28 Apr Seated Thoracic Windmill
HOW: While seated, bring your chest towards your knees and reach down on the inside of your knee. As you reach down, rotate up to the ceiling with the opposite arm. Your chest should be facing the side you opened up to in order...
20 Apr Peroneal Nerve Tensioner
HOW: In a seated position, place your arms behind your back. Tilt your head down to your chest and slump your back putting your chest more over your thighs. Think of getting in a “bad posture” position. Move the involved foot inward and point...
20 Apr Seated Hip External Rotation Stretch
HOW: Bring one leg up and relax the ankle on the opposite knee. Let gravity pull your knee down to stretch your hip. For more of a stretch, use your hand to push your knee down. FEEL: You should feel a stretch in your...
20 Apr Seated Pigeon Stretch
HOW: While seated, cross the leg you want to stretch over your other knee. Sit up straight and lean forward, hinging at the hips. Lean as far as you comfortably can. FEEL: You should feel a stretch in your hip muscles as you lean...
05 Apr Long Arc Quad – Band
HOW: Follow the instructions in the video to properly tie the theraband around an anchor, and then to your ankle so that it doesn't slip. Once set up, try to straighten your knee against the resistance of the band. Think of lifing your heel...
31 Mar SNAGS
HOW: Use a towel wrapped around the desired area of your neck to be stretched. The edge of the towel provides great friction for this mobilization. First stabilize one end of the towel, then pull up and over with the opposite arm of the...
22 Mar Dip
HOW: Start with your hands supported on an elevated surface like a couch or bench behind you at your sides. With your hips unsupported in the air, but your feet supported on the ground, lower your hips down towards the ground by letting your...
25 Feb Isometric Wrist Pronation – In Extension, Dumbbell, Band
HOW: Get set-up sitting upright with a surface next to you to support your elbow and forearm. With your elbow positioned straight, position your forearm and wrist in a neutral position with your thumb facing up, and have your hand unsupported at the edge...
09 Feb Seated Chin Tuck
HOW: In a seated position focus on tucking your chin towards the front of the upper part of your neck. Think about creating a "double chin". FEEL: You will feel the muscles in the front of your neck activating. You may feel a stretch...
04 Feb Pronation + Supination – Resisted, Elbow Straight
HOW: Get set up sitting upright with your arm held out in front of you with your elbow straight. While maintaining elbow position and holding a long weighted object such as a bat, perform pronation and supination. See the video for other tips and...