muscles Articles

Theory and Practice: Athlete’s Muscles

I hear discussions of muscles and fibers and I wonder if people participating in the discussion are talking about doing something or is it a theoretical discussion of anatomy. If you’re studying anatomy or have scientific interest in the topic of muscles, tissues and fibers then it makes sense, but if you’re an athlete of… Read more

File under: CrossFit,Cycling,Human Body,Movement,Running,Sports,Swimming
Tagged with: environment, gravity, hierarchy, muscle power, muscles, running muscles

Springness and the ‘S’ shape of the Running Pose

One of the most important yet simple and thus overlooked and undervalued aspects of Pose Running is the springness position, aka the S-stance. So it comes as no surprise when you see someone doing the ‘figure 4’ aka the Running Pose while standing on a completely straight leg with a locked knee. The Springness Position, aka the… Read more

File under: Human Body,Running,Technique
Tagged with: animals, elasticity, muscle-tendon elasticity complex, muscles, nature, s-shape

5 Signs of Overtraining

Sport specific training is not the simplest of tasks, yet so many attempt to train and to create training programs without really having a clue of what training process is. As a result, there are too many overtrained athletes in danger of being permanently injured. It is necessary for every coach and athlete to be aware… Read more

File under: Balance,Health,Human Body,Sports,Training
Tagged with: bio-motor, fatigue, heartrate, muscles, overtraining, performance, Physical

Muscle elasticity

What is muscle elasticity? If you were to stretch a muscle you would see it shrink back a bit. In plain words, it’s a natural ability to recover to original form upon the removal of the force initially applied. In physical activity it is the ability of muscles to perform work, specifically, to contract rapidly… Read more

File under: Human Body,Pose Method,Running,Speed
Tagged with: Adenosine Triphosphate, ATP, muscle elasticity, muscle-tendon elasticity complex, muscles, supple, tendon