28 Apr Core Workout Sample Program Phase 2

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Here is Phase 2 of an excellent core exercise program designed to improve passive core stiffness. An article by Benjamin C. Y. Lee and Stuart M. McGill in 2015 compared a long term dynamic (i.e., curl up) vs. isometric (i.e., plank) core training program. A 6...

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28 Apr How To Train Every Hamstring Muscle

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When it comes to addressing the hamstrings, most people are great with sagittal plane focused movements including hip/knee flexion and extension. However, the hamstrings are not oriented just in the sagittal plane! This is due to different insertion points of the individual hamstring muscles! Read...

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28 Apr How To Introduce And Progress Single Leg Deceleration Exercises

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28 Apr Hip Mobility For Golf

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Now that we have gained mobility (refer to golf training warm-up hip routine), we want to promote moving through these new ranges with control to promote neuromuscular adaptations. The guys at PFS utilize a lot of FRC training. The first clip demonstrates closed-chain Controlled Articular Rotations...

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28 Apr Pillow Adjustment For Bedtime Neck Pain

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Do you wake up with neck pain, jaw pain, or headaches? Did you know your sleeping position and your pillow set-up could be contributing to these symptoms!? SIDE SLEEPERS! Try out this simple trick that may be the key to improving your morning and daytime aches....

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28 Apr Learning Thoracic & Scapular Position With The GravityFit TPro

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A lot of people have asked us for cues and tips for promoting optimal trunk and scapular position. Specifically, people want to know how to make sure they’re doing exercises correctly on their own without someone cueing them. One solution - neuromuscular re-education with the...

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28 Apr Core Activation Warm-up Routine

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The "core" is a loose term thrown around the health and fitness industry, especially when it comes to "core training". There is a lack of consistency when people discuss the term "core stability", however an article by Tricia Majewski-Schrage, Todd A. Evans, and Brian Ragan...

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28 Apr ACJ Separation Rehab Sample Exercises

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Demonstrated here are 3 example exercises that could be incorporated in a late-stage acromioclavicular joint separation injury rehabilitation program. Acriomioclavicular joint (ACJ) separation injuries are a common shoulder girdle injury in athletes. This is due to the mechanism of injury, which is usually a direct force...

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28 Apr Improve Your Turkish Get Up

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If you only have time for one exercise and want a full body workout, the Turkish Get Up should be considered! The TGU requires...

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28 Apr FRC Principle: Passive end range holds, lift offs, and hovers

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These videos focus on the FRC principles: passive end range holds, passive end range lift offs, and hovers. These techniques help to improve muscular strength, joint resiliency, and muscular and neurological control. The concept of of irradiating tension throughout my body remains in the techniques. The...

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