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Meet Your Muscles: the Popliteus

February 16, 2021

An anatomical drawing of the popliteus muscle

Muscle: Popliteus Origin/Insertion: Lateral condyle of femur & lateral meniscus Action: Flexes & rotates leg towards the midline of the body in order to unlock the knee when walking, running, or squatting; rotates the thigh away from the midline of the body when standing up. Let’s talk about the popliteus The A-List movie stars may Read more Meet Your Muscles: the Popliteus […]

Filed Under: Injuries, Lessons Learned, Overtraining, Squats, Training

Something I learned today

July 8, 2018

A friend once said every now and then you have to try and lift a weight that scares you. This was good advice.  I’ve always been a conservative sort of lifter. I keep my weights manageable, rarely ever working to failure. I save the gut-busting sets for bodyweight exercises where there’s less risk of suffering Read more Something I learned today […]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Motivation, Squats, Training

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