I wonder how many elite athletes never made it to the Olympics this year due to injury. Imagine training for a moment that only comes every four years and getting injured right before that moment. Injuries due to overuse are very common before and during the Olympic games. The intense repetitive use of muscle tissue […]

*author Marc Pytlewicz featured in photo   Bruce Lee once said, “I fear not the man who practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” Having been in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world for the past few years, I have seen what happens to fighters when they continue […]

It’s almost marathon time in Chicago and thousands of runners have been training all year with the hopes of crossing the finish line in October. Unfortunately, for some, pain will prevent them from reaching their goal. The consistent running that is required in the marathon-training program to build up to 26.2 miles can cause many […]

  As the most recent local CrossFit games come to an end in a few days and the athletes considered by CrossFit experts to be the “Fittest on Earth” begin to emerge as winners, we can’t help but get ourselves involved in the conversation about fitness and CrossFit. We had the pleasure of being on […]

The terms muscle activation and muscle recruitment are often used interchangeably and while they do have some overlap, they also have distinct differences. We believe that people should care to maximize both. Muscle Activation vs. Muscle Recruitment When looking at a muscle contraction, there is a difference between the number of muscle fibers being recruited […]