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Single Leg Hip Thrust with Band-Resisted Hip Drive
This week’s guest post is a video demonstration of the single leg hip thrust with band-resisted hip drive by Eirik Førlie. I received a lot of
November 21, 2011
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How to Increase your Vertical Jump by 2 Inches
For those of us that work with athletes, you know that eventually you will get questions from them such as, how can I increase my vertical jump? What if I told you that you can increase your vertical jump by 2 inches in just a few minutes?
November 14, 2011
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Functional Assessment and Exercises to Enhance Hip Flexion
Incorporating hip flexion drills into our programs is often important. Here are a couple of exercises to try as well as some thoughts on assessment of functional hip flexion mobility.
October 31, 2011
Injury Treatment
Simple Thoracic Spine Mobility Exercises Everyone Can Perform
There are many variations of thoracic spine mobility exercises and drills. Many of them are great, but not for everyone. Here is a collection of thoracic spine mobility exercises that you can try with your patients and clients, including my preferred technique and a simple thoracic spine mobility exercises that is easy for everyone to perform.
October 17, 2011
Injury Treatment
Thoracolumbar Fascia – An Area Rich with Activity
The thoracolumbar fascia plays an important role in human movement as it not only serves as an attachment site for numerous muscles in the lumbar, thoracic, and sacral regions, but also is an important area of transition between the upper and lower extremities where forces are transferred to allow for coordinated function.
October 10, 2011
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Barefoot Training
Barefoot training is a popular topic with much debate on both sides of the argument. Art Horne’s new book sheds some light and shares some research.
September 15, 2011
Injury Treatment
A Simple Modification To Maximize Your Bridge Exercise for Hip Extension
The bridge exercise is a simple and effective exercise to begin working on hip extension and turning on your glutes. Here is a simple modification you can perform if hip flexor mobility is limiting the effectiveness of the bridge.
September 12, 2011
Injury Treatment
TRX Serratus Slide
The TRX Serratus Slide is a great new exercise that really targets the serratus anterior muscle using the TRX Suspension System.
September 5, 2011
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