by admin | Mar 8, 2018 | alignment training, deep core, diaphragm, posterior chain, Postural correction, Restorative, Rugged, Scapula, TVA
This one is a burner. Difficult to do alone, but incredibly effective for assisting in postural tensioning between the shoulders and the hips. Seriously, I have clients do this and they sweat, they shake, basically it is way harder than it looks. WHY DO IT: Because...
by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy, anterior chain, Athletic performance, balance, functional movement, Glutes, health, Improved Cognition, Joint control, Low back fix, low back pain, movement, muscle function, Optimization, posterior chain, Postural correction, Posture, rectus abdominis, strength, structural integration, sustainability
Think “create core tension when you breathe out” and as you breathe in, “relax into the floor, fill the back of your shirt with your spine”. But DO NOT let go of the tension you created, be sure to maintain tension on abdominals This...
by admin | May 10, 2017 | Adductor strength, Anatomy, anterior chain, Athletic performance, balance, bipeds, Blog, core, Efficiency, explosiveness, flexibility, functional movement, functionality, glute workout, Glutes, Human Optimization, Personal Training, plyometrics, posterior chain, Practice
You can never do enough unilateral work in your training. One of the reasons I enjoy this alternative to traditional sagittal plane lunges is because you work your adductors and lateral stabilization of your pelvis. If you ever watch somebody run or walk,...
by admin | Apr 2, 2017 | explosiveness, glute workout, Glutes, knee stability, leg control, plyometrics, posterior chain, running, sport, Uncategorized
The bosu ball gets a rap. People do all sorts of weird things in the gyms with them, but having said that, this post isn’t about complaining about those people. Instead I want to discuss the importance of utilizing the bosu ball for leg and hip development, as...
by admin | Mar 4, 2017 | anterior chain, core, diaphragm, endurance, fitness, hamstrings, Low back fix, low back pain, movement, muscle function, posterior chain, rectus abdominis, sport, strength, Uncategorized, weightlifting
Having a posterior chain that receives the message to ‘turn-on’ is going to help us in the world of movement for many reasons. Apart from being a major contributor to uprightness and posture, it is also a contributor to lifting load off of our joints and...