Kirsty Doonan | 03 Mar 2010, 20:57 PM

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Corrective Leg Exercise

I have a client who has a turned out leg. What exercises are best to correct this. She is 70yrs old with a lower back spondylosis, She has also had both knees replaced and the opposite Hip replaced. Many thanks in advance. Kirsty

barry ross | 03 Mar 2010, 19:14 PM

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Ankle Mobility

I have a question regarding a squat pattern and tight calves. I recently underwent a FMS test but have also seen a biomechanics coach and a physiotherapist. On the FMS test I performed poorly on the overhead squat (struggled to get beyond parallel and excessive forward lean). The specialist suggested that this was due to poor ankle mobility as my knees could not travel forward over my toes sufficiently. It really cleaned up once we added a heel raise which he said proves that it was an ankle mobility problem. Scored a 2 for that. Only scored a 1 on straight leg raise on both sides and scored 2 on every other pattern. FMS specialist said that improving ankle mobility was my priority. How do i know if ankle mobilty is sufficient? Is it determined through the squat pattern? I can easily get my knee 5 or 6 cms beyond my toes when doing ankle mobility drills against a wall but not in the overhead squat somehow. I am getting confused as a biomechanics coach told me it had nothing to do with my ankles and was due to pelvic immobility and the physio said it was primarily due to tight hamstrings. I know that they are all related in some way but the puzzle is getting a little tricky now. I would say that I have a very obvious anterior pelvic tilt so they all make sense to a degree. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Barry.

Ben Trenorden | 03 Mar 2010, 16:03 PM

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A Work out plan for a Pregnancy

Hi, i was wondering if some people could post what they think would be a good work-out plan for someone 2 months in with the pregnancy. If people can post Guidelines to stick by for her work out and then a few exercises that can be done.

Dale Wallace | 23 Feb 2010, 22:09 PM

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Loose Skin

Hi, I have a client who has some remaining loose skin around his abdominal area, he told me he lost 30kgs through some injections over 2 months. This has left him with quite a lot of loose skin, he is 28 and wants me to help him lose this loose skin. I have done some research and I have found that most people suggest surgery but some say you can improve it through improving his body composition by increasing his muscle mass and further reducing his bodyfat to tighten up this skin. I was wondering if anyone had any experiance with this or had any further knowledge so that I can help him. Thanks, Dale

Jenny Simpson | 22 Feb 2010, 22:35 PM

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shoulder surgery

I am training a 79 year old woman who had shoulder surgery a year ago. She tore her rotator cuff and instead of replacing it they moved her deltoid slightly forward and implanted a small plate. She can not raise her arm past her shoulder unless she pushes it up with her other hand. How can I strengthen this arm? We are limited in our shoulder exercises due to her mobility. I now have her on an overhead press machine at 10 to 15 lbs. She is unable to use free weights for this exercise. Any suggestions. I would love to see her have more mobility in this arm!! Thanks. Jenny

edward ryan | 22 Feb 2010, 06:49 AM

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Difficult Client

Hi guys First time poster so go easy... I have a client who is really difficult to train. I've got her on a toning/cardio programme (sh'es really quite healthy but lacks a little tone and cardio stamina). She likes to bui;d up a sweat but I find it incredibly difficu;t to get her heart rate high enough to get her there! She's not averse to complaining and puts less effort into technique to make each exercise easier...Now I'm thinking along the lines of big compound exercises which she can't get wrong e.g. clean and press with light weight, sumo squats with dumbells, kettle bells etc Any words of advice/exercises to offer, except talking to her (which I've done), would be really appreciated? Many thanks Ed

kane radford | 19 Feb 2010, 03:58 AM

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Fitness for Soccer - Endurance

I need some execises to help me get match fit for soccer to help my endurance has anyone got any ideas please

Kari Wahlstrom | 17 Feb 2010, 05:48 AM

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Degenerative Knee problems

I have a 50 year old woman with knee problems. No squats and lunges. Any hints on strength training without knee movement? Kari W.

Kieran Ali | 16 Feb 2010, 17:11 PM

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Supplemnent - Fat Strippers?

In a nut shell, do fat strippers work, if they do does anyone know how and what the physiological effects are? I have a client who uses 'forza t5' (ethrogen based) and another on 'grenades'(caffeine based). I can guess that they will increase the heart rate which causes a higher BMR and increase caloric expenditure, are there any side effects of fat strippers? factors to enhance or decrease training of performance? Finally do any of you have any suggestions to reccomend if any at all? Thanks

Selena Dehoyos | 15 Feb 2010, 16:18 PM

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Client with a prosthetic leg

I'm going to start training a client with a prosthetic leg and I really don't know where to go with it or even where to start? Are there any limitations that I should know about? Or things that I can do? She is going to be doing partner training with her daughter but her goal is to strengthen her leg muscle to make walking with the prosthetic easier. I need to be able to focus on her goals and still get her daughter to where she wants to be as well.