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Category Archives: Cycling & Bike Setup.
Telkom 94.7 Cycle Challenge Nutrition Tips.
The Telkom 94.7 Cycle Challenge is around the corner. Here are some of my TOP NUTRITIONAL TIPS for race day. Fluids: The hot November conditions, makes this race a challenge due to the heat, dryness and often warm winds. Preventing … Continue reading
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Know your Muscles Series – Levator Scapulae.
The name, Levator Scapulae, says it all: Levare – to lift, and Scapulae – shoulder blades. These are Latin terms. The two muscles originate from C1 to C4, which are the first four vertebrae counting from the base of your … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling & Bike Setup., Injury File, Trigger Points & Massage Tagged cycling, headache, levator scapulae, massage, Muscle, shoulder Comments Off on Know your Muscles Series – Levator Scapulae.
3 Habits that can contribute to ITB injuries.
This video includes three habits that can contribute to ITB injuries. I look at 3 postural habits that you can fall into while Sitting, Standing & Sleeping. The video takes less than 3 minutes to watch. You can read more … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling & Bike Setup., Injury File, Running, Trigger Points & Massage Tagged habits, ITB, itb injuries, postire, sit, sleep, stand Comments Off on 3 Habits that can contribute to ITB injuries.
A look at two muscles that move your shoulder blade.
The rhomboids and serratus anterior. Muscles can only contract. They, therefore, need an antagonist to restore a joint to its original position. With that in mind, let’s look at two muscles that impact your shoulder blades, your rhomboids and your … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling & Bike Setup., Injury File, Running, Swimming., Trigger Points & Massage Tagged computer, massage, muscles, Pain, rhomboids, serratus anterior, shoulders Comments Off on A look at two muscles that move your shoulder blade.
Sometimes your shoulders hurt because of your neck.
A look at the SCM (Sternocleidomastoid) muscle. Everything in the body is connected.When people are in pain, the key is to not think locally, but to think globally. We live in a world where a slowdown in China reverberates economically … Continue reading
The Importance of Mountain Climbers.
Why you should be doing Mountain Climbers. We live in an age of high pressure, minimal spare time and quick fixes. So, if I had time to do just one exercise to augment my swimming and/or cycling and/or running, it … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling & Bike Setup., Injury File, Inspiration., Running Tagged cardiovascular, core, core strength, hips, mountain climbers, movement 1 Comment
The damage you do when you sit too much.
I wrote a blog called Sitting is the New Smoking a while ago. I want to add to some of those thoughts with this blog. The reason for my interest in this subject is that I deal with many athletes … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling & Bike Setup., Injury File, Running Tagged dry needling, high hamstring tendinopathy, hip flexors, kinesiology tape, lower back pain, massage, myofascial, piriformis, sitting, sitting the new smoking, upper back pain 2 Comments
Why I love Cycling.
I started cycling as a kid. I think I was about 7 years old when I got my first ‘proper’ bike. I grew up in a block of flats, and used to ride the bike around and around the car … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling & Bike Setup., Inspiration. Tagged Bike, cycling, mountain bike, road bike, Time trial bike, transbaviaans Comments Off on Why I love Cycling.
Happy & Healthy Hips.
It’s all in the Hips. Elvis knew it, and it’s time that we learn it too: it’s all in the hips. If you take the body in ‘machine’ terms, you have 4 main sections, they are your: Head – computer. … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling & Bike Setup., Injury File, Running, Swimming., Uncategorized Tagged abdominals, Hamstrings, hips, massage, psoas, Quadratus lumborum Comments Off on Happy & Healthy Hips.