Do The Thing!

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A movement therapy approach to removing roadblocks and reaching goals.

This is a guest post by John Rothe – BS, CPT, FMT, OES, NKT, P-DTR,
Movement Therapist.

Click here to learn more about what John does and/or schedule an appointment. 

We’ve all been injured. Some more than others. When this happens, your brain does its best to keep you from injuring yourself further. To do that, the brain essentially cuts power to parts of your body and reroutes it to others. Essentially putting key players on the bench so they don’t make the problem worse. Sometimes, when we can’t or don’t take time to heal, the brain holds on to that injury like a security blanket. It leaves those key players on the bench doing nothing and plays the backups until they’re falling apart. And that is precisely when we notice pain, tightness, and injury.

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Coaches Roundtable #1

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Welcome to the first of hopefully many coaches roundtables, where some of the coaches that are part of HEMA Strong answer questions about a variety of topics. If you are a coach, personal trainer, HEMA instructor, etc and would like to be included in a future roundtable, please reach out to Chuck Gross on Facebook.

The Coaches and The Questions

The coaches for this first roundtable are Michael Adams, Chuck Gross, Jon Mills, and Zach Springer. We will be answering the following 8 questions:

  1. What does your training look like?
  2. What are in, your opinion, the three most overrated exercises for HEMA athletes?
  3. On the flip side, what are the three most underrated?
  4. What would your 6 weeks from tournament prep look like?
  5. What do you struggle with in your own fitness?
  6. What is your biggest strength in your own fitness?
  7. What got you started on fitness?
  8. What is your favorite weapon in HEMA? (Ringen is a weapon)

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Building The Push-Up

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Who is this for?

Someone that cannot consistently do 10-12 push-ups with a good range of motion and form. If you have an injury or medical issue that would impede correct form, then this article may not apply to you.

Why Push-Ups?

The push-up is perhaps the most well-known bodyweight exercise, and that’s because it’s a great exercise to build both pressing, pushing, as well as core strength.

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Strength Standards Now Updated

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The HEMA Strong Strength standards are now updated to include bodyweight standards, which are a work in progress.

HEMA Strong Strength Standards

The HEMA Strong store is now live!

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Just in case you haven’t noticed or aren’t in the Facebook group yet (which you should be, it’s awesome!), the HEMA Strong Store is now live! Please let me know if there are any questions. We are looking to add more options and patches soon!

https://www.hemastrong.com/store