Glute Activation Exercises The quadruped hip extension is a great pre-workout exercise that activates the glutes from a quadruped position while training core stability. Anterior core stability is needed to maintain a neutral lumbar curve, rotary stability to prevent hip rotation, and lateral stability for balance. Incorporating core stability and glute activation exercises into your […]…
Scapular Stability for Shoulder Mobility Scapular Upward Rotation Many athletes that struggle with pressing or pulling overhead are victims of what Shirley Sahrmann calls “Downward-Rotation Syndrome.” Full range of motion for raising your arms overhead requires sixty-degrees of upward rotation from the shoulder blade. This coordinated movement of the scapula with the arm (glenohumeral rhythm) […]…
Single-Leg Exercises: The B-Stance Squat The b-stance squat is a challenging single-leg exercise that has good carry over to the squat. Most athletic movements found in sports and everyday life require weight transfer to one leg: walking, running, and lunging for example. There are two categories of single leg exercises: supported and unsupported. Split squats […]…
Kettlebell Carry Variations Dan John explains, As noted before, in terms of “popularity,” the five basic human movements from the Strength Coach’s perspective are in this order: 1. Push 2. Pull 3. Hinge 4. Squat 5. Loaded Carry However, in terms of simple impact, the ability to be a “game changer” to an athlete, this […]…
Squat Therapy Series “The squat is no more an invention of a coach or trainer than is the hiccup or sneeze. It is a vital, natural, functional, component of your being.” – Greg Glassman There are three main types of corrective squats that can be used to improve squat form – the wall squat, the […]…
The Plank Roll Exercise Planks are a fundamental core stability exercise that can easily be incorporated into a warm-up. Planks train stability in all three planes – the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes – for anterior, lateral, and rotational stability. The front plank is an anti-extension exercise that trains the low-back to resist lumbar extension. […]…
Scapular Wall Slides The term ‘shoulder’ refers to the clavicle, shoulder blade, and arm. The gleno-humeral joint (shoulder joint) is a ball and socket joint where the head of the humerus (arm bone) articulates with the glenoid fossa of the scapula. Image modified from John Hull Grundy book, “Human Structure and Shape” Healthy shoulder function […]…