Aubrie’s BodyBlog

Do you have any idea…

of how powerful you REALLY are?

Women with larger hips have a greater chance of tearing their ACL than women with smaller hips?? 

 Also ladies!  While men have a usually strong VMO (vastus medialus obliquis) women are most often lacking strength in this area.  Don’t know where your VMO is?  It’s the section of your vastus medialus, the more medial muscle of your quad (tear drop) before it’s actually your vastus medialus, so it’s closer to your actual knee.

 Why do I know this??  I did SOMETHING to my right hip over a year ago and it never seems to get better. I now work for a PT/chiro and she had me do a squat.  I actually swivel in my hips on the way down, my knee moves in slightly and I swivel on the way up.  This is partly due to the weak VMO.  Here are the two movements she told me to start doing, 3 sets of 10 reps each.

Sit on a stable surface, grab a medicine ball and place it between your knees.  Squeeze so your legs hold on to the ball, slowly do an extension, slowly lower. Repeat for the reps and sets.

Stand on a very low box, on a single leg, your other leg should hang off of the platform.  Do not alter your hips, lean over to watch your knee and do not go past 2". Be sure your knee is going over your second toe and squat; only move about 2".  Repeat for the reps, switch legs.

I just started the movements so I can’t tell you how I like them.  I just love learning more about the body and learning more and more on how to improve it.

 I’ll soon be learning "Z exercises" to help with the patients where I work and clients I train. I can’t wait!!

Train Hard!

Ok, I looove meeting new people, helping people, giving advice and what not.  But PLEASE do not talk to me JUST to get my ab workout.  I know, as do most people, when someone is being fake to get something for their benefit.

Over the weekend I had a girl start up a conversation over txt (random because she never talks to me) then after a couple txt asks me how to better train her abs.  Like I said, I love to help anyone that may need it but not when that’s ALL they want.  If I can tell you don’t care about me, or are just after something for yourself- you are the LAST person I wish to help.

This might sound like a cry baby blog but I KNOW there are plenty of you out there that have had this happen to them more than once.

Work on being genuine.  Or you’ll end up looking like a selfish *ss who nobody wishes to be around.

Train hard guys, keep your heads up and believe.  This life is yours, make the most of it.