The tall kneeling Anti-Rotation Press is reactive stability exercise that forces the core and lumbo-pelvic hip complex to do their job. What I love about this type of exercise is that they are self correcting. Meaning, if you aren’t using the right muscles at the right time in the correct order you will fall […]
The McGill Curl Up is a great abdominal exercise that not only helps to strengthen the abdominal muscles but also help to generate thoracic flexibility and lumbo-pelvic stability. Similar to the Pilates Upper Ab Curl the McGill Curl Up asks you to lift the vertebra one by one off the floor starting with a slight […]
The Supraspinatus, is littlest of the 4 Rotator Cuff muscles and is often a source of pain and dysfunction in the shoulder joint. This muscle is located above the spine of the shoulder blade. To find this muscle on yourself, place your hand on top of your opposite shoulder. With your finger tips pointing down […]
Outside Magazine just published an article IS CROSSFIT KILLING US? The CrossFit backlash is in full swing—led by a long list of injured participants. While the title is rather dramatic since I really don’t think anyone is dying doing CrossFit, the point is why are we getting hurt doing an activity that is suppose to make us […]
The hip abductors are located on the lateral portion of the hip and pull your leg out to the side like a “fire hydrant” position. These muscles often harbor trigger points. Using a ball (tennis or lacrosse) pinned under these muscles in side-lying position will create the needed compression to help dissolve these areas of […]
So the peroneals/fibularis group and the tibialis posterior and long toe flexors effectively create a stirup around the ankle. If the fibularis group on the outside of the lower leg are more short and stiff than the tibialis posterior and long toe flexors deep on the inner portion of the calf, the ankle will more easily rotate into […]
Spinal rotation occurs at the thoracic/ribcage portion of the spine NOT the low back or lumbar spine. The low back is designed to flex forward and bend backward not to twist. Hanging out all day rotated and sluching in your chair is setting yourself for disc injuries and jamming the facet joints of your spine. I […]
Here’s a quicky for getting into the long toe flexors and the tibialis posterior muscles that are deep in the back of the calf. For the folks out there who collapse their arches and whose ankles roll in; these muscles tend towards being long stretched out and weak. So we don’t want to stretch it […]
Yet another way to tenderize your calves. Great post-workout put a fork in me ’cause I’m cooked mobilization. All you need is kids pool noodle re-inforced with a 3/4″ PVC pipe. Great way to get after those tight calves.
Smash those forearm back into submission with a ball of your choice. Great spot to hit for all the bodyworkers, lifters and climbers or maybe just the white knuckle drivers.
