28 Apr Carry – Cylindrical Grip, Kettlebell
HOW: Hold a weight with a handle with your hand wrapped around the handle, ideally a kettlebell in the normal position. Grip the handle while staying strong through your arm, shoulder, and shoulder blade. Walk while holding the weight for the time instructed. FEEL:...
28 Apr Carry – Spherical Grip, Kettlebell
HOW: Hold a round weight, ideally a kettlebell upside-down that fits in your hand. Grip the weight while staying strong through your arm, shoulder, and shoulder blade. Walk while holding the weight for the time instructed. FEEL: This should feel like a challenging grip...
30 Jan Wrist Flexor Stretch
HOW: Perform the stretch by positioning your arm straight at shoulder height with your palm facing up, use your other hand to push your palm down with your fingers straight and pointed out. Hold the stretch for the time prescribed. FEEL: You should feel...
30 Jan Wrist Flexion & Extension – AROM
HOW: Get set up ideally with your forearm supported on a surface with your hand off the edge. Perform the exercise by bending and flexing just your wrist, then straighten and extend your wrist up and repeat. FEEL: This should feel like gentle motion...
30 Jan Reverse Phalen’s Stretch
HOW: Perform the stretch by putting your hands and fingers together with your fingers pointed up. Then, lift your elbows up so that your forearms are at least parallel to the ground. Hold for the time prescribed. FEEL: You should feel a stretch in...
30 Jan Flexor Mass Soft Tissue Mobilization – Flexbar
HOW: Get set-up seated with the forearm you want to target supported on a surface with your palm facing down. Using an object that can roll back and forth, roll out the forearm flexor mass muscles from just proximal to wrist and your elbow...
30 Jan Finger Flexion & Extension – AROM
HOW: Get set up ideally with your forearm supported on a surface with your hand off the edge. Perform the exercise by bending and flexing just your fingers to make a fist, then extend and straighten your fingers and repeat. FEEL: This should feel...
30 Jan Wrist Flexor Stretch – Contract Relax
HOW: Get set up with your arm almost shoulder height and elbow straight with your palm facing up on the side that you want to stretch. Using your other hand, point your wrist down until you feel a stretch. Once you feel a stretch,...
13 Dec Thumb Flexion – Resisted, Band
HOW: For this exercise secure a resistance band at the tip of your thumb. Stabilize the opposite end with your other hand, then take your thumb across your hand as if you’re making a number 4. Pull your thumb down towards your wrist then...
13 Dec Finger Flexion – Resisted, Band
HOW: Have your palm face up towards the ceiling with your wrist neutral. Start with a band barely on the end of your pointer finger, while stabilizing the band with the opposite hand. Barely hover the finger in which you are targeting the return...
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