Chicago Training Core - Personal Trainer

  Are you missing the connection between dysfunction and occasional aches and pains? 

• Ever had one of those nights when you “slept funny”?
• Had a long day and your back is killing you? 
• Have a few knots in the upper shoulder area?

 Do these symptoms seem to happen a few times a month? All of these are signs of muscle dysfunction. Therapeutic massage can help relieve these aches and pains by using special massage strokes to help relax, spread and lengthen the muscle fibers.  What is muscle dysfunction?Muscle dysfunction does not mean you have a medical disease—it simply means your body is trying to tell you it is in distress. Unfortunately, many of us often ignore these signs and dismiss them as “sleeping funny” or simply “pulling a muscle.” While these things do happen, there is usually more to it than that.  Every day, people injure themselves doing things as simple as getting in and out of their cars. Even walking a large-breed dog can be enough to throw your back out.  Most times, however, muscle dysfunction is caused by an event that might have gone unnoticed or even forgotten, such as a fall, lifting a heavy object at the gym or lifting improperly.  How can massage therapy help?Massage therapy increases circulation to dysfunctional muscles, bringing fresh nutrients into the cells while flushing out toxins and promoting new cellular growth. This can also help increase your range of motion.  Increased range of motion will help the muscles become more flexible, and that leads to increased strength—which is the main objective in restoring proper function.  Muscles are designed to work with—and against—each otherEven though you are not aware of it, your muscles are continually working with and against each other. This is normal when the muscles are in balance. But when one muscle becomes weaker or stronger than its supporting or opposing muscle, an imbalance is created and dysfunction begins.  Dysfunction happens when one or more muscles are stretched for too long, causing fatigue and weakness. Meanwhile, the supporting and opposing muscles try to compensate, causing further weakness and throwing your body out of alignment.  Getting a massage regularly can help correct and even prevent these problems. A minimum of four therapeutic treatments can alleviate most minor issues and restore optimum health. Even more-serious problems can be corrected with proper medical attention and specific massage to the area. Call Chicago Training Core today  773-593-6846 today to schedule a therapeutic massage  

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 As we all know the club was the very first weapon & tool ever fashioned by man. The very fact that it is an extension of the arm makes it the most ancient means of self-protection and self-empowerment.  heavyclubs are specifically designed weighted clubs that look like baseball bats & are coated in a rubbery jacket for protecting anything close to them as they are very dense. They are great tools to help build total body strength, mostly by performing circumduction (circular motion) exercises. By wielding the clubs in various awkward & unusual motions you cause your body to use more muscles than you do during any normal daily activity, such as work, or even conventional workouts. By performing these movements you also reduce the risks of repetitive use stress & injuries, which can impede muscle performance. The human body amazingly has 6 trillion muscle fibers of which we use only about 1/3 on a daily basis. If you are an intermediate (6 months or more consistently) or advanced workout person (1 year or more consistently) still performing bench press & lat pull-downs you are not targeting anything new & subsequently nothing new will happen. The human body works on the S.A.I.D. principle, specific adaptation-to implied demand it simply means your body has gotten used to your routine. When you think about it there’s no real need for practical application of the bench press in your daily life. In the time it takes to perform 3 sets of 10 isolated muscle bench presses you could challenge your entire body performing mills, which is, a better exercise for total body strength and a whole lot more fun! Not to mention cutting your workout time significantly!  As a personal trainer in Chicago I see a lot of shoulder problems, flexibility, range of motion, weakness, are some examples which can also lead to more serious problems such as chronic pain, nerve entrapment, or impingement. These problems almost always are the result of repetitive motion in linear planes.  heavyclubs are great for building shoulder strength & flexibility because you’re actually rotating the shoulder using more muscle fiber than conventional exercise. heavyclubs are also good for cardio workouts giving the user leverage because of the centrifugal force used in creating motion, combined with the weight of the club makes it a truly challenging exercise    heavyclubs are a fun way to enhance your workouts, as well as adding functional strength training to your routine to boost your stamina!Give club swinging a try! Call Chicago Training Core today at 773.593.6846Or visit us on the web. www.chicagotrainingcore.com