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The glutes are a muscle group that a lot of people have trouble firing.
Reason why is because a lot of people sit on their asses for most of the day (me included).
Well, if your glutes aren’t working, other muscles have to compensate, which often include your quads, hamstrings and lumbar erectors, leaving you with a tight lower back and hams and weak and small butt.
Not a pretty site.
Fortunately, the exercises in today’s video will help:
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I’m back (after a week off) with another Ask EricWongMMA – this week I answer 2 questions to make up for missing last week.
The first question is about back pain and the second question is about pre-workout supplements.
WARNING: I swear in this video. More than a few times. Probably more than I should. If this type of thing bothers you, please click here.
It’s probably because I shot it while on the beach and I was super chillin’ and I felt like I was just shootin’ the shite with some pals.
I also go off on a couple of tangents and rant a bit.
Either way, I think that I share some extremely important concepts here, especially about the pre-workout supplements, so check it out when you’ve got 10 minutes:
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There’s some good stuff in there and now I’m going to test your knowledge…
QUIZ QUESTION: What are 2-3 important factors that relate to maintaining healthy adrenal glands?
Answer below.
Was up at Xtreme Couture in Toronto working with a fighter named Claude Patrick who is making his UFC debut in June…
Claude’s got great skills, he’s a sponge and he’s intensely interested in learning everything he can do improve his game, so keep your eyes out for him.hen you see him with his arm raised in the center of the octagon, you can tell your buddies, “Yeah, I heard of him a LONG time ago…” 🙂
On to today’s article…
I recently received a question wondering if it was OK to train first thing in the morning.
There are 2 things to consider: the central nervous system (CNS) and your spine.
If you’re training for maximal strength or power, you do not want to workout first thing in the AM.
This is because it takes a while for your CNS to wake up and operate at full capacity (it seems to have learned about the snooze button).
So your workouts won’t be as productive.
I suggest waiting at least an hour, or better yet, train when you feel you have the most energy.
I’m at my peak around Noon and have my best workouts then.
The second consideration is your back.
When you sleep, the intervertebral discs in your spine fill up with fluid because gravity isn’t weighing down on them.
Then, if you go and do a heavy exercise with a weight on your shoulders (Squats) or heavy weights in your hands (Deadlifts, Overhead presses), higher than normal stresses are be placed on the outer ring of the discs called the annulus.
Over time, this could lead to injury, ESPECIALLY if you have poor exercise technique and/or poor core stability.
So wait at least an hour before training to save your back, maybe a bit longer if you’ve got back pain.
Then when you do go for your workout, it’s a good idea to hit the treadmill for a brisk walk for 5 minutes (or just go outside) to normalize the pressure in the discs and gently mobilize your spine.
This will ensure you don’t have one of those embarrassing moments in the gym where you can’t walk around because you just threw your back out!
If you do have back pain, learn more about how I eliminated my pain here:
— http://www.BulletproofBack.com
Back pain… It’s one of the most common and debilitating injuries that anyone can get.
Stats show that 80% of adults will incur some form of low back injury in their lifetime.
If you’ve ever had a bad one, you know how shitty it feels to miss training because you’re all stiff and you’re moving around like you’re 95.
Trust me, I know what you’re going through, as I’ve had to deal with some low back issues because of this:
Here’s what happened…