Ive been working hard to create an exercise database for all my physical clients who have moved to online and for new online clients. Ive created a database of 105 exercises so far and thats just the basics. 3.5 hours of going directly from exercise to exercise with zero breaks. Only 4 redos! Sore already! … Read more
Ive been working hard to create an exercise database for all my physical clients who have moved to online and for new online clients. Ive created a database of 105 exercises so far and thats just the basics. 3.5 hours of going directly from exercise to exercise with zero breaks. Only 4 redos! Sore already! … Read more
This technique forces you to hold the bottom—or the hardest part—of an exercise for an extended duration of time (usually 30 seconds to 2 minutes). In this case I did it for 3 minutes. Doing so restores your working muscles to their natural, resting length. It also builds stability and strength at extreme joint angles … Read more
This technique forces you to hold the bottom—or the hardest part—of an exercise for an extended duration of time (usually 30 seconds to 2 minutes). In this case I did it for 3 minutes. Doing so restores your working muscles to their natural, resting length. It also builds stability and strength at extreme joint angles … Read more
Travel/Home Workout: Always scale movement as necessary and increase difficulty as needed. For example, in push ups I made them more difficult by changing my hand positioning to a diamond shape below my chest. If you dont have a push up then do them on an elevated surface. Who wants to see progressions and regressions … Read more
I cringe when I see the majority of people jump and land. Sure you can jump, but can you land? . . I usually focus on building strength and stability before adding any jumping work if a client decides he/she wants to add jumping to their program. In general, a good base level of strength … Read more
Youre only as strong as your weakest link. Core muscles are responsible for stabilizing the spine and pelvis as well as generating and transferring energy from the center of the body to its extremities. Developing core strength and stability enables you to maximize power output and perform complex movements that require coordination, balance, and technical … Read more
Here are few front squat grip variations. I dont always have clients front squat until certain prerequisites are met or just dependent on their goals. If the goal is something like olympic lifting then Im going to want them to achieve a full front rack position. If they dont have the the lat and/or thoracic … Read more
Unilateral work is important for overall strength development and longevity purposes. A solid strength program will always have some sort unilateral work programmed in for general strength or in your off season competition strength sport/sport. . . Bulgarian split squat is a great addition to your program as it builds single leg strength while challenging … Read more
Sally, a highly competitive and highly ranked-ultimate frisbee player came to me for help after spending 2 years in pain and no progress after seeing multiple chiropractors and physical therapists. It was clear we all agreed she had some major patellar tracking issues (knee cap moving away laterally) and was causing her excruciating pain. It … Read more