25 Apr Posture Hack

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Here is a nice exercise you can perform every couple hours or so with or without a resistance band just to keep things moving! Posture has gotten a serious bad rap lately, we don't think it is the ONLY reason for people's pain and symptoms....

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25 Apr Deadlifts With Elastic Bands

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The traditional deadlift using free weights and a barbell is considered an isotonic (constant external resistance) exercise. Due to the properties of elastic bands, supplementing them with a free weight exercise adds variable resistance. Prior research of variable resistance combining free weights and resistance bands...

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25 Apr Lateral Ankle Sprain Rehab Sample Program

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Rolled your ankle?! Ankle sprains are the most common injury in sports and physical activity, estimating to be about 25% of all injuries across sports. Of all ankle injuries 85% involve the lateral ankle ligaments. There is strong evidence suggesting there is an increase risk of...

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25 Apr Partner Med Ball Toss

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The traditional Med Ball Toss against the ground and/or wall is a great exercise for power development. However, when performed alone without a catch, it tends to be a concentric focused movement. As important as it is to be able to generate power in the...

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25 Apr Modified Partner Pallof Press

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The Pallof Press is an excellent anti-rotation exercise that should be a staple of every core program designed. The traditional pallof press has been well documented in research to support it's ability along with other isometric trunk exercises to enhance core stiffness (1). This modified partner...

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25 Apr Partner Plank Variations

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Planks are a traditional starting point when it comes to core workouts. However, with the amount of plank variations seen in the fitness industry, one may find it difficult to choose the best plank variation for them. It comes down to purpose, what do you...

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25 Apr Bear Crawl Using Sliders

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The bear crawl is an excellent exercise to challenge dynamic core stability. The bear crawl is also a great exercise because it helps with body awareness. Proprioception (knowing where your joints are in space) is considered another sense of the body, just like smell and...

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25 Apr TRX Rotatory Exercise

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"Power lives in the transverse plane" is a famous line by many popular movement-based professionals for a good reason. Most sports, if not every sport requires force generation AND movement control in the transverse plan. For simpler terms, owning rotational movement is key to performance...

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25 Apr Hex Bar Versus Barbell Deadlift Differences

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The deadlift is a common and popular exercise to strengthen the lower body and posterior chain. The typical straight barbell deadlift primarily targets the hips and erector spinae, specifically in the lumbar spine region. This is because the bar is in front of the legs...

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25 Apr TRX Arm And Core Routine

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This video goes out to the people looking to finish their arm workout with a killer pump. I love hypertrophy exercises to finish my workout that incorporate a core workout as well. The TRX and other suspension trains can do just that. This a full arm...

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