Found this article, 10 Mistakes Women Make in the Gym and for the most part couldn't agree more. There are a lot of mis-conceptions out there that it appears most women have about the gym. The main one, I don't want to bulk up and this article does a good job dispelling some of the myths/mistakes that women make in the gym. Here is a summary of the 10 mistakes and the full article link here.
1. Fear of Appearing Butch
-The amount of time and effort it would take to occur this is not accomplished by many people. Most men dream of getting here but struggle with it. Lift some heavier weights, make it tough.
2. Fear of Making an Ugly Face
-This goes along with lifting heavier, it's all good and I promise you it will get you some good attention.
3. Absession
-If you focus on big movements and more complex movements your abs with get taken care of. Don't over stress doing abs and sidebands, it just won't get you that far.
4. Working the Abs Like a Powerlifter
-Everyone has a six pack hidden somewhere. To get it out focus on easy ab movements without a lot of weight, you don't need a lot of muscle size for them to come out. Focus on diet more, this will help with the reveal.
5. Balancing on the BOSU
-Great for balance training for athletics but other than that no functional purpose. It may make certain exercises appear more difficult but it really isn't doing much to help you with your gain goals in the gym.
Gym Mistakes six through ten on the following page.
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NATA National Provider Identifier
This was posted a while ago from the NATA and yes it is biased to athletic trainers but I think it is very important as they state in post. As our profession moves into the future I believe this is going to be an extremely integral part.
National
Provider Identifier (NPI)
Importance
to the Athletic Training Profession?
By
Clark E. Simpson, MBA, MED, LAT, ATC
National
Manager, Strategic Business Development
National
Athletic Trainers’ Association
My expectation is that the National Provider Identifier
(NPI) is not news to you. If this assumption is correct, then one out of every
two of you have not grasp the importance of the NPI to the profession of Athletic
Training, or to yourself. Why do I say that? Well, according to NATA’s database,
iMIS, currently only 52% of active ATs have their NPI. (For a breakdown per
state and district, see table at end of article).
So, you
say, “What is the big deal. I am an athletic trainer working in a
secondary school, college/university, administrative or even a healthcare
setting with no intentions of billing for services I am providing. Fifty-two
percent seems pretty good to me, as I am sure that covers the percentage of ATs
working in settings that are interested in billing third parties for services
provided”.
If those or similar thoughts, went through your mind
after the first paragraph, let’s do some review.
What is
the NPI, and why was it created in the first place?
The
National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for use in
standard health care transactions. It is issued to health care professionals
and covered entities that transmit standard HIPAA electronic transactions
(e.g., electronic claims and claim status inquiries).
The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began issuing NPIs to health
care professionals who applied and qualified in May 2005. Health
care professionals and covered entities may apply for NPIs through
the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) established by CMS
for this purpose.
The NPI
fulfills a requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and was to be used by health plans and health care
clearinghouses for HIPAA standard electronic transactions beginning May 23,
2007. Health care professionals and covered entities were given an additional
year to become fully compliant with the NPI rule. The contingency period
expired May 23, 2008.
The NPI is intended to:
§ Replace
other identifiers previously used by health care professionals and assigned by
payers (e.g., Unique Physician Identification Number [UPIN], Medicare or
Medicaid numbers);
§ Establish
a national standard and unique identifier for all health care professionals
§ Simplify
health care system administration
§ Encourage
the electronic transmission of health care information
So my question to you, is the above mentioned not what everyone
in the Athletic Training profession is striving for, regardless of setting –
recognition as health care professionals? It would seem that 100% of
active ATs would want an NPI to improve the brand of the AT as a health
care professional regardless of the practice setting.
Secondly,
seeking recognition as health care professionals is a numbers game. When
seeking recognition from CMS, other health care insurers, as well as federal
legislators, the question comes up as to just how large is the organization.
How many health care professionals are we talking about? For comparative
purposes, the following are estimated numbers of health care professional
colleagues:
Medical
Doctors - 954,000
Nurse
Practioners - 106,100
Physician
Assistants - 70,400
Physical
Therapists - 198,600
Occupational
Therapists - 108,800
Compare
to AT:
Athletic
Trainers - 42,000 (30,455 NATA members, remainder are non-members)
Given
that nearly 100% of the health care professional colleagues listed have a NPI,
it is very simple for the federal system to determine their size, and
perceptually, their impact. With athletic trainers, our lobbyists &
governmental affairs activists tell the story of our size, and potential
impact, but there is not an objective means available since only 52% of our
profession has an NPI. This, combined with being significantly smaller than any
of these comparative colleagues, makes our story for recognition weak. Getting
ATs closer to 100% enrolled with NPI will only strengthen our case.
Finally,
recognition of ATs by insurers as health care professionals affects us all, regardless
of practice setting. College/university sports medicine and athletic programs
are looking for additional revenue due to the economy and funding cut-backs.
Secondary school athletic trainers with squeezed budgets are looking to insurer
payment opportunities. Athletic trainers working in professional sports and
performing arts have opportunities to treat and bill for Workers’ Compensation.
Plus there are athletic trainers working in health systems, rehabilitation
clinics and physician offices, all of which are receiving pressure to justify
their value and/or generate revenue. Additionally, recognition can potentially
lead to other types of insurers or
corporations, i.e., Workers’ Compensation, Third Party Administrators and/or
corporations, realizing the true value of AT and eventually pay for prevention,
wellness & education. Having an NPI
is important for this recognition!
So, my
question for you – “What else can you do for your profession, and yourself,
that is free, takes less than 20 minutes, needs to be done only one time
lasting a lifetime and truly has a national impact for your profession? I
cannot think of anything. Can you?”.
More after the jump:
Active vs. Passive Warm Up
Comparison of Metabolic and Biomechanic Responses to Active vs
Passive Warm Up Procedures Before Physical Exercise.
Brunner, Strasser, Haber
This study compared the effect of active vs. passive warm up
procedures before exercise on energy supply and muscle strength performance.
It was found that light warm up (at 30% VO2 max) proved to have the most
favorable influence on heart rate and oxygen consumption during exercise.
Passive warm up (hot pack, etc) has been shown to modify metabolic and
circulatory responses to exercise in similar as active warm up.
Active warm up was found to be superior may be due to the
vasodilatory effect of active warm up on the pre-capillary resistance vessels,
which speeds up the blood flow to the working muscle, by decreasing vascular
resistance. This study found that short term performance after active
warm up was increased compared to passive warm up.
My Take: It has been shown in several research studies that
active warm up produces the best ready state for the body and allows it to
perform at it's peak level. This type of warm up, often called dynamic
warm up, is essential for optimal performance and should be implemented alone.
Along with these findings it has been found that static stretching (stretch
and hold) can decrease performance. Active warm-up is a must and a good
program should be implemented for all athletes and active
individuals. This is truly the best way
to go for warm up and things such as “rolling” and stretching before should be
saved until after the workout as it prepares your body to get into a state of
recovery and will not affect performance.
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