Category: Stability
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Bottoms Up Kettlebell Grip to the Rescue
Yesterday I showed you a fun variation on the Thruster that involved flipping the kettlebells upside down to challenge your shoulder stability and grip strength. Today I’m taking that same grip and adding it to a great hip mobility/stability exercise to create the ultimate exercise in activating the nervous system. Meet the Bottoms up Step…
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A fun variation on a classic
The Squat to Press, also known sometimes as a Thruster, is one of the most simple and effective exercises out there. Aside from it involving a squat, which puts mobility and stability to the test, it also requires the use of ground force to power the weights above your head. This week I tried adding…
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A few of my favorite band exercises
Bands are a great way to work in some resistance training when you are on the road and have no access to equipment. I also really like them when I’m focusing on control and quality movement. Today I’m sharing a couple of my favorite variations of the Push and Pull. The key here is simplicity.…
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Let’s get that thoracic spine moving!
I’m always playing around with new ways to challenge my rotation, and lately I’ve been making some great progress with these 2 mobility drills! The first one puts an active stretch on the adductors and pins the low back making it impossible to compensate. The goal is to focus on moving from the chest moving…
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Monday Rehab: An exercise that targets everything!
I’m always a fan of exercises that challenge several areas of the body at once. Especially when you are short on time, it’s nice to have some go to moves that will work get the muscles firing while asking for balance, stability, mobility and coordination. Today I bring you an exercise that can be done…
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Monday Rehab: My Favorite Exercises for Increasing Stability
If you’re like me, warming up is not always about trying to mobilize the body, it’s more about activating muscles to help gain better stability. Yes, I have have excessive movement in all the wrong places, and ultimately, improving my stability in those joints will help me have better control and move better from the…
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Some friday kettlebell fun
My poor little puppy was sick all day which made it tough to squeeze a workout in. But somehow I found 10 minutes before my last few clients of the day and decided to hit the kettlebells. They truly are one of the best training tools to use when you are pressed for time. So…
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Some Shoulder and Core Stability Fun!
I am all about finding fun a creative ways to achieve a goal. And this is one of my favorites to do with my junior golfers. As they are navigating the waters of growth spurts, bad posture and sitting all day at school, the need for body control and core strength becomes even more essential.…
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Monday Rehab: It’s Plank time!
Today we are fixing the plank! Not that it really needs fixing, because it’s kind of an awesome exercise (although I’m not a fan of holding it constant for minutes at a time). It challenges shoulder stability, core stability, posture and come on trainers, let’s all be honest about it, the plank is great way…
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