Dr. Kyle Simpson

My good friend Dave Whiteside recently had his work featured in the Harvard Business Review. I found it very insightful into the effects of COVID-19 on burnout and our well-being. Worth the read!

What Covid-19 Has Done to Our Well-Being, in 12 Charts The pandemic has led to mental health declines, increased work demands, and feelings of loneliness. But the news isn’t all bad.

Thursday’s are for the nerds...
Introducing my new segment “Perform-Ed.” where I will be diving into a research paper and providing a summary of the findings.
This weeks review is “Gluteus Maximus Activation During Common Strength and Hypertrophy Exercises: A Systematic Review (Neto et al. 2020).
The authors compared available research to determine what exercises provide the highest amount of “glute activation” as measured by maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). A total of 16 studies with over 230 subjects were used to make these comparisons. Their results show that the step-up and its variations tend to cause very high levels of glute max activation. It is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list of exercises for glute max activation, rather a list of those with supporting EMG research that met the inclusion criteria of the study. Perhaps this information will help guide your clinical decision making when prescribing “glute exercises” to patients/clients.