As you can see, she really could use some deadlifts and glute bridges.
Bad programs, not bad exercises. I didn’t come up with this term. I can’t member who did. But, it can be applied to anyone who asks questions like: Is squatting going to hurt me? Benching? Crunches? Here’s how I answer: If you have poor hip mobility, don’t squat. If you have extremely long legs in relation to your torso (basketball players) don’t squat. If you find your self in the seated position for most of the day, don’t bother with bench or crunches. Simple enough?
If your posture resembles Mr. Burns, maybe you should lay off the bench for a while.
More proof of ignorance in the strength field
The University of Georgia football program decided it would be a good idea to fire the current strength coach and hire the current video editor. WTF?! So, this guy went from editing game film to training it’s team? This guy was quoted as saying, “Game film doesn’t lie. I’m the video coordinator. I see every play, so I know what their weaknesses are.” He said, “Our offensive line needs to work on their upper chest and triceps.” What?! What is an upper chest? And, why would that make you slow off the ball. He also said, “We aren’t training for the olympics anymore, we’re training for football.” So, you’re throwing out olympic lifts in favor of throwing around some weighted footballs? Riiiiiight. The guy obviously has no knowledge of anatomy or physiology, yet he’s been put in charge of training a D1 team.
What a joke. Basically, the football staff used the strength coach as a scape goat for there losing season and fired him. Sadly, this happens quite a bit in that field. That’s one of the many reasons I’m no longer in it.
Sciatica is a symptom, not a diagnosis
What’s the difference?
Piriformis Syndrome is caused by an inflamed and overactive piriformis, weak or inhibited glutes, and overactive hip flexors. Basically, what happens is the inflamed piriformis puts pressure on the sciatic nerve causing pain, tingling, and numbness down the buttocks and leg.
This condition can be corrected by a combination of Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), Foam Rolling the Piriformis, static stretching the hip flexors, and strengthening the glutes and spinal stabilizers. (Feel free to shoot me an email for some examples)
Piriformis syndrome is usually the result of a person’s everyday activities. Sitting on a wallet or sitting for long periods of time in general are usually the culprit.
Sciatica is often misunderstood. Sciatica is not a diagnosis. It is merely a set of symptoms usually resulting compression of the sciatic nerve root causing sever pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness. Piriformis Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, and Spinal Disk Herniation being the most common causes.
The treatment of sciatica will depend on the diagnosis. It can range from physical therapy like listed above to surgery. It is important that if you are experiencing these symptoms, that you find out EXACTLY which condition you have!
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