  That 15 year old has spent time and years learning how to develop supporting muscles for impact since the…

This is coming a couple of days late, but it’s still a great one! How to relax the face muscles, the eyes, and generally clear your head. Spend 3-5 minutes doing the eye palming (see video) with some deep breaths. Think inhaling with the mouth closed, and exhaling with the mouth open. You can practice…

The Wrist We take this joint for granted quite a bit, and next to the ankle it’s probably one of the most used joints in the body. There are 8 small bones that are held together with ligaments, cartilage, tendons, and fascia. The wrist SHOULD be able to freely move back and forth, and side…

Ten bucks says that if you’re over the age of 20 you’ve felt this before. Where sitting in the car can cause shooting pain down your leg, or your deep in your butt you feel this burning pain that makes you want to cry until you arrive at your destination. Or you did a Deadlift…

The Quad-Zilla Syndrome What are they? There are four quadriceps that are powerful extensors of the knee joint. They are crucial in walking, running, jumping and squatting. Because the rectus femoris attaches to the ilium, it is also a flexor of the hip. It’s really easy for most people to think in terms of muscles and their…

If you are reaching for one of these (or any form of caffeine) before a workout you need to seriously think about your life choices. Energy drinks are loaded with caffeine (I don’t care where the source is from), not to mention lots of other chemicals and substances that you probably don’t need in excess…

Short and simple this week. We’re going to put two lacrosse balls in a sock (preferably a sock that goes over the ankles). You will knot the sock at a point where you can place each of the balls on the edge of the occipital bone on either side of your skull, to lay in…

This is a rather cut and dry explanation, so let’s go a bit deeper because we are talking about how pain relates to athletes, and how to know when you have a pain that will limit you to the sidelines or you can train through. Traumatic Injury: Car crash. Bike wreck. Falling over a log…

Don’t Get ‘Trapped’ Into Thinking it’s just the Traps! It’s really easy for us to assume that the most visible muscle on our body is the cause of pain or imbalance, when in reality it might be from a deeper tissue in the body. Yes, the larger muscles DO more work, but it’s all those…