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Rectus Abdominis Continued

May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By, Sean Light CSCS SLStrength.com Several months back, I discussed the general anatomical attachments of the Rectus Abdominis. Today I’d like to dig a little deeper into the actions, or better yet what it does when there is no action in this anterior abdominal muscle. I also wrote a piece on Upper Cross Syndrome detailing its effect […]

Irradiation

By, Sean Light CSCS SLStrength.com As sports medicine programs continue to develop concepts such as Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and Postural Restoration, we as strength coaches will continue to develop the concepts that we teach on the gym floor. Classic exercise techniques preach muscle isolation, hypertrophy and isolated strength but as new strategies arise, we see […]

Upper Cross Syndrome Explained

By, Sean Light CSCS SLStrength.com Upper Cross Syndrome is a postural dysfunction in the shoulder region. Signs of UCS included shoulders being rolled forward, shoulder shrugging during exercise and extension of the neck causing the head to be pushed in front of the body. Upper Cross Syndrome is essentially an imbalance of muscular tension that […]

The Truth About Stretching

By, Sean Light CSCS SLStrength.com Stretching has been a warm-up requirement for quite some time but recent studies have been revealing some interesting information about stretching’s effect on performance. From a Strength and Conditioning perspective, we need to keep our athletes healthy, but at what cost? A study in a recent edition of The Journal of […]

Exercise Selection and Intensity for Targeting the Scapula

By, Sean Light CSCS SLStrength.com When assessing athlete’s movement patterns, scapular mobility, especially in baseball, is critical to the health of the athlete. In today’s world, we see athletes who are upper trapezius dominant. We see athletes with protracted scaps and we see athletes with a number of dysfunctions in their shoulders. As strength and […]

Increase Swing Velocity From The On Deck Circle

By, Sean Light CSCS SLStrength.com Baseball players have adopted many different techniques to increase their bat speed at the plate. The use of the donut has been widely discredited as a tool that does more harm than good and today, warm-up bats with varying weights come into question. Hitters face a monumental neuromuscular task with […]

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