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Foam rollers are great. But it’s not always just about WHAT you are using to roll out, it’s also about HOW you are performing self myofascial release that is important. If you combine some of our basic understanding of functional anatomy with our understanding of movement, we can really enhance how you perform self myofascial release to get even better results.
Can we correct scapular winging in a matter of minutes? This obviously depends on the cause of the scapular winging. But in this post, Michael Infantino shows some impressive videos of a patient with scapular winging before and after dry needling the serratus anterior.
Ah, the sleeper stretch. Pretty popular right now, huh? Seems like a ton of people are preaching the value of the sleeper stretch and why everyone needs to use it. I don’t like the sleeper stretch and I haven’t used it for years. Here are 5 reasons why I don’t use it, and you probably shouldn’t either.
Medicine balls are commonly used for plyometric and power development drills. The two most common types of medicine balls can be categorized by how well they bounce, high bounce or low bounce. There’s a time and need for both, but choosing the right medicine ball can easily make or break the effectiveness of the exercise.
Avoid this common mistake and learn how to to get the most out of plyometric exercises.
The latest Inner Circle webinar recording on The Science of Plyometrics is now available.
Recently, I have seen dozens of social media posts with “advanced” hip mobility drills that made me stop and think… Should we actually be seeking to perform these advanced variations? Forcing hip mobility drills through anatomical limitations is just going to cause more impingement and issues with the hips, rather than helping. Sometimes less is more. Here are my 6 favorite hip mobility drills that I think everyone should perform.
There are several graft choices for ACL reconstruction, all with different pros and cons that must be considered. Not everyone should use the same graft. Today’s post discusses the different options.
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