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Archive for March, 2010

Intro

During physical activity our neuromuscular pathways play a major role in alignment, movement, postural support and also responsiveness or “muscular awareness”.

Certain patterns are impressed on the motor coordination centre as a result of stimuli, be it physical trauma and injury, emotional trauma, or new and desirable learning through training or simply as part of natural progression as we favourably adapt to our environments.

Post injury, dysfunctional movement patterns impressed on the neuromuscular pathways during the time of injury results in definite dysfunction and pain. This is known as sub-clinical injury and although there is no longer any physical tissue damage, pain and inefficiencies still exist. These ergonomically inefficient use patterns inherently affect our energy levels and general state of well-being.

After doing some research on bike fit and technique I realized that this article from http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com is simply as good as it gets.

A lot has been made about bike fitting in recent years. But while qualified fitters can undoubtedly have a massive impact on your speed and comfort, they do not always offer an absolute solution. Sometimes there are slight alterations that you can make in your own technique that can have a huge impact on the way you perform on the bike.

Many pros feel that drafting is ruining the sport of triathlon. It’s removing the purity of a true racing spectacle. Some suggest that the only way to get around it is to avoid a lap course. Others say that there should be a bigger gap between age groupers and elites, men and women.  What do you think? Please post your comments below.

Getting a new pair of running shoes is always fun, especially when they look like the New Balance RC 760.

Almost like a tennis ball - Just add fluff

For the lay man selecting a running shoe can be easy, if it looks good and falls into the right price category it’s a done deal. But now, more and more people are becoming aware of the importance of having the correct shoe.

Before the NB RC760, I was running in the Asics Gel DS Racer 7. They both fall into the supportive racer category however as little as supportive racers could vary, they are quite different. Allow me to start with the Asics.