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Monday Rehab: Hip Drop vs. Lumbar Rotation
Today’s exercise is more about cleaning up the intention behind it in addition to the form. How many of you have tried, or had a trainer take you through either a Scorpion or a Lumbar Rotation Exercise? If you have not experienced these before, here is what they look like: Good in theory right? The…
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Hawaii Wrap-up
It’s amazing how quickly a trip can go by! I sat here tonight uploading all the photos I took over the past two weeks, and it all seems like a blur. The strangest part is realizing that this trip is longest amount of time I have ever stepped away from my office. To say it…
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Mahalo
Just landed back in Seattle, and I’m not sure what’s worse yet: the 20 degree temperatures or finding out the Hawks lost. Go Packers I guess?! It’s hard to believe our trip has come to and end, there are not enough thank yous in the world for all the wonderful people I was able to…
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Sumo Golf Bag Squats
Once again, the golf bag comes through as some added resistance! The Sumo Squat is one of my favorite variations of the Squat. In a traditional one, feet are placed at hip width apart and pointed forward or possibly slightly out. In the Sumo, you take a wider stance with the feet turned out. This…
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Take a minute to Breathe
Results won’t happen from just one workout, nor will they come from killing yourself in the gym everyday. Your body improves and gets stronger during the recovery process. I killed my body day after day for years, believing that I just had to push past the pain and work harder even when I had…
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Conquering Koko Head Crater
“Let the light shining from within you be brighter than the light shining on you” -Dabo Swinney Incredible words spoken by Clemson’s head football coach after their amazing win last night. Perfect to ponder this morning while conquering this beast of a climb! I loved it so much, I will be back tomorrow to experience…
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Warm Up Wednesday: Split Stance Style
Last week I showed you a lunge and rotation warm up exercise, so this week I wanted to build upon that with some similar options. One of the reasons I love lunges or a split stance position is because of the challenge it presents to the core and pelvis. You can actively stretch the hip…
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Monday Rehab: Bird Dog Edition
Welcome to the Monday Rehab, this is where every week I will be posting an exercise that is notorious for being performed wrong and show you how to fix it! Last week I showed you how to clean up those pesky mountain climbers, so this week I wanted to share one of my favorite exercises,…
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A different kind of heart rate training
Usually we are monitoring our heart rates during exercise, but have you ever monitored it when facing a fear? Flying has always been a challenge for me. It combines heights, speed and someone else being in control…..probably my three least favorite things on earth. However, when you decide to play a college sport, you don’t…
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