19 Jul Long Arc Quads

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The Long Arc Quads exercise is designed to help strengthen your quadriceps muscles in the front of your thigh. These muscles are important for improving knee extension ROM and activities of daily living including standing, walking, and sitting. - Position yourself with your feet hanging off...

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19 Jul Tabletop Shoulder External Rotation At 90 Degrees Shoulder Abduction

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Check out @Kokokurdoghlian working on some dynamic overhead shoulder stability. Koko came to Craig after nursing some shoulder pain while playing D1 basketball at Cal. After assessment, it was apparent he was having difficulty stabilizing his shoulder in an overhead position and with rotational movements....

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19 Jul Neck Pain With Rowing

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Tag someone that needs to improve their rowing mechanics! . There are a lot of moving parts in a row. Depending on what your intent with the exercise is, there are many variations. 2 things to almost always avoid ❌ when performing the row include: . ➖Excessively shoulder shrugging,...

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19 Jul Plank Variations

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Here are a couple ways to regress and progress the traditional planks: . Level 1: Modified Plank - on your knees Level 2: Plank - keeping your ankle, knee, hips, and shoulders all in alignment Level 3A: Plank + Arm Raise - try to keep your pelvis level here,...

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19 Jul Anti-Rotation Core

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Core Stability is about optimal control, which is the balance between MOVEMENT and STIFFNESS” –Paul Hodges. . Anti-rotational exercise should be a staple of every core program, and it is well documented in the research to support its ability in increasing core stiffness. . The exercises shown here are...

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19 Jul Groin Prehab

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Here are 2 great exercises to [P]Rehab your Groin Strain. . 1️⃣ These Side Slides are performed with external demand of a band around your lower leg. This will place extra demand on the adductors. ➖Make sure to put pressure on the leg that is sliding out. This...

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19 Jul Shoulder Overhead Prep With Bands

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Here is my favorite superset utilizing the @crossoversymmetry for Shoulder Strengthening💪🏽. . Exercise #1️⃣ involves pulling the shoulders back into a Y (arms overhead) transitioned to an I (arms by your side) position. The 🔑 here is to engage the scapula retractors (meaning keeping the shoulder blades...

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19 Jul Dead Bug Form

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Dead Bug is a great exercise to improve core muscle strength, endurance, and functional capacity. The problem is, often times people are compensating by over arching their back and don't even realize this. When you over arch your low back, you have now took the...

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19 Jul Bird Dog

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Here is an exercise that combines both Bird-Dog + Bear Crawl into One! . This is an excellent exercise to challenge dynamic core stability. When we say core stability, we are talking about the ability to control the torso, which dictates spinal movement. We want to limit...

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19 Jul Big Toe Extension Mobility

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Would you ever have thought that something so miniscule as big toe (metatarsophalangeal AKA) MTP mobility could plague your athletic career? . This is an often overlooked impairment and often times leads to compensations including: Excessive knee flexion (bending), Excessive supination/pronation, Decreased Hip Extension . Here are 2 different exercises...

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