Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we want to talk about the fall weather changes. Hey, autumn is upon us, and that means different considerations for you if you are working out outside during this time of year.
This week, I want to dive headfirst into this discussion of, “What is Muscle Activation Techniques®?”. Specifically, I want to discuss what the number one goal of MAT® is and why achieving that goal is important.
But, in order to understand what MAT® is, we need to first understand how it began. MAT® was developed by Greg Roskopf and has been taught since the early 2000’s. Greg has his world corporate headquarters south of Denver where he is a consultant to many of professional sports teams in the area as well as many high-level individual athletes.
Early on in Greg’s career, he recognized that many people have asymmetrical motion between the right and left sides of their body. For example, somebody may be able to lift their left arm all the way up but only lift their right arm part of the way. Now, his original training had him focusing on stretching the side that didn’t move as well. This is a concept that I am sure many people are familiar with, where if your muscles feel really tight you try to stretch them to help get your joints moving better and loosen the muscles up.
However, Greg soon became introduced to this idea of muscle testing where a practitioner pushes on a client’s limb to see how much force they can generate. And it was from there that he started to correlate that if somebody’s shoulder or hip couldn’t move as well on one side as it could on the other, there were often muscle weaknesses that were associated with the limited side, too. Furthermore, when those weak muscles were addressed and their output improved, joint motion would improve as well.
This correlation became the basis for what is now known as the Roskopf Principle, which states that muscle tightness is secondary to muscle weakness.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who work out late at night. You just finished a long day of work and you are about to head to the gym but it is 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 PM at night. It is late in the evening. What things do you need to make sure you are doing to have a safe, effective, and efficient workout?
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are early birds. You wake up in the morning and are ready to work out. What things do you need to keep in mind if you are a morning workout person?
The least appealing thing a personal trainer can say to you is that to be healthy you have to change your lifestyle. Really, I should take that back. This is only unappealing if you are not up for changing or ready for big changes.
Today I am writing to those people that are in this boat. I am going to highlight 4 things you can do that are SO SIMPLE and will change your health for the better without completely inconveniencing yourself.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who are on the move. You are traveling for work or leisure. You are not at home and don’t have access to your regular gym or wherever you go to workout. How can you still make sure you get your workouts in despite traveling?
A question we often get at Muscle Activation Schaumburg is, “What’s the difference between Muscle Activation Techniques® (MAT®) and personal training?”. As personal trainers and MAT® practitioners, this is an important clarification for us to help our clients and prospective clients with.
For us at Muscle Activation Schaumburg, personal training and MAT® go hand in hand. While there are distinct differences between the two, there are a lot of similarities, as well.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we’re talking to those of you who workout at home. You’re not fans of the gym. You don’t go to the gym. You get it all in at home. What things do you need to make sure to do in order to maximize your workouts at home.
It is common knowledge that exercising on a regular basis allows your body feel and function its best, but yet many people fail to incorporate exercise into their daily schedule. Work, kids, social lives, managing a household, various interests and ambitions, and finding some time to relax all tend to take priority over physically challenging our bodies to improve our health and wellbeing. However, this is not the case for everybody.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who have kids who are back in school. Their after-school activities are increasing, and you still need to find the time to workout. How can you do this with the increased schedule demand in the afternoon hours?
