This is probably my favorite exercise for the upper body.  Its natural and fluid for your body to perform and it requires a ton of stability from your core.

The steeper you go the more difficult the exercise.

This body weight pulling motion is great for working the …

• Rhomboids
• Mid/Lower Traps
• Lats
• Biceps
• Forearms
• Rear Delts

You also get some stability from your …

• Erectors
•  Glutes
• External Obliques
• Rotator Cuff

Recently Sue Stanley-Green, a professor in athletic training  has stated …

“We are looking to incorporate Wii Fit into the athletic training room as far as rehabilitation, for example, on post-operative knees and ankles”.

Thats a cool athletic trainer.

In all seriousness.  I have worked with a lot of post-rehab clients in the past and getting them to do any type of balance related movements is like pulling teeth.

I’m sure a lot of stuffy old school athletic trainers will scoff at this type of method claiming that rehab needs to follow specific guidelines in order to remain effective.  But in the end, you can have the most effective rehab program in existence but it wont do jack if people aren’t doing the work because they are bored out of their minds.

I’m curious as to what other people think.

5 Unhealthy Drinks

An interesting article from The Consumerist. Its a very quick read.

A few things I agree with.

• Good for them for calling out Vitamin Water.
• Mojitos > Pina Coladas
• Liquid sugar in general is just bad.

The one thing they seemed to miss was soda. Probably because you really cant just pick one to be worse than the other.

High Fructose Corn Syrup + High Caffeine = Diabetes in a bottle

This was a great documentary. If you have not seen it yet I highly recommend it. Even if you’re not big into gaming its a truly interesting story.

As someone who specializes in correcting posture I did notice that Steve Weibe and many other classic gaming pros sat down a lot when they were playing. Granted, they play for several hours at a time but these games were designed to be played standing up.

The problem with this seated posture is that it encourages a forward head position as well as a shortening of the quadriceps and hamstrings. Being in this position for any extended period of time can really wreak havoc on someones posture and can lead to all sorts of neck and back pain.

If I was a betting man I’d also assume that most of these pros work a job where they are in a similar position.

Anyway, thats my take on the whole thing. A great movie go check it out if you haven’t seen it already.

PS My all time favorite “classic style” arcader has to be Street Fighter II. I loved that game and cant wait for SFIV.