Lol same here! Mine are from South Asia! 😛

They’re ridiculously good! The illustrations just do such a great job explaining every motion and force on each part of the body.

If you like these books, I highly recommend Yoga Anatomy: http://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Anatomy-2nd-Edition-Leslie-Kaminoff/dp/1450400248

Also great illustrations, but it gives a solid understanding of how and why the neuromuscular system works with not only breathing, but every other system in the body. The pdf version is pretty nice too. 😉

Ok just came back from my Chiro – he felt that there was joint restriction. He made some adjustments and most of the pain is gone. However it’s still a little tender to the touch.

I’ve been doing a TON with my foot tissues. Lots of ankle mobility and general foot and arch strengthening exercises. I’ve been making a ton of progress – I used to have flexible flat feet. Now I can maintain a solid arch through pretty much all movements. I even went to get a neuromuscular/deep tissue massage this past Monday and asked her to check and see if she could find any restrictions in my foot/ankle. She said it felt fine, but that I could still use some additional ankle strength.

Yup, exactly. I could before, but it would be very difficult to maintain a good position for my patella to track in. I could really only do it when performing controlled exercises. Once I play sports or start introducing dynamic movements, I I wouldn’t be able to use proper bio mechanics.

Now it’s pretty easy for me to get into a great position where my patella tracks with ZERO pain. The right knee feels a little unstable, so I’m not jumping into any crazy yet. For now I’ll focus on gaining that stability back and hopefully will be on a great track from here on out.

My next battle will be with my thoracic and shoulder areas. 🙂

This is EXACTLY what I’m talking about!  Really cool of them to do this. I’d easily contribute to a paypal account they set up where they would take in donations.

To me, THIS is what could bring in large quantities of money by simply asking and allowing people to freely give what they can or how they value the material. Plus you cut out the middle men.

What a beautiful gift to the world – A great methodology of how to identify and make corrections in order to get individuals back to moving naturally.

I got a response from my PT friend out in California about the subject. If any other PT’s have an opinion on the matter, I’m eager to hear and learn from it. 🙂

Since jumping is something where controlling your own body is at an all time high,
and your legs have to control up to 7 times your body weight in jumping
exercises, I wouldn’t want anything to interfere with the body’s mechanics. 

People use them in Olympic lifting for a few reasons. One being they allow the trunk
to be more upright during the lift. The shoes put the lower extremity in a
position that eliminates the need for hip flexion and dorsiflexion and puts
that excess flexion all into the knee. This is advantageous when there is
weight racked on the shoulders or overhead because now the lifter can have a
vertical torso to better absorb the weight.

In
my opinion zero drop shoes are advantageous for all sports and recreational
activities. Also, the higher the heel is in a shoe, the more at risk they are
for rolling their ankle.  Of course, some people’s bodies may not be ready
for a zero drop shoe, but that should be the end goal. In my opinion, the Nike
Basketball Kobe series of shoes have been the best volleyball shoe to ever hit
the market. The things I like about this shoe is that it has a low heel,
minimal drop, minimal toe spring (curling up of the shoe at the toes – this
stretches your muscles on the underside of your toes and inhibits them from
working), and a wide toe box.