Why is compression gear so in vogue? Is it fact or fad? Is there really something to the new compression gear that enhances athletic performance? How can I use compression gear to add to my workout? These are all questions that we hope to answer. If you have watched the olympics, you’ve seen the major trend towards new body compression suits of the speed skaters, downhill skiers, swimmers, and track…
The Anatomy
There is somewhere around 640 skeletal muscles in the human body. Skeletal muscle is a complex network of muscle fibers, connective tissue, nervous tissue, and blood vessels. The connective tissue forms a framework of support by surrounding individual muscle fibers, bundles of muscle fibers (called fascicles), and finally the individual muscles that are made up of these fascicles. Another type of connective tissue, called fascia, plays an integral…
