Posture: The WE Approach Part 2
Author | Jator Pierre, DIAKADI Trainer
POSTURE: The Position from which movement begins and ends.
IDEAL POSTURE: The state of muscular and skeletal balance, which protects the supporting structures of the body against injury or progressive deformity, irrespective of the attitude in which these structures are working or resting. It is during a state of ideal posture that the muscles will function most efficiently.
Posture: The WE Approach Part 1
Author | Jator Pierre, DIAKADI Trainer
Posture is quite an important topic, it is however much more complicated than we are lead to believe. A great starting point to address posture is looking at it mechanically by performing an in depth assessment, then prescribing specific corrective stretches, mobilizations, and exercises to address any imbalance or dysfunction in the body.
Why is this merely a starting point? I believe human beings are much more than muscles, tendons, joints, organs, glands and skeletal structure. When we walk into the doors of DIAKADI how many of us truly leave behind our emotional, mental, and or spiritual stressors? Is it a possibility that these stressors can have a significant impact on the effectiveness of our workout programs? I believe it is a possibility. Read more
The 6 DIAKADI Elements: ‘Who Needs Their Ass Kicked?’
Author | Billy Polson, Founder + Owner of DIAKADI
Let me start by telling you guys a story… a crazy story… but a true one as well, based on a compilation of ‘day in the life’ stories I have heard from clients over the years.
Your iPhone alarm goes off at 6a and after hitting snooze 3 times, you lay in the dark checking your phone for any emails that came in since falling asleep sometime after 1am. You make your way into the kitchen and reheat a large mug of coffee in the microwave (adding in 2 packs of Equal) and sip on it as you shower and shake the groggy hang over from your daily sleeping pill.
Dressed and out of the house in 20 minutes (a second mug of reheated, artificially sweetened coffee in hand), you drive to the office, checking your phone for voicemail that came in from the European office overnight. While typing a quick note to your boss you hear a siren and see a flash of lights behind you. CHP pulls you over and gives you a TRIPLE ticket for texting while speeding at 82 mph IN THE COMMUTER LANE (oh yes…true story). Read more
Handstand Workshop with Xiahong Weng
In this two hour workshop, Xiahong will teach students the art of handstand! Xiahong will teach a series of conditioning, strengthening and flexibility exercises that prepare students for handstands, as well as take students through different approaches to going upside down. Students will leave feeling comfortable going upside down and with numerous tools to practice handstands on their own.
Tennis Elbow: What It Is and How to Prevent and Ease the Pain
Do you have pain in your elbow that feels like a radiating heat from the outside? You may have Tennis Elbow or Lateral Epicondylitis. Here are some ways to prevent and ease the pain so you can get more enjoyment from life.
Tennis elbow or Lateral epicondylitis is a painful condition at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. The acute pain that a person might feel occurs as one fully extends the arm. What this can cause is inflammation, soreness, or pain on the outside (lateral) side of the upper arm near the elbow usually affecting the lateral collateral ligament, or the most outside ligament of your elbow.
There may be a partial tear of the tendon fibers, which connect muscle to bone. The tear may be at or near where these fibers begin, on the outside of the elbow. Below we will discuss the causes and ways to ease your pain.
Muscle Knowledge: SERRATUS ANTERIOR
Origin: Anterior surfaces of the first 8 or 9 ribs.
Insertion: Anterior surface of medial bonder of scapula.
Actions: Abducts scapula and upwardly rotates it while abducting the arm; stabilizes scapula by holding it to chest wall.
Photo Courtesy of DIAKADI Body
Muscle Knowledge: Splenius Cervicis
Origin: Spinous process of c1-c3.
Insertion: Transverse process of c1-c3.
Actions: Bilateral actions:Extends and hyper-extends head and neck.
Unilateral actions: Laterally flexes and rotates head and neck to same side.
Need a Challenge?
If you would like a challenge this summer join the San Francisco Marathon! If you would like to participate register before July 31st! Remember, you can do parts of the race if you do not wish to do the full marathon.
Full Marathon
The Course
The San Francisco Marathon is a loop course. The race starts and finishes on the Embarcadero (near the Ferry Building), traversing San Francisco. The Full Marathon runs through Fisherman’s Wharf, the Marina, across the Golden Gate Bridge (and back!), through the Presidio and into Golden Gate Park. After a tour of Golden Gate Park, you’ll run down the famous Haight Street and through the Mission, Potrero and Mission Bay Districts. After a pass behind AT&T Park you’re almost home – just run under the Bay Bridge and up to the Finish Line. The course is USATF certified and is a Boston Marathon qualifying race.
Muscle Knowledge: SPLENIUS CAPITIS
Origin: Inferior half of ligamentum nuchae (C3-cC) and spinus processes of C7-T3 (possibly to T6).
Insertion: Superior nuchal line of occipital bone and mastoid process of temporal bone.
Actions: Bilateral action: Extends head and neck. Unilateral action: Laterally flexes and rotates head and neck to the same side.
Photo Courtesy of DIAKADI Body
Muscle Knowledge: GASTROCNEMIUS
ORIGIN: Medial Head: Medial condyle of femur and area just above condyle. Lateral head: Lateral condyle of femur and area just above condyle.
INSERTION: Posterior calcaneus via calcaneal tendon.
ACTION: Extends leg at knee; (also plantar flexes foot).