AboutKaren Sullivan Expertise Karen can help with lifting technique, muscle recovery, weight loss, body building and powerlifting. She has been certified by AFPA for the last 10 years as a Personal Trainer and has recently acquired a certification from the same agency as a Post Rehabilitative Exercise Specialist. Any recommendations or advice rendered are based on fitness information as specified by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Fitness Professionals and Associates.
Experience
Past/Present clients Clients include athletes training for marathons, mountain climbing and general weight loss. In addition I have clients troubled with COPD, Fibromyalgia, and Parkinsons as well as stroke rehab. She was the Strength and Conditioning coach for Williamsburg Aquatic Club, a USA Swim Team, in Williamsburg, Virginia for 3 years.
Karen is presently working at Main Street Gym in Historic St. Charles, Missouri where she teaches Pilates and continues her work with clients. Her training reaches across the country with her long distance Body Restoration eTraining. Her dedication to fitness reaches into the nutritional supplementation with Shaklee products. She only works with clients who add nutritional supplementation to their training. Read more of her story on www.shaklee.net/BodyRestoration
Question Hi,
recently i have been having stiffness in the Tibalis anterior. I'm not sure if thats the right name, but its the muscle opposite the calve. I get it when i go for jogs and it can really get bad. Recently I had stiffness in my back and calves, the physio gave me stretches for those(if that information helps). Is there any stretch i can do for that muscle?
Also I do chin ups. when i do this for long periods of time, i feel a nerve or tendon, expanding, and it suddenly pops. it happens for a split second and hurts for a little while. the bars i use are rectangular, would that have anything to do with it?
Thanks for all the help
Regards
Jeff
Answer Jeff,
Well, your physio was right about the stretches. I would be sure you do stretches for the whole kinetic chain. With the leg issue the calf or other muscles can cause that pain in the front of the lower leg. You need to be aware of the need to stretch through the butt, hamstrings and calf as well as the inner thigh, outer thigh and quads. This web site has demonstrations and frankly they are all wonderful. Some you may or may not be able to do because of the range of motion you have in your body. Try them out and be sure you are hitting all those muscle groups I mentioned. Choose the ones you find most helpful. Do them every day. Hold the stretch without bouncing for 30 seconds....3 times each. It takes time but it is important. http://sparkpeople.com/myspark/ex/all_exercises.asp
Now, in regards to your pull ups. You were not specific about where you have that feeling of the popping. You might try doing fewer reps, changing your hands so they are closer together or further apart or perhaps doing palms turned facing you or facing out. Some pull up bars allow you to pull with your palms facing each other which might solve the issue of the popping too. Give it a try. Remmeber not EVERY exercise works for everyone. If it continues I suggest you not do that exercise. Pain is the body's way of saying enough!
Thanks, Karen
