Rebuild the Body Podcast
The Four Catholic Temperaments and Finding Your Fitness Groove
In this episode, we explore how the Four Catholic Temperaments- Choleric, Melancholic, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic- can help you find the perfect workout style for your personality.
Embracing Individuality in a Faithful Life
In this episode of Rebuild the Body, I dive into the pressures many Catholics face to conform to certain standards of modesty and appearance within their faith communities. While modesty is a key value in Catholicism, it can sometimes lead to anxiety and dissatisfaction with one’s body when misunderstood.
Balancing Faith and Societal Expectations: Aligning Self-Image with Catholic Teachings
In today’s episode of Rebuild the Body, I tackle the often challenging task of balancing faith and societal expectations when it come to body image. As Catholics, we are called to see our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit, embracing values like modesty, humility and intrinsic dignity of every person. Yet, we also live in a world that bombards us with messages about physical perfection and unrealistic standards.
Body Image Struggles: Finding Freedom Through Theology of the Body
In today’s episode I dive deep into the struggles many Catholics face when it comes to body image. From societal pressures to internal guilt, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But there’s hope! I explore how the powerful teachings of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body can help us see our bodies as gifts from God, rather than objects of scrutiny. Join me as I unpack practical ways to shift our mindset, heal our relationship with our bodies, and find freedom in knowing that we are made in God’s image.
Tackling “Text Neck” and Beyond: Corrective Exercises for Neck Alignment
In this episode of Rebuild the Body, I dive into the world of neck compensations, specifically focusing on the modern-day issue of “text neck” and other common postural problems that may show up during the overhead squat assessment. Join me as I help you explore why these compensations occur, how they affect you’r movement patterns, and most importantly, how to fix them using the NASM 4 phases of corrective exercise.
Mastering Shoulder Mechanics
In this episode, I focus on the shoulders, specifically shoulder compensations and how to address them.
Whether you’re a trainer, therapist or just someone passionate about movement this is a good one!
Source: NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training
Core Compensations with Corrective Solutions
The Lumbopelvic Hip Complex or LPHC is often referred to as the “core” in fitness circles, but it’s so much more than just your abs.
Jump right in to learn more about the compensations and solutions that can help enhance your performance and decrease the risk of injury as you progress through your fitness journey.
Source: NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training
Knees Out of Line
Diving into a crucial topic that impacts many in the fitness world: knee compensations during the overhead squat assessment. Specifically, I explore how to identify these compensations and address them with NASM- focused four phases of corrective exercises.
Source: NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training
Establishing Your Body’s Base Support- The Foot & Ankle
The way our body moves involves a complex balance of sensory stimulation, neuromuscular control, and biomechanical stability. This body is an all-closed chain of movement and it begins with the relationship between our foot and the ground.
What is Going on With My Body?!
When I start working with a client for the first time, I take them through the assessement I learned through NASM. This is a thorough and well-done assessment to help identify compensations in the body that may show up in respective movements– whether it be due to previous injuries, life style, chronic health, or other reasons.
Posture Matters
In this podcast I acknowledge the different postures of prayer mentioned in the Bible: standing, kneeling, bowing, sitting, prostration. The Church uses them all at different & appropriate times.
Which means our posture matters!
The Interdependent Functioning of the Body
Traditional workouts and training focus on training specific body parts, often in single, fixed planes of motion– i.e. bicep curls, leg extensions, etc. As a result our anatomy has been trained to function in isolated movements.
The problem with that approach is the human body is an integrated system, not a series of isolated pieces…
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Reach out to Marty Langlois, for guidance on your own comeback story towards a faithful, fit, and happy lifestyle.