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- Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:08 am
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Masters in exercise science
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14366
Not too sure about Bond. I believe they are a purely fee paying university (here in Aus the government pays for your degrees as the norm via a payback scheme). I don't know what the Cardiac Rehab scene is like over there but here Ex.Phys with a Cardiac Rehab post grad can get work but only in the mo...
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:26 am
- Forum: Testing
- Topic: Properly using a Caliper on my big gut :)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 27095
Depends on your quality of caliper. Unless you have some proper anthropometric calipers I wouldn't attempt it. Depending on the amount of body fat I would start using a waist circumference measurement. You will get an indication of fat loss and when you get down around say a 20mm measurement at that...
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:43 am
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Masters in exercise science
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14366
I will premise this by saying I am based in Australia. I completed my undergrad in ex.physiology and when looking for a post grad I looked at and eventually ignored M.Ex.Science or similar. Not sure where you are from but ex.physiologists in this country have an uphill battle when it comes to recogn...
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:49 am
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: back pain or sciatic pain
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14010
If you haven't already get yourself assessed by an orthopaedic surgeon or my pick a neurologist but here a few tips. Sciatica is an overused term and commonly abused term and pinched nerve doesnt really fit the bill in all cases. There are many different conditions which might cause similar symptoms...
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:57 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Pain at the base of the skull
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14581
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:51 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Round Back Lifting
- Replies: 23
- Views: 24218
If I lived in a bubble, this might be true. However, for active people involved in a variety of strenuous activities, having a strong core is very important. Neglecting to train this area can greatly increase the risk of injury durring other activities like contact sports, or even everyday tasks li...
- Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:41 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Round Back Lifting
- Replies: 23
- Views: 24218
Well the reason 'professionals' tell you not to do it is because it is not a safe posture to put your spine into. It's not easier to tell someone that, its just the way things are. Training adaptions have nothing to do with it the outright loading on the spine (vertebrae and discs) is the concern. A...
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Midsection ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10251
If you got it from a chiro it is likely they called it abdominal hollowing and it is used as a motor reeducation exercise after injury it does not however ensure spine stability as all it recruits is the transverse rather than all three levels of abdominal wall. That first link reads like spot reduc...
- Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sucking in the stomach = good posture?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12256
What you are describing is abdominal hollowing and it recruits the transverse and although it provides some stability it isn't ideal. Abdominal bracing which is an isometric contraction coactivates transverse and the internal and external obliques and will provide superior spinal stability. Hollowin...
- Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:13 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: ACHES ON MY BACK AND NECK
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7346
Firstly rid yourself of the belief we were all taught in school that there is such a thing as a definitive poor seated posture or a good one. Whilst ergonomics has a role to play in workstation setup etc the standard postural guidelines used are misguided but are beginning to change. Ideally a 'good...
- Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:32 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Lower Back and Abdominal Exercises
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10836
My point about the psoas to put it more clearly is that most people view iliopsoas as a muscle, mainly due to texts and other references failing to keep up with research, whereas most would designate hamstrings or quadriceps as a muscle groups which is why they are usually described in the plural. Y...
- Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:57 pm
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Force in Knee/Hip Joint
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13344
- Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:54 pm
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: MCL/LCL Damage
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13513
- Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Belt for Deadlifts and Squats...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8946
- Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:44 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Working out early in the mornings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9163