The Next Phase
An internal investigation into how my body actually moves
Now that the winter offseason is truly upon us, there are dozens of fitness initiatives rattling around in my brain. Everything from improving my balance to strengthening those pesky glutes is on the table. At the risk of overwhelming myself with too many details, my overarching goal is developing a deeper understanding of my own biomechanics.
In practice, that starts with cultivating moment-to-momenent awareness in everything from chopping veggies to writing these words on a computer. It’s only been a few weeks, but I can already tell this is going to be a long process of discovery. First takeaway: I hold a lot of tension in my shoulders.
By gradually stripping away my body’s reliance on years of ingrained habits, my hope is I’ll finally be able to unlock longstanding physical issues. Like most runners, I can go up and down the kinetic chain noting dozens of stress points including tight IT bands and hip flexors, weak hamstrings and adductors, just to name a few.
It’s not like I haven’t tried to address these problematic areas through strength training, physical therapy, deep tissue massage, and mobility practices like yoga. Unfortunately, there’s a disconnect between what I think I’m accomplishing, and how my body actually moves. My theory is this particular devil dwells in the tiniest of details.
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