I am sure that everyone who is reading this article knows someone who has or had a rotator cuff injury. Injuries to the rotator cuff are common among athletes in sports that involve throwing, swinging and overhead movements.   The most common injuries are impingements, pulls and tears.   Mild to moderate injuries can be treated through the R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compress, elevate) method and strengthening exercises while more severe cases may require surgery. These injuries can last for years if untreated but with proper intervention a full recovery can take place in a matter of weeks.

If you are experiencing weakness or pain in your shoulders in or outside of the gym, talk to your personal trainer about possible rotator cuff injuries. Also speak to your personal trainer to discuss proper warm up techniques for your rotator cuffs before performing strenuous exercise.

Vancouver Personal Trainer Eric Walker- Kalev Training in Yaletown
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Before you jump right into your strict and rigid “body-sculpting-fat-burning-perfect-human-specimen” routine, remember that you’ve been off the wagon for a couple of weeks…well, if you’re like me that is. The holidays may have put you in a state of relaxation, and you may have been on a very “lenient” diet, so to say. The last thing you want to do is shock your body into a heavy workout routine without securing your foundation. So what’s the best way to do build that foundation? How about a couple of full body workouts?

Season your body and your muscles into the new year with 2-3 full body workouts before jumping right back into your split program. Its a great way to wake those muscles up and get them ready for the long road ahead. Use open kinetic chain exercises to get the muscles communicating amongst eachother readily, and don’t lift to heavy. Start off at 80-90% of your usual work load. This method is far better than risking a body to sore to perform the next day’s workout, or worse yet, pulling a muscle. And don’t forget to stretch, stretch, and stretch again!

Please share your thoughts on this blog, and add any tips you feel are helpful in getting the gears moving for 2010!

Vancouver Personal Trainer Virgil Isaacs- Kalev Training in Yaletown
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Training Splits

A training split is an outline of specific body parts, or movement patterns to be focused on, or divided into different days. For example, on Monday, you may train your legs. Chest is trained on Tuesday, and back on Wednesday, etc. Training the same body parts every day is futile, even if only training for general health, as the muscles remain in a state of “breakdown”. The particular muscles and connective tissue do not get enough quality rest with this strategy, and eventually leads to chronic fatique, or injury. That being said, daily movement is still essential, so the type of exercise, intensity, the particular movements, and the body parts of focus should be planned in advance. Each successive day in the gym should be fresh and stimulating both to the mind and body. Check back over the next few days, as I will offer some different types of training splits for specific goals.

Vancouver Personal Trainer Greg Smith- Kalev Training in Yaletown
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