LA Power Plate: Inspiration Requires Energy
I originally wrote this for my wife’s fashion blog a year ago, and recently saw it and it cracked me up so hear you go. Enjoy!
It’s way past my bed time on a Thursday night. I could:
* stay up and slog through the work in front of me which is due at noon tomorrow or
* go to bed early (and possibly inspire my wife to burn a few calories with me before lights out), crash and get some much needed zzzz’s.
I pick going to bed early and I set my alarm for an hour early. Why?
If you wake up an hour before you are suppose to, you can run 2 or 3 miles of interval sprints around the block in 1/2 hour (which is a 300 calorie burn), be back in time for a shower and to meditate on something positive before you need to be out the door (grape fruit in hand). 
By going to bed early you just gave your brain and body some time to generate some fresh perspective for the project you’re working on. The endorphin rush you feel from the run (because you got more than 4 hours of sleep) will keep you sane in morning traffic by reminding you that you are in some way connected to all the people in shinny metal boxes rolling 25 down the 405 next to you.
When you take the time to take care of yourself, you take care of every one around you too because when you feel good, you are faster, funnier, more forgiving and full of the inspirational flow required to finish the job, and everyone benefits!
All that from going to bed early? You bet your plastic butt Los Angeles, and you better start believing it too if you want to fit into those size 2′s you are manufacturing for your fall line that you hope to wear to that high school reunion or that next fashion networking event.
LA Power Plate Core Stability Dead Lift: One Leg at a time
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The one leg dead lift is a great way to build stability muscle. It is a single leg exercise that targets the posterior chain – glutes and hamstrings – and they’re also great for hip stability, but not only in the leg but in the foot and core. Best to do them barefoot.
- Don’t round the shoulders forward. To keep your back flat, look up as you lower down.
- Let your back leg lead you. This is not a squat, but a move that comes from the hips. Keep your knee at the same angle throughout the movement.
- Grip the dumbbell as tightly as possible By doing so, you create a phenomenon called irradiation, which forces the rotator cuff to fire and essentially “packs” the shoulder nice and tight. This is important because you can’t think of this movement as actively lowering the DB with your arm
- The standing or supporting leg, shouldn’t be locked or stiff. You want about 15-20 degrees of knee flexion
- You don’t need to touch the floor with the weight. In fact don’t it causes a considerable amount of flexion that is unnecessary.
- Use light weights until you get the hang of it.
LA Power Plate Chiropractic Corner: Ice Therapy for Pain & Swelling
LA Power Plate Core Kettle Bell Swing
The kettle bell swing shown here is designed with the novice in mind, and is not the traditional kettle bell swing with the hip hinge. I’m not interested in demonstrating a hip hinge on the Power Plate because someone without experience curving their spine and hurting themselves without a live trainer present is not what I have in mind here. However doing this exercise the way I explain it here with either a kettle bell, dumbbell, or medicine ball, will improve your core stability, as well as quadriceps, glute strength and stamina.
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LAPowerPlate.com Chiropractic Corner: Self Adjusting
Do Power Plate Core Abdominal Sliders = Flat Abs?
I’ve been training professionally a long time and working out even longer and the only times that I ever have six pack abs is when my body fat is at 10% or lower. Currently I’m at 15% body fat so its more of a 4 pack, and no amount of ab work alone will change that. If that 6 pack is going to return I’m going to have to change my diet to a fat burning diet, and step up my cardio, period. I could work my body like a farm horse for the next 20 years but unless I eat a low saturated fat diet all that work is out the window. The question is “is the juice worth the squeeze” cuz its a lot of work to eat healthy every day of the week, but that’s what it takes. If your goal is flat 6 pack abs you have to weigh the pros and cons. Everyone can have a strong core but not necessarily have flat abbs. That said, I highly recommend this exercise for strengthening your core and if you eat right it will definitely provide improved abdominal shape and strength. Be well
Does Schwarzenegger still do Squats… Who cares!!?
If the Terminator had been a little more focused on his quads 10 years ago instead of the muscle directly in the middle of them maybe he wouldn’t be in the mess he’s in right now. As with the fall of any hero or antihero there is a lesson to be learned, if we have ears to hear and eyes to see. The truth always comes to the surface.
Secrets like this cause damage to the holder of the secret as well as collateral damage. Something Arnold surely wasn’t thinking of when he almost certainly drunkenly impregnated the maid (I mean, come on take a look). My point… Physical health is just as important as mental. If you haven’t had a mental “house cleaning” (enjoy the pun) in a while it maybe time to see the therapist or clergyman and unload before the implosion. If we stay psychologically healthy the physical falls into place as well and vice-versa.
Now go hit those legs and use it before you lose it!!!
LA Power Plate: Core Cable Twist
La Power Plate Features Dr. Mercola & Tony Swain
Natural health physician and Mercola.com founder Dr. Joseph Mercola and Tony Swain of Power Plate North America, discuss power plate benefits and acceleration training.
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LA Power Plate: Core Hyperextensions
The lower back muscles are susceptible to injury during sporting activities and weight training because as the body ages, the back loses flexibility and muscle elasticity, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. In order to protect the lower back from possible injuries, developing strong abdominals and back muscles is necessary. One effective exercise to strengthen the lower back, if done correctly, is the hyperextension. In the video below are some tips for doing hyperextensions correctly and safely. Always speak with your doctor before engaging in any exercise routine, especially if you have previously injured your lower back.
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