If you need a kick in the fitness and life shorts then you need to have a chat with Marcus Smith the creative and implementation genius behind Innerfight.com.
Every week Marcus and I sit down and talk fitness!
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The notes.
Liking the new weblook.
Regionals! Update?
What is going on in the world of Marcus?
Top questions that came in on Insta this week? You answer these in the parking lot!
-Talk us through the online coaching phenomenon, you were talking about it on instagram and showing a success story and outlines why online training can work or fail!
-Outdoors and the heat what do we need to take into consideration when we are outdoors and what are some of the things that hot training can do ? Maybe recovery and fatigue issues?
-The need to renew your shoes and other equipment periodically.
Q. Marcus is trigger point therapy still high on your list of good things? What is it? Easy to master?
Q Compression tights and socks these are all the rage at the moment are the worth the investment?
Q. Marcus I just moved to an android device are you going to roll out an android app for your stuff?
-Marcus this is not really an exercise article but I love the idea that is is addressing being overwhelmed. What are some of the tips and strategies you might fire at people to get started and maybe not think too much about the road ahead?
Switching off may be what you need to succeed!
Devices Shape Our Social Interactions the Way Cigarettes Did in the Past
There was a time when you were the odd person out if you didn’t have a cigarette in your hand at a social event. Today, if you don’t have a smartphone you’re a pariah. The same health and cultural aspects that have changed the way everyone perceives smoking may get their equivalent if and when people start to realize the downside of being always on.
However, we also have to acknowledge that technology and change are inevitable. Neither a good or bad thing. Decades ago, television viewing consumed people. Screen time was 8 hours of watching programs that came on at a specific time and you had to be planted firmly in your seat to watch a show or your favorite entertainer or catch the news. Newspapers arrived at a certain point in the day. You had a rhythm to things.
That lack of a rhythm may be the worst thing about modern phone screen viewing habits. Just like your workout planning and your meal planning need their own rhythms so does almost every other aspect of your life. Everybody has their own life rhythm and it’s not always consistent - I love binge watching shows because with the pressure of family I can only allocate a certain time every week to watching something I enjoy. That time may be Monday or Saturday. It’s a small window. Binge watching a show has just made it so much easier for me to make effective use of that leisure time. It’s fully in my control, and I appreciate it.
Take Back Your Time Online so You Can Succeed Offline
So, I have decided that I need to think about creating a new rhythm because chaos is rarely a good strategy for success in anything. It seems counterproductive to work online and put this post up online and ask people to do things offline, but that's the challenge we all face. The things we read and watch on Breaking Muscle should have meaning in the real world and they only have an impact if they are helping you reach your goals. That can only happen if you are focused on the moment, free of distraction.
Using your phone, being online, working on computing devices are utilitarian activities. They are a necessity of sorts. But excess isn't. Neither is being popular online. Neither is feeling connected online. Your relationship with yourself and with your loved ones are only real offline. There is an insidious aspect of the social media culture of always wanting to tell a story to attract Likes; there's rarely any context and there's always more than meets the eye. But the eyes are the only thing getting a workout.
It also seems like we are pushing ourselves to be like some "ideal" that has been popularized on social feeds. It's the tyranny of the masses, a kind of rush to the middle of the bell curve where we don't offend or appear anything but acceptable to as wide a group of people as possible.
Everyone is different. Everyone has stuff to deal with that sucks. Everyone can't look like a model wannabe. Your only goals in life should be to find health and happiness. It's that simple, and it doesn't have anything to do with what anyone else thinks or does. It's just you in the real world.
Recovering From Elbow Injury
Always begin with RICE.
Move to range of motion exercises, regaining flexion and extension as needed.
Incorporate exercises that will help build strength and stability to the joint.
If ever in doubt about the injury, check with your physician. Activity should last a lifetime. Better to take care of something early than wait until it becomes a problem. Injuries are a part of life; how the injury is handled, determines how well a successful recovery will occur.
Some interesting talk about why to not use Canola oil!
Treadmill vs outdoor running, I may be headed indoors so the question is what are the tradeoffs beyond the obvious?
What you lose during a workout and the how to fix
Some cool apps!
