New DVD's, Pregnancy, and Organic Food Labels....

Right now I'm watching "Secrets of the Hip & Knee" by Gray Cook and Brett Jones. These guys are on their own level in terms of finding the source of dysfunctional movement patterns and applying proper and effective corrective exercise. Here are some of my notes thus far:

• "Hips are part of the core." Woohoo! I knew I was doing the right thing training the glutes as core muscles!!
• "Front looks good...backside performs good." I know, it should be "performs well." What they are saying is having a strong muscular looking front for the beach is all well and good but if you want to perform on the field or just be a stronger person in general you need to train the backside.
• "If you are not weight bearing for 8 hours per day your hips are deteriorating" Jeepers!! By weight bearing they simply mean standing.
  
• "Hips are a bad neighbor...low back and knees are victims of poor hip mobility." This is exactly why we look to the joint above and below to find the source of the pain. If your hips aren't mobile your knees and low back must compensate by becoming more mobile than they should be. Knees and low back are built for stability.
• "You cannot isolate the hips back into health." The hips work synergistically (I don't think that's a word but you know what I'm saying...right?) with the entire body.
• "Hip flexors must be strong and loose." Just think about running. Your hip flexors must be strong to bring your femur past parallel and loose to drive your foot during your ground strike.
  
• The core and glutes are synergists and the low back and hip flexors synergists. Your core/glutes should be much stronger than your low back/hip flexors but that is not the case with many people. This will lead to inefficient movement and injuries.

Now I have to watch this again to master the corrective exercises!

• Here's a blog that I read often. She's now pregnant and I'm sure this will be a tremendous resource for anyone who is pregnant or will be pregnant.
• And here's some interesting info about Organic Food labeling. Quick read...check it out.