05 Feb Standing Hip Adduction – Band
HOW: Stand on a slightly elevated surface if possible. Attach resistance to your ankle. Keeping your core engaged, slowly slide your foot across your body. FEEL: You should feel the muscles on the inside part of your thigh working. Furthermore, you should feel your...
14 Jan D2 Shoulder Flexion – Band
HOW: Get a band anchored down by the ground and stand next to the anchor but turn your body 90 degrees from it. Hold the band with your arm that is further away from the anchor. Spread your feet so that they’re a little...
03 Jan Side Lying Shoulder External Rotation – Band
HOW: In a side-lying position place the arm facing the ceiling slightly abducted, this can be done using a pillow or towel. Now focus on purely rotating the shoulder from the hand near the stomach all the way out to where the hand is...
01 Jan Face Pull – Quick
HOW: Begin with a resistance band pulling your arms forward. The anchor for the resistance band should be around shoulder height. Bring your hands close to your ears, this is achieved by rowing and rotating your arms back at the same time. Bring your...
01 Jan Lateral Raise – Band
HOW: Stand on a band to anchor it from one end. Hold on to both ends of the band with your hands, then raise your arms out to about 90 degrees, which is parallel to the floor. Slowly return to starting position. I use...
01 Jan Shoulder External Rotation – Burnout, Band
HOW: While keeping your elbows at your side, focus on spreading the arms as far as you can while holding onto a band. This time perform this QUICKER. Initiate this motion with the shoulder blades and allow your arms to follow. The firmer the...
01 Jan Staggered Shoulder Ys
HOW: Begin in a staggered stance position, then lean your trunk forward by hinge at the hips. Once in this position bring both arms facing the ceiling while making sure the thumbs are face facing towards the ceiling. Focus on pulling your shoulder blades...
01 Jan Bird Dog – Band
HOW: Begin on your hands and knees with a band wrapped around your foot anchored by your opposite hand. In this position you will balance on the opposite arm and leg. The wider you are the easier to balance, the more narrow the more...
01 Jan Quadruped Shoulder Ts – Band
HOW: Begin on your hands and knees, with your knees under your hips and your wrists under your shoulders. Place one end of the band underneath your stationary arm, with the other end of the band, bring out your arm in a T formation....
01 Jan Shoulder Flexion – Band Pull Apart
HOW: Begin with both hands at your side with a band looped around your wrists. While keeping tension on the band for the entirety of this exercise, elevate your arms overhead. The higher you get the more challenging this exercise will become. Make sure...