20 May Bicep Curl – Pronated, Dumbbell
HOW: Start by standing straight up with a dumbbell in each hand. With your elbows squeezing your side and your shoulder blades back, bend your elbows up towards you with your palms facing down. Lower the dumbbells back down into the starting position and...
20 May Bicep Curl – Narrow, EZ Bar
HOW: Start by standing while using both hands to hold an EZ Bar down in front of you. Grip the bar with your palms facing up and your hands placed as close together as possible. Keep your shoulder blades back and your elbows at...
20 May Bicep Curl – Dumbbell
HOW: Start by standing straight up with a dumbbell in each hand. With your elbows squeezing your side and your shoulder blades back, bend your elbows up towards you as you rotate your hands out. Lower the dumbbells back down into the starting position...
20 May Forward Walking – Hurdle, Involved Leg
HOW:Using cones, lines, hurdles, or any other object, slowly step over each object with your involved leg. Lift your ankle up to help you clear the object. FEEL: You may feel tightness in your knee as you do this, this is normal. COMPENSATION: Do not...
20 May Backward Walking – Hurdle, Uninvolved Leg
HOW: Using cones, lines, hurdles, or any other object, slowly step over each object with your uninvolved leg. As you take a step with your involved leg, work on “staying strong” and squeezing your glutes and quadriceps as you make contact with the ground....
16 May Standing Pelvic Tilt
HOW: Start in a standing position with your hands on your hips. Begin by drawing your belly button in rotating your hips forwards. Only allow movement in the lower abdominal area as you rotate your hips forward. Perform in a slow and controlled motion....
16 May Ball Taps
HOW: Start with one foot on a soccer ball or similar ball like a medicine ball. Jump with the leg not on the ball and land softly with the opposite leg. The leg that jumped should now be positioned with one foot on the...
16 May Suitcase Lift – Dumbbell
HOW: Start in a standing position with a dumbbell on the floor at your side. Center yourself, bend down and reach for the dumbbell, trying to maintain a neutral spine. Bring it up and then back down. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in...
16 May Hip Hinge Pull Through – Band
HOW: Anchor a band at hip height. Walk out as far as you feel comfortable facing away from the anchor and grab the band with both hands between your legs. Start in an upright, tall position. Hinge at the hips while keeping your back...
16 May Carry – Suitcase, Unilateral, In Place
HOW: Start by standing with a dumbbell in one hand holding it at your side. Shift your weight to one side as you bring the other knee to your chest. Alternate marching in place while holding the dumbbell at your side. FEEL: You should...
