29 May Supine Serratus Punch
HOW: Lie on your back and bring your arm straight up pointing to the sky as chest level. From this position, act like you're going to punch something above your fist that is a few inches above it. Keep the elbow straight and punch...
29 May Side Plank – Crunch
HOW: Lying on your side, have your elbow straight down from your shoulder and your bottom leg pushing into the ground lifting your hips up to where your body is a straight line. While maintaining this position, bring the top knee up to your...
29 May Shoulder Extension – AAROM, Dowel
HOW: While standing, grab onto a dowel behind your back with your palms facing forward. Use one arm to push the dowel back in order for the other shoulder to feel a stretch without it working. Hold that stretch for the prescribed amount of...
29 May Prone Shoulder External Rotation – 90/90, Swissball
HOW: Lay on a swissball on at your chest level with your knees resting on the ground. Bring your elbows up at your side straight out from your shoulders, squeeze your shoulder blades, and let your forearms hang down. Keeping an “L” shape in...
29 May Knee Flexion Gapping – Towel
HOW: In a seated position, place a rolled small towel behind your knee as you bend it up to hold the towel in between your thigh and lower leg. Use both hands to pull your lower leg towards your thigh. Make sure to pull...
29 May Half Kneeling Soleus Stretch
HOW: In a kneeling position with one leg up and your foot flat on the ground. Lean forward as much as you can bending your knee and slightly bringing your heel off of the ground. Hold that position when you feel a good stretch...
29 May Foot Circles
HOW: While standing, bring one foot forward. Trace the outside edge of your foot, ankle, and toes on the ground using as much body weight as you can tolerate in a circular motion. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in your foot and ankle...
29 May Seated Calf Stretch – Knee Straight, Towel
HOW: While seated, loop a towel around the balls of your feet. Keep your knee straight and with both hands pull the towel towards you. FEEL: You should feel a stretch in the back of your lower leg/calf. COMPENSATION: Keep the knee straight, don’t...
27 May Deadlift Warmup Essentials
The deadlift is one of the best exercises for both the power and strength athlete as well as the recovering patient in rehab. Not only can the lift be progressively overloaded for a proper training/rehab stimulus, but most importantly, it gives individuals the confidence...
27 May Triceps Stretch – Dowel
HOW: While standing, place one hand behind your neck with your elbow pointing up. Place the other hand behind your low back holding a dowel that connects up to your hand behind your head. Pull down with the lower hand and hold that stretch. ...
