Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Right Way to Perform Leg Raises
I'm sure you've seen a lot people do leg raises:
You should lift your legs above your hips because the abs pull the
hips, no the legs.
That's also why you shouldn't lower your legs all the way down:
this works out your psoas and iliacus muscles (two muscles in your
hips), and not the abs.
For example, in this exercise, the lower abs are relaxed when your
legs are down (image 1). To work them out well, you'd better just
go from knees up (image 2) to knees to the chest (image 3) and back
to knees up (image 2). Never lower your legs completely (image 1):
this relaxes your lower abs.
Did you know most people do them wrong? They make two deadly
mistakes:
1. They lower their legs all the way down, as in image 1 (left).
2. They don't lift their legs all the way up, as in image 3 (right).
You should lift your legs above your hips because the abs pull the
hips, no the legs.
That's also why you shouldn't lower your legs all the way down:
this works out your psoas and iliacus muscles (two muscles in your
hips), and not the abs.
Here's how to do them well:
For example, in this exercise, the lower abs are relaxed when your
legs are down (image 1). To work them out well, you'd better just
go from knees up (image 2) to knees to the chest (image 3) and back
to knees up (image 2). Never lower your legs completely (image 1):
this relaxes your lower abs.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Why Bring Your Children to Indiana Pit?
We teach leadership skills because they are so important in life for two reasons: 1. Because leaders naturally succeed and advance at a pace faster than their peers, so it's an extremely valuable life skill... and... 2. Because if your child naturally becomes the leader within her circle of friends you'll NEVER have to worry about her making the wrong decisions because she gave in to peer pressure or other negative influences! Training your child how to become MORE independent and develop great leadership skills is one of the most important things we teach at Indiana PIT But that's not all... - Watch as your child learns how to handle stress easily and positively (this too is another important life skill that will help your child become a high achiever in the years to come!) - We'll develop your child's courage to say "NO!" to peer pressure. We help promote anti-drug programs. - Your child will learn effective, realistic self-defense skills that could save their lives (or the life of a loved one) in the future! (We teach your child Pit Jitsu, a hybrid form of martial arts that focuses on being able to not only punch and kick but also grapple on the ground. We also stress discipline, responsibility and self-control to make sure your child won't misuse this knowledge) - Your child's unique potential will be discovered, explored and developed to its maximum potential through personal attention with each of our qualified instructors - Your child will become "bully proof" as we teach them to 'think smart' to stay out of bad situations and stand up for themselves and only use physical force (martial arts) as a LAST resort... - We'll teach your child effective goal setting, and success principles that make it easy for her to succeed in virtually any area of life (all high achievers in life utilized goal setting principles to succeed, we'll teach your child this incredibly important life skill so she'll be able to use it for the rest of her life!) - You'll love how your child will have such a positive attitude and outlook in all areas of her life. We teach our students the absolute importance of having a positive mental attitude so they learn from all their failures (without becoming disappointed or depressed and quitting) and they grow even more from their successes. - Your child will learn the importance of sportsmanship, fairness and getting along with people ... even if they don't like them (a great life skill to have when they get older and get a job ... with a boss!)
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