Simply Not Easy

These three segments of the title are the transformation in mentality we all require to drive us. Hear the contrast. I'm not ready. I'm not ready yet. I'm ready to get ready. Today I share my own personal and recent story related this progression in working out.

We're rattling of the top 5 foods to include in your quarantine rotation that you may not do on the regular. Get creative with how you use them. Adding these in will help balance out your energy and replenish with some much needed nutrition.

The top of the neck muscle as well as the top of the field goal posts. Today we talk a little anatomy. Can muscles really have their primary purpose be proprioception?

We are hungry for our sports. This may be something to temporarily quench our thirst. Honoring MJ. Tonight the first episode's of the ESPN show 'The Last Dance' airs, telling the story of Michael Jordan's final championship with the Chicago Bulls. As yesterday should have been the start to the NBA playoffs. I break down the first round matchup as the standings currently are. Predictions of who wins how many games, and the impact player of each series.

I'm usually not an advocate for dabbling. We're not living in a usual time right now. This is a great opportunity to dabble, to play, to explore new things. With the idea in the back of your mind to integrate these into your life after the corona virus.

In every relationship and interaction we all hold or give away the locus of control moment to moment. Do we do this consciously or unconsciously? I approach this from the bias of a physical therapist with my patients. This concept holds true for everyone, especially if you are a go to person in your community for any service.

Are your dreams worth dreaming? Do you actually believe it, or only kinda believe it?

Today is all about those ball and socket joints. The hips and shoulders. To workout well, it's important to understand what you're trying to do, and then see if you're actually doing it. The underappreciated power from the body is all in the rotation we have. Tune in, learn a bit, then get out there and apply it.

I'm a victim, and I'm making the most of it. I got one of those chain emails from a good friend about the 'quarentine recipe share'. I normally don't like those type of chain emails, but it was a good friend who sent it along. Today I share what recipe I sent out. We'll see with time what I get back.

What's your favorite position? For training the shoulder of course. What else could I be talking about? Today's Muscle Monday is a look into muscle activation ratios. I reference the work of Tsuruike & Ellenbecker in their Dec 2019 article in the International Journal of Sport Physical Therapy; 'SCAPULAR MUSCLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY DURING ABDUCTION EXERCISES IN THE SCAPULAR PLANE IN THREE POSITIONS'