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I'm not suggesting that foam rolling and glute activation is going to reverse anything, but it will HELP stop the progression and relieve pain. The femur isn't traveling properly which causes the pinching sensation during internal rotation and flexion. Stabilizing the hip should give the head of the femur some more room to…

Could be an nutritional deficiency. Could be excessive stress (e.g. work, life, kids, etc.). Could be a lack of quality sleep. You shouldn't be constantly sore from a 3x/week aerobics class, unless you just started it.

Oops...diagnose* Foam rolling and some glute activation exercises should help!

Is the pain very local and sharp, almost like a pinch, or needle poke? To me, it sounds like you have femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), or a hip impingement. This is a good test to diagnosis the problem. You'll feel a sharp pain at the 0:55 mark if you have a hip impingement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA1VSK5NBCk

If 'forcing' your knees out is the answer, why is OP on a message asking how to correct valgus collapse? The quadricep muscles have almost zero impact on lateral/medial movement of the femur. If you look at the attachments, they can only extend the knee, and flex the hip. The resistance band you suggest using is simple a…

I suggest taking a break from running and letting your tendonitis heal, fixing the underlying condition (easier said than done), then switching to some sort of minimalist shoe. There is a lot research coming out that says custom inserts cause more harm than good, similarly to an ankle or knee braces.

Valgus collapse really has nothing to do with the quads. Generally, you're looking at weakness/instability in your hips. You said it only happens with heavy weight so that rules out any motor control or flexibility issues. I use the word 'weakness' loosely because I've seen people with 400 pound squats have this issue.…

- Loosen your grip - Pull with your elbows (pinch your shoulder blades) - use a pronated grip if you're currently using a supinated grip - Stay as heavy as you can while keeping form (I would stick in the 6-10 rep range)

No not really. Being certified from multiple organizations, on the bare minimum of training, doesn't exactly make you an expert in the field. Clients care about results, not letter after your name. I've never been asked by a client about my certification, and I'm sure it's the same for most other trainers. Advice: Read…

If you want to polarize the two. Strength training consists of heavy multi-joint exercises with longer rest periods. Circuit training involves doing 2 or more exercises back-to-back with little to no rest in between. With this being said there is tons of grey area. When done properly, a person can still make good strength…

Don't take Mike Boyle's statement out of context. He was talking about highly trained athletes that use very heavy loads. Plus he never said anything about deadlifts. To the OP. Being a personal trainer myself, it is extremely frustrating how unregulated the field is. But, like any profession, there are good and bad…

Yes, very true. Just like politics. I think both sides of the debate are much closer than they may want to believe.

Rest Ice Throw out Jillian Michaels DVD

I have no horse in this race. My only point is that if no one challenged science we'd still be living on a flat planet. There is good points on both sides of the nutrition argument. If there wasn't, there would be only one side.

Having degrees in biology and exercise science, I feel I have a better grasps on nutrition and it's affects on the body than 95% of the MFP community. Even with this, I do not feel comfortable posting on the subject. If the smartest, most educated, minds in the word cannot agree on what's 'right and wrong,' who are we to…

In general, whatever Jillian says, do the opposite. A standard lunge you'll want your front knee directly over your front foot, and your back knee directly under your hip. Weight should be distributed almost 50/50, maybe 60/40 front to back.

The chemical dihydrogen monoxide can be very dangerous, even fatal! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

NCSA and NASM are both good. I think NCSA has a little more of a science focus. It really doesn't matter, though. Your clients won't care, and all it shows is that you know the minimum required in your field. Go with the cheaper one, and buy a good book on nutrition.

Strengthen your posterior chain. This is the first link I clicked on from Google. It has some good non-gym exercises. http://strongerrunner.blogspot.com/2012/01/posterior-chain-part-i.html

Yes. Eat less, lower your bf%, blah blah blah. If your bf% is fairly low, like you say, it's probably more of a postural issue. Check to see if you have an anterior tilt to your hips. It will give you that pooch look in your lower stomach.

There really is no need to use a BOSU Ball. They don't improve your body's proprioception. If anything, they make your workout less efficient, because of inhibition.

If it's not too serious, you can strengthen the abductors and external rotators of the hip. Putting an exercise band around your thighs, and doing side shuffles is an good exercise. Cook lifts are another good exercise.

Yes. Rest, ice, foam roll, ect... This would be a good time to do some corrective exercises. Most runners are quad dominate. You could use this break to strengthen your posterior and add stability to your hips.

I had the same surgery back in high school. I had a lot of 'smart' doctors tell me how my instability was from too much bench press, and not enough back exercises (even though I rarely benched, and did a lot of pull-ups and rows). They never even considered that my shoulder issue could of been the result of a torn rhomboid…

If you want to get your inner thighs sore, try sumo deadlifts.

A. High bar squats are more quad dominate. Your torso will also be more upright because of where the bar is located. Low bar will hit your posterior more. It's natural to have a forward lean during a low bar squat. As long as you're deadlifting, I would recommend doing high bar or front squats (a little easier on the…

Personally, kettlebells are easier for me to teach. They can also be safer. One good example is with the deadlift. With a kettlebell, you can straddle the weight, bringing it closer to your center of gravity, which takes some of the load off your back. It also teaches you to reach back with your hips opposed to rounding…

cardio > strength training for weight loss strength training > cardio for body image/bodyfat % When people say, "I want to lose weight." They really mean, "I want to lose fat." strength training > cardio

The concept of Crossfit is very good and has been around long before someone coined the name 'Crossfit.' In practice, I have never seen it done safely. Things like rotator cuff tears, achille tendon ruptures, and stitches in the shin are common place in most boxes. Teaching a mid age women to barbell snatch in one session…

I think you're best bet is to do primarily resistance training with moderate weight and short rest intervals. Whether you want to call it circuit training, crossfit, HIIT, supersetting...it's all virtually the same thing. If you get too 'bulky' it would be very easy to ease off of the weights and focus on slimming down,…