WHAT IS VIRTUAL MOBILITY COACH?
The Ready State Virtual Mobility Coach is like having a virtual Kelly Starrett in your pocket.
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Bailey MartinezMemberSorry I think this may be one of them out there. Funny, I’ve seen tons of videos and never ran across this one. However this is a lot different than I expected. I was expecting some kind of rotation to be implemented while using the band distraction. In this video it looks like it’s just the band distraction while pushing through the ROM.
Please share if you know of any others that would be useful.
Bailey MartinezMemberAre there any videos that show the mulligan/banded distraction you mentioned?
I’m familiar with the process for the knee and rotating the tibia internally and then firing the quads, but I haven’t seen anything involving a similar method for the ankle.
Bailey MartinezMemberThat’s good to know. 🙂
But since it’s the end of the month, can we get any confirmation as to what’s going to happen in Nov? If not, Jorge, could you post on the 1st and tell us whether or not you still have access to the knee webinar?
I’ve finally got some down time and can sit for a while to go through these. 😀
Bailey MartinezMemberAny update on this?
I definitely have an interest in the most recent webinar about the knees.
Doesn’t look like there’s a webinar scheduled for November either….Not sure how people view this for the pro users. The monthly webinar is included with the package – so do we at least get access to the last webinar if there isn’t a current one active?
Bailey MartinezMemberI’ve had success with the same issue by working on my hip mobility.
Get into a good squat position, assisted if needed. Then get your elbows inside of your thighs and push out. Can you get your knee’s outside of your feet with ease?
Bailey MartinezMemberNice! Thanks Kaitlin.
I love that there are people out there starting to research these kinds of things.
I know there’s always a huge shock to the community when you deliver a statement such as “don’t use ice for inflammation/injuries”. But having products like this with extensive research to back it up is exactly what people need, especially when there is no research supporting the “norm” or standard protocols that we’ve all always done – like icing.
Bailey MartinezMemberI would agree. I could see this being ok since he does a pretty good job of keeping his knees from going past his toes – but I did notice that the knees tracked forward a bit early, especially for a back squat.
My understanding is that this kind of movement (knee moving forward early or at all) is more common in the front squat.
Bailey MartinezMemberHere’s the response I got from Marc Pro –
Looks like you might be able to get the same results from a TENS unit – depending on the settings available on it.
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TENS device is typically used at higher frequencies where a constant
“buzzing” feeling is delivered as opposed to individual muscle
contractions. That is desirable for the cleared indications of a TENS
device. Depending on the device it is possible
to lower the frequency to a point where “pumping type” muscle
contractions might be obtained. To move nourishment and waste, you
definitely want muscle pumping (though as you point out that is not an
indication of TENS devices).
Various
TENS devices have various technical limitations, but there are some
commonalities. Because of the very basic square (on or off) waveform, it
is common for the signal to get quite uncomfortable when turned very
high; and without turning it very high the contractions are not strong
enough to move a significant amount of nourishment and waste. Again we
don’t blame the TENS devices; they were not intended to be muscle
stimulators. The higher voltage and harsher signal typically created by a
TENS will often start to cause muscle fatigue after extended periods of
use. This is also common with many cleared muscled stimulators. This is
not a problem when trying to tone or re-educate muscles (which is the
most common use of muscle stimulators); however, fatigue is obviously
contradictory to the recovery goals of Marc Pro.
Simply
stated, what makes Marc Pro’s technology unique is that we’re able to
get a muscle contraction that is as strong and typically stronger than
any other TENS or cleared muscle stimulator, but do so without causing
any fatigue to the muscle. This makes us poor at trying to build muscle
(what other products often try to do, but we don’t believe in much), but
makes us really good at recovery. Our unique waveform, lower voltages,
lower frequencies and very long pulse duration all contribute to this
strong, yet non-fatiguing contraction. Check out the “Marc Pro
Technology and How It Is Different” tab on the following page of our
website to read some more details: http://www.marcpro.com/how-it-works
If you have any further questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]Bailey MartinezMemberWhen you squat, can you do so while keeping your knee’s behind your toes, keeping your big toe on the ground, and without your heel lifting off the floor?
If you’re feeling pain while sitting, it sounds like Patella Femoral Syndrome. I had it, and it’s gone away when I started to address the three things listed above.
Bailey MartinezMemberSounds like you’re putting extra stretch into area’s that didn’t need it with your old position.
Couch stretch, supra patella pouch mobility work, and hip flexor mobility should help give you some extra range and reduce the heat.
Bailey MartinezMemberI have asked them – no response yet.
It’s interesting that they say “slowly releases them over a period of time.” All the video’s I’ve seen of the Marc Pro in action don’t seem to release the muscles slowly. The contractions seem to “look” the same as those created with a TENS unit. These are the things that spark some questions and have started myself and a few friends thinking about the detailed differences.
It’s probably more than we need to know – but we’re geeks in multiple senses; numbers, statistics, physics, biology and physiology. So we enjoy learning this kind of stuff- especially when it involves investing a lot of money. We don’t mind doing it, we just want to know all the in’s and out’s before purchases near the $1k mark start to happen.
I’ll be sure to post any response I get from them on here.
Bailey MartinezMemberTurkish get up should help stability through isometric contraction without using movement that could lead to further instability.
10/17/2013 at 9:02 am in reply to: 2 very basic questions. Initiating the squat? screwing into ground #73001Bailey MartinezMemberNot sure about 1, but for 2:
I try and break (Consciously) at the hips first. Then as I need the movement, and as I feel my posterior stretch, I start to bend at the knee’s. I think ideally, the 2 hinges move at the same time with the right amount of tension – but I could be a bit off on this.
The biggest cue that always helps me is to imagine, when descending into a squat, that the world is coming up beneath you, and you have to bring your legs up and sit your pelvis in between them. I got this from a think Dan John, who used the que “imagine pushing the world down with your legs”. I love queue’s like this, especially when you can start to extrapolate new queue’s of the same premise to different movements.
Bailey MartinezMemberKeeping my head and chest up and stretched along with being able to rotate my hips/pelvis down inbetween my legs has helped reduce my butt wink. I think I still have one, but it’s been getting better.
I’ll have to look into the dorsi flexion at the ankle that Kaitlin mentioned.
10/14/2013 at 9:21 am in reply to: Toes Forward + Knees Out Squatting and Long-term Knee Health #72985Bailey MartinezMemberIf you have flexibility issues in the ankle and hip, you’ll feel some torque at the knee. This can also be attributed to not just tight tissues, but weak tissues at the knee. Once you get the mobility to start working the muscles and tendons/ligaments in the knee area that you weren’t using before, the torque you’re feeling will turn into something much tighter and more stable.
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