Shoespiracy - Why Feet Are Better Than Shoes

                

Barefoot running shoes brand Vivobarefoot have released a short documentary named Shoespiracy, which looks at how modern footwear giants are producing shoes that are ruining the nation's feet.

Watch the Shoespiracy video which will challenge you to think differently about your shoes and the negative effects your footwear is having on your feet, the way you move and ultimately your health.

The four-minute film speaks to former footwear innovators, Harvard professors, BBC doctors and medical leaders, and shines a light on how the shoes we wear affect how we move.

The mini-documentary has the sell line of “there is a 20-billion-pair-a-year silent public health scandal afoot - and it is shoe shaped!”.

Filmed in partnership with Fable Films, it takes viewers on a journey which looks at the evolution of functional footwear, and the jogging boom of the 1970s, that saw the birth of the running footwear we know today.

The documentary focuses on the cushioning and support offered by modern shoes, and asks whether it’s actually doing more harm than good. Professor Irene Davis, department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School says: 

“I think one of the causes of weak feet is the chronic support that we have from modern footwear. The advances in technology have simply interfered with, rather than helped, the foot.”

Vivobarefoot co-found Galahad Clark said: 

“It’s astonishing to us that the vast majority of shoes produced each year are actually bad for your feet—and the wearers are none the wiser.“

A number of leading shoe company bosses have often said to me: 

‘I know the science and agree with your philosophy, but, the consumer isn’t ready’.

“We believe people are absolutely ready to start feeling better and moving more.”

VIVO Barefoot, the Bulletproofbodies Team Salute you.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_rDFa6kZfI

https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a26895493/vivobarefoot-shoespiracy-documentary/

Soleus - Bulletproof This Forgotten Muscle

                     

Last week I had the pleasure of going to a lecture presented by the GB Triathlon Physio, Oli Williamson.

He shared some great tips about injury prevention and training for running.

Seeing as most Sports and Physical Training involve running I thought this information would be useful.

Soleus is King when it comes to running.

Oli quoted a paper from 2013 that is just as relevant today as it ever was.

The paper from the Journal of Bio-mechanics can be accessed on the link below:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979434/

Soleus provides the greatest upward mass centre acceleration at all running speeds; 

Soleus generates a peak upward acceleration of 19.8 m/s2 

(i.e., the equivalent of approximately 2.0 bodyweights of ground reaction force) at 5.0 m/s.

Soleus also provided the greatest contribution to forward mass centre acceleration, which increased from 2.5 m/s2 at 2.0 m/s to 4.0 m/s2 at 5.0 m/s.

Soleus was the largest contributor to upward mass center acceleration with a peak contribution at 5.0 m/s that was 77% of total peak upward acceleration.

The large upward mass center acceleration from soleus arose because the muscle force produced a large vertical ground reaction force of approximately 2 bodyweights.

Peak contributions from soleus to upward mass center acceleration increased by 5.7 m/s2 across running speeds.

So what does this mean?

Quite simply, you need to start isolation training of the Soleus, which is shown in the video above.

Exercises such as bent-knee calf raises, 

plyometric drills such as Box jumps (Concentric muscle action) and Landing from the box (Eccentric muscle action).

In addition, the Sled Push is a great functional way to work Soleus as you go from isolation into integration.

Injury is the enemy, 

Bulletproof your Soleus

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJlVKoFAZo0

The British Army Now Trains For Functional Movement

                  

The British Army is changing more in the last 2 years than in the last 200!

New Fitness tests and training based on Science from the University of Chichester, Women in ground close combat and the new integrated Virtus Equipment are changing the way the Army does business.

This week at Bulletproofbodies, we have been tracing back to the originator of making Functional Movement popular, Paul Chek.

We delivered a presentation on how the British Army has now changed to a Functional Movement Type of training and the fact that Women will be going into the Infantry for the first time in the history of the British Army.

This type of training has been championed from the CHEK Institute for the last 20 years.

https://chekinstitute.com/advanced-training-programs/

But as Gavin Jennings explains, there is more to functional movement and it is how you developed as a baby in your first year of life.

1.     Twist - 0-3 months

2.     Push  - 3 months

3.     Pull - 3-6 months

4.     Bend - 5-8 Months 

5.     Squat - 7-11 Months

6.     Lunge  - 7-11 Months

7.     Gait - 1 year +

Training Functional Movements or as the CHEK Institute calls them, Primal Patterns is important in order to make sure you are training in all 3 planes of movement.

In addition, the Army is now emphasizing POWER training rather than just muscular endurance.

Now the British Army has changed not only its Physical Training Methods, but also its Personal Fitness Assessment. 

Now known as PES Physical Employment Standards.

The 2 minutes of Press Ups, Sit Ups and 1.5 mile run are about to be changed forever!

Everything will be more functional and related to task specific fitness.

If you want to recover faster between Functional Movement training sessions, then use Compex:

https://www.compex.com/uk/

Use the code DaleW for 20% discount.

How To Tape Your Hands With RockTape For 19.2

                         

So, 19.2 it’s a repeat of 16.2.

That means 25 Toes to Bar on repeat.

The Smart Athletes are going to Bulletproof themselves by using Rocktape to save their hands.

Over the many years we at Bulletproofbodies have been treating Athletes, it seems the girls are always better at preparing than the guys.

It's quite simple, 

"Tape it before you break it!"

If you want to get money off Rocktape products or find out where we are next visit the website below:

https://www.rocktape.co.uk/

Use the Bulletproofbodies discount code:

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RockTape turns down the volume on pain.

More specifically, it runs interference on pain.

Ever whack your shin and rub it, and suddenly realize you feel better?

RockTape on the skin can interfere with painful signals which are directed to the brain.

When the signals arriving to the brain are altered, it does not produce the sensation of pain.

When kinesiology tape is properly applied, many of our customers call it “magic” or think that it fixed their injury instantly. In fact, it helps to change how your body interprets pain, turning down the pain “volume” that your body hears.

Decompresses an area of swelling and inflammation

When RockTape is applied to the skin, it has a microscopic lifting effect underneath the skin and between the many layers. This allows the by-products created by inflammation to be removed more quickly.

It delays fatigue

Research has shown that RockTape on skin can attenuate muscle fatigue. In rehab, this is very important, not only for the parts of your body that are currently hurting, but also for the surrounding areas as they help to pick up the slack for muscles that are currently not working well.

It normalizes muscle tone

When someone is injured, fatigued, sick, or inflamed, the symphony of muscle action that normally takes place with great accuracy often falls out of tune. This can happen all over the body. For instance, research has shown that people who sprain their ankle tend to have altered activity of their hip muscle as a result. RockTape helps bring dormant muscle back to life and help calm down the overactive muscles. It helps your body coordinate movement as if it weren’t hurt, hence allowing it to heal properly.

It distributes physical stress

Unlike conventional taping, which prevents movement – RockTape allows full movement of a taped area. Through elastic properties and quick recoil, RockTape can help distribute forces to other nearby areas through the fascia, ligaments, and even bones.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGMrHbJxxE0

CROSSFIT OPEN WORKOUT 19.2: It's a Repeat!

               

19.2 it’s a repeat of 16.2.

19.2 is:

8 minutes AMRAP:

25 Toes to Bar

50 Double Unders

15 Squat Cleans at 60 kg

Then 

25 Toes to Bar

50 Double Unders

13 Squat Cleans at 80 kg

If you complete this then you get 4 extra minutes each time

Then

25 Toes to Bar

50 Double Unders

Squats Clean 11, 9, 7............

Bullet Points:

Break up T2B early with no more than sets of 5.

Sets of no more than singles or doubles when the Barbell gets heavy.

Relax and breath through your nose on the double unders.

Good luck, you've done this before!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYAmwYMDLVE

Strength In Depth - Day Two

                 

Bronislaw Olenkowicz and Sara Sigmundsdottir stayed on first place.

Central Beasts won the Teams by a Country mile!

Day 2 of Strength In Depth even busier than Day 1 for the Massage Rx Team.

We treated roughly 130 Athletes per day.

That's 250 Athletes over the weekend.

Well done Team Massage Rx!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlWyHICHrcI

Strength in Depth - Day One

                 

Bronislaw Olenkowicz and Sara Sigmundsdottir were on first place.

Day 1 of Strength In Depth so crazy busy for the Massage Rx Team.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=102&v=ZTIXcLCuy20