Category: Glutes
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Monday Rehab: Stop the hour long plank holds…..do this instead!
We’re keeping it simple on this Monday Rehab edition. Bottom line, planks are awesome, but why on earth is everyone trying to hold it for a million hours? Ok, I will admit that as a trainer, the plank has long been a wonderful torture device. But let’s be real, holding it for longs periods of…
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Warm Up Wednesday: 2 must do exercises before golf, workouts and starting your day!
Let’s keep this simple, you sit all day long at work and chances are your hip flexors are tight and your glutes are inhibited. Counteracting 60 plus hours in a chair every week is impossible, but there are two simple moves you can do everyday that will provide some help so that you can still…
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Clam Shells…..The exercise that just keeps returning
Clam Shells are probably one of the most common exercises handed out over the years. And I must admit, I have tried to get away from them so many times. One of my biggest pet peeves is having a client come in who has been doing Clam Shells for months…….with a band around their knees……wrong!…
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A Glute Killer!
It’s been awhile since I posted an exercise that really gets after the gluteus maximus, and this one is no joke. While simple in stature, it packs a huge punch and requires a lot of thought and careful movement. Before you do it though, there is one very important requirement…..your glutes must be the star…
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Get after those glutes!
Working the glutes with heavy weights and awesome exercises like lunges, squats and deadlifts is awesome. But sometimes you need to take a step back and single them out. Clam shells are a pretty universal exercise for working on the glute medius and minimus. I mostly like using them when I have a client who…
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The best laid plans…..
The alarm went off, in theory I was ready to hit another hard workout today. But, my body told me otherwise. In years past I would have probably worked out even though I was feeling sick, but since I need to be focused and feeling well on the golf course, the workout just didn’t happen…
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One of my favorites…..
Only one more day left here in paradise, so in honor of this glorious weather here is one of my favorite exercises I just happened to film at the top of Kokohead Crater this past January. I’s and Y’s The goal of this exercise is not just to engage the mid and lower trap muscles,…
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Aloha from Maui!
It’s been a long day of travel that required an enormous amount of patience and deep breathes. But we made it to paradise and get to spend the next 5 days here playing in University of Hawaii’s Tournament at the Kapalua Bay Course! In honor of my return to the Hawaiian Islands for the second…
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Monday Rehab: Weighted Golf Swings
Last week I included weighted or resisted golf swings as one of my top 5 dumbest exercises ever……but really this one could be the dumbest exercise of all time! Why you ask? Well, this opens up Pandora’s box into the world of sports specific training. If you want to find a subject that gets me…
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