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Trust

Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.  Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.  It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.  (Proverbs 3:5-8, NASB)

King Solomon, son of King David (so the book of of Proverbs begins) writes here in Chapter 3 about “trust in the Lord.”  He says you should do so “with all your heart.”  The Hebrew word for “all” there means “all!”  There’s no ambiguity in the meaning.  I’m to be whole-hearted in my trust in my God.  Further I’m not to count on my own confidence in situations.  I’ve seen where that goes.  “I’ve got this, God.”  No, I didn’t!  We’re to acknowledge Him in EVERYthing we do.  Why?  So He “will make your paths straight.” The straight path is used often in the Bible.  The shortest distance between two points.  The path of least resistance.  God wants to be involved in the minute details of our lives.  Business decisions, whether to retire, finances, moving the family.  He promises He’ll put us on the right path if we consult with Him.  Trust Him with all your heart. 

I did a Bible devotional just prior to the New Year called “Practicing The Presence Of God: Old Habits For A New Year.”  (By Dwell, found at the You Version app, or bible.com)  The study focused on the writings of a 15th century monk named Brother Lawrence.  He was a soldier before he joined the monastery, where he became a cook.  The premise of his life was that everything centered around God.  Whether cooking a meal, or cleaning pots, whatever he did, Brother Lawrence talked to the Lord about it.  His writings talk about his absolute joy in his relationship with God.  Brother Lawrence trusted in the Lord with all his heart, and God made his paths straight.  A book compiles Lawrence’s writings, and it’s called “The Practice of the Presence of God.”  I’d like to try to get it on Audible. 

Image, Proverbs 3:5-6. Found at Keith McGivern, https://medium.com/@keithmcgivern/trust-in-the-lord-with-all-thine-heart-and-lean-not-unto-thine-own-understanding-in-72c2c8ce2df1

King Solomon goes on in the text to caution the reader to be humble; and to “fear the Lord and turn away from evil.”  The result will be “healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.”  In my mind, humility, fear of the Lord, and resisting evil are indeed spiritually healing.  Those three are vital to having a personal relationship with the Father.  Solomon says that “fear of the Lord” is the prerequisite to wisdom.  

I’m still praying for physical healing from my ALS.  Since there’s no known cure, that would take a miracle from God.  But that’s the business He’s in.  Nothing is impossible with Him!  Should God decide to heal me in 2022, I have a list of things I’m going to do.  Number 2 is binge eating all the foods I’ve been missing, for a week, followed by a diet.  But the first thing I’m going to do is make Sue a cup of coffee. 

Whether He heals me or not, it all comes to trusting in the Lord.  Despite my ALS, I trust Him thoroughly.  He has made my paths straight.  He gives me hope for whatever is going to happen tomorrow.  God can do the same for you. 

Worship:  “Trust in You,” by Lauren Daigle 

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  115. The glute bridge will help you activate and strengthen your glutes before figuring
    out. Lie on the ground along with your back on the ground and
    your arms at your sides. Squeezing your glutes, raise your again and butt off the ground and into
    the air. Make certain you’re totally engaging your glutes and never counting on any other muscular tissues, like
    your legs, to lift your body. You’ll need a bench or related
    surface for this glute bridge variation. Lie flat on this
    elevated floor in order that your body is perpendicular
    to it; solely your upper again and shoulders ought to be on the
    bench.
    Strolling prompts your glutes and hamstrings, notably as you stroll up an incline,
    like a hill. If you’re on a treadmill, increase your incline
    periodically, or if outside, discover a medium-grade hill
    and stroll up it as fast as you possibly can to engage your glute muscular tissues.
    These glute exercises for males may be carried out
    as part of a leg day, and even better, as part of a full-body exercise day.

    When you mention “butts,” many men will think about Sir Mix-a-Lot and his traditional hit from the 90s.
    But, whenever you point out “lifting weights,” they most likely don’t take into consideration glute workouts
    for men.
    Side plank abductions come out on top with 103% MVIC, and single
    leg squats are the next greatest with 82% MVIC . What muscular tissues do you want to work to get
    all these advantages, exactly? We just went over one of the best workouts and training variables
    to help you develop some serious glutes.
    As Soon As you start strengthening your glutes, you’ll love seeing
    how it improves the performance of each other lift you do.
    The gluteus medius sits under the gluteus maximus and is
    situated on the outer area of the higher hips. Its distinctive position is hip abduction, which allows it to act as a important stabilizer.
    The gluteal muscle group accommodates three completely different muscular tissues,
    the gluteus maximus, medius, and minimus, which work in unison but additionally independently.

    The lunge will target each the quads and glutes, as both knee and
    hip involvement is required. This does not imply nevertheless, we can not
    enhance the bias towards one or the other. If you lunge ahead and then drive the bottom away again to your starting position, this shall be more
    quads. Because the knee is having to do the bulk of the work to increase the knee and
    drive your self back up. For the best leads to
    glute muscle development, add an extra, glute-intensive workout day.
    Sprinting is a powerful activity that requires unimaginable strength.
    Introducing sprinting, which can be referred
    to as “fartlek training,” into your routine may help construct up your glute strength.

    Set up mendacity face up together with your again on the floor, knees bent and our
    ft up towards a wall. You’ll take the leg you’re not going to work and fold it down and under trying to get your shin as close to the wall as you’ll find a
    way to, which supplies you more hip flexion. At the highest of a Squat in standing position, there isn’t a lot activation of the glutes.
    In a typical Squat, you’ll get activation of the quads
    on the backside of the exercise. You start in a position where the hip is
    in about 110 degrees and also you end able of about a hundred thirty levels of resisted hip extension.
    The workout routines we’ll focus on have multiple variations, whether or not with
    barbells, dumbbells, or on the Smith machine.
    We all know that sitting for extended periods of time can negatively have an result on our health —
    however its role in weakening the muscle tissue in your behind
    is a lesser identified concern. That causes slightly bit of a battle
    at the joint itself as a result of it knows that we’re making an attempt to
    either flex the joint or lengthen the joint. So, you start to get somewhat
    little bit of reciprocal inhibition of the glutes as a result of they can’t do
    each on the identical time. From a standing position, let the hip stand up as excessive
    because it probably can, which places you into
    a good degree of hip flexion and glute engagement. And as you’ll see right here in a
    second, they’re the perfect complement to what’s missing in those compound workout
    routines, which is why you need to concentrate
    on them. Knowing your butt anatomy may help with influencing the appearance of your
    butt.
    In addition to your glutes, the curtsy lunge additionally recruits your quadriceps,
    calves, and hip adductors. If you’re in the market
    for resistance bands, discover which option could also be greatest for you.
    Whereas lunges are an excellent transfer for the glutes and
    thighs, you’ll want to keep away from the transfer if it aggravates any knee issues.
    Relaxation and recovery are equally necessary, including getting enough sleep and scheduling relaxation days for muscle repair.
    Unfortunately, there is no single golden butt train,
    however there are several that stand out as being the most effective.
    And like some other muscle, you should train it properly and practice it often to maintain that level of
    activation. On the floor, position your self on all fours, then lengthen one leg totally behind you and carry it up
    in the path of the ceiling.
    Dumbbells’ glute workouts are easy to do and since dumbbells’ are so accessible, they are often carried out practically anywhere.
    There’s numerous variations of each train and many may be accomplished with
    barbells too. Next, lifters will open their legs away from the physique,
    which is recognized as abduction. Lifters should attempt to interact in full
    range of motion before bringing the legs again towards midline.
    First, sit on a hip abduction machine with the feet resting on the footplate, knees resting towards
    the pads, and hands placed on the handles located on the sides of
    the machine. Subsequent, flex the hips in order that the chest
    is parallel-ish to the ground keeping a decent core.
    From this place, lift the leg straight again, maintaining the knees barely bent.

    And you’ll not see any important leads to measurement after 2-4 weeks.
    You see, performing even one of the best butt exercises 2-3 occasions per week is only half the battle.
    By honing in on movements that predominantly have interaction the glutes and consciously sidelining those that closely stimulate the
    leg muscle tissue, you will be charting a direct course toward your required outcomes.

    This means your routine requires quite lots
    of moves to ensure you’re targeting all three glute muscles.
    Kicking off with a key exercise that heavily targets the facet glutes by specializing in the first movement
    the muscular tissues are answerable for – hip abduction. The
    glutes consist of three muscles, the maximas, medius
    and minimus.
    And, after all, don’t overlook about your rest
    days and correct diet. Since a glute exercise might be
    only one a part of your lower physique exercise, it’ll final
    between 20 and 30 minutes. Guys, you may need a full record of the most effective exercises
    for glutes, however that might not matter. Whether Or Not you’re going to a completely stocked fitness center, otherwise you solely have your bodyweight, I’ve obtained you coated.
    This might be because deep squats stretch your glutes while under load.

    Consistency and progressively difficult workouts
    are key elements in muscle improvement and getting a toned butt.
    Additionally, sufficient lean protein consumption, proper relaxation, and total caloric stability are necessary
    to support muscle progress and restoration. I’ve received
    two exercises so that you just can begin doing to ensure
    you’re activating the glute muscle tissue properly.

    The gluteus medius muscle starts from the external surface of the ilium, which is the broad, wing-shaped part of the pelvic bone.
    The muscle specifically begins within the area between the again and front gluteal traces.

    This is an area on the lateral facet of the pelvis, just under the iliac crest (the top, curved
    a half of the hip bone). We have due to this fact devised 2
    totally different classes with the focus being on building up the decrease glutes.

    This muscle spans across your hip bones and is connected to the back
    of your pelvic bone, extending right down to the highest of your thigh bone.
    Since you’re standing on one leg, you’ll work your hip abductors
    on either side of your hip, however isometrically (static) on one facet
    and dynamically (moving) on the other. Still, the
    glute bridge presents a method to work your glutes even if you
    have no equipment obtainable. If you don’t like the concept
    of putting a barbell across your shoulders whereas
    doing a balancing act, you ought to use dumbbells as a substitute.

    They are simpler to let go of if you find yourself dropping balance or are drained
    after your set.
    Sprinters and explosive athletes throughout all sports activities use lots of glute specific strength coaching to ensure they can attain their athletic potential.
    Athletes are commonly hip thrusting, not to construct an enormous pair of
    glutes, but quite to construct sturdy glutes to improve their efficiency.

    There are lots of opinions on the market on energy training for glutes, making it tough to know how to train glutes optimally.

    Primarily the glute max is used for hip extension which is a key movement for constructing muscle and in addition athletic efficiency.
    The glutes even have an abduction and external rotation component.
    The giant glute max can do all three actions, however majority of its hypertrophy work should be centred
    round hip extension. To hold the primary target in your butt, have interaction your core
    and exhale through the challenging part of every exercise.

    Write out the workouts you want to do in your workout beforehand so
    you’ll find a way to persist with an everyday schedule and have a plan. Whereas they don’t have as much protein as
    many animal sources, try to throw them right into a
    meal every every now and then to extend protein and get many extra vitamins.
    If you are vegetarian or vegan and wish a reliable source of plant protein, legumes such as lentils or beans may be what you’re looking for.
    Salmon is probably one of the healthiest sources of protein out there and a fantastic food to develop booty!
    If you need to add some taste to a bowl of rice or want a major
    dish to go alongside your veggies, add your favorite spices to a
    four-ounce piece of salmon.
    This happens when your glutes are under-stimulated,
    often as a result of sedentary lifestyles. It means other muscles are compensating for the dearth of engagement out of
    your glutes. In other words, you’re putting the load on to your
    lower again, not your glutes. If I’m doing a deadlift and I come up, however I don’t get into full extension, I’m placing the load on my lower again. If we don’t get extension via
    the hips, we’re going to get it elsewhere. If you squeeze your glutes
    collectively, you’re going to re-center your self and be in alignment once more, ready for the
    next squat. These similar actions may even correct
    lots of disfunction that tends to result in hip and decrease back pain.
    On the opposite hand, it’s additionally possible that you’ve
    simply been off the muscle long enough that it’s atrophied a bit.
    It’s recommended that you simply put your hand on the glute and try to activate the muscle by squeezing it a bit so
    as to feel it and get it shifting. This is often enough to get the muscle shifting and activated once more.

    It’s usually only a bad behavior of the physique to avoid using the muscle after an injury.

    The hip thrust, also called the glute bridge, is much completely different than most prior butt exercises in that it is much easier to squeeze your glutes whereas performing the exercise.
    Randomly choosing three or four completely different exercises for a greater butt exercise is not going to ensure you’re hitting all
    three glute muscular tissues and can depart you with minimal outcomes.

    Bodily therapists regularly prescribe the
    side-lying hip abduction with inside rotation. It is one of the finest
    exercises for participating the gluteus medius and
    dealing on hip stability and power. As A Outcome Of this train entails mendacity in your side, use a mat
    or rug for a softer but supportive floor.
    Muscle rigidity is considered one of the major drivers of muscle growth, so loading the muscle
    throughout the whole range of movement may help convey optimistic
    muscle-building advantages. Glute workout routines
    are only effective when you’re focusing on the proper muscular tissues.
    Pick weights you can handle comfortably, perform each repetition smoothly, train with a full vary of movement, and really feel the upper
    butt space working to make sure optimum development.
    Today’s article will outline the upper glutes, what muscles you
    should practice, and the most effective tips
    for growing the glutes and constructing that Shelf Butt.

    We will also review 10 of the best higher butt exercises you must add to your routine.
    This train is typically known as the glute pull via for an excellent
    purpose; it hits these glutes onerous if accomplished correctly.

    Apparently, having sturdy glutes may even assist forestall ache
    elsewhere in the body, corresponding to your knees and low again.
    If the gluteus medius muscle weakens, it could possibly permit your
    thigh to tug inward, putting stress on your knees.
    A 2016 research discovered that people with chronic,
    non-specific low again ache generally had weak
    spot in the gluteus medius.
    It’s about improving total power, enhancing athletic efficiency,
    and even preventing accidents. What you want
    to do so as to rehabilitate the muscle is stretch, focus on strengthening
    exercises, and even a bit of an cardio train that helps get oxygen flowing into the area.

    It is important to do that gently, after all, however keeping active with the
    muscle a bit will assist to make certain that it doesn’t stiffen up.

    Lunges are not likely the safest within the 5-10 range,
    especially if they’re strolling lunges, but are wonderful
    within the vary. Even in case your shopper is not trying
    to grow their glutes, there are still benefits to building sturdy glute muscle tissue.

    Most people sit all day, which keeps the hips
    and hip flexors in a continuing state of flexion. This makes the anterior muscular tissues of the body tight and shortened and the posterior chain lengthened and free.
    Weak glutes and tight hip flexors may cause dysfunction,
    similar to knee pain, low back ache, or hamstring strains.

    The primary methods to change the looks of your
    butt is by focusing on either the muscle or fat components of the
    buttocks, or both. Many butt-enhancing surgeries work by altering the fats distribution within the buttocks
    to give a nicer shape. Butt-enhancing drugs supposedly target
    the fat and muscle layers as nicely to increase the size of buttocks.

    Training this muscle will do wonders for the finest way your
    butt appears. Stronger muscle tissue naturally should be bigger, and a
    bigger gluteus maximus provides you with a rounder and extra shapely butt.
    Consistency in your exercise routine, along with a balanced
    food plan and hydration, can even greatly improve your possibilities of tightening and firming that saggy underbutt over time.
    While doing every rep, focus on the contraction of
    your glutes during these workouts to work the lower glutes successfully.

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