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Pimp Your Strength Program With Movement and Mobility. 5 Stretches to Regain Hip Mobility and Flexibility. 15 Common Mobility Mistakes - Personal Trainer Development Center. From Coach Jon: The following is a guest post from Eric Cressey. His sensational program, The High Performance Handbook is on sale this week. I rarely recommend resources, but if you’re looking either for a new workout or to improve your program design skills, I highly suggest you pick up a copy. Here’s a direct link to the sale: www.theptdc.com/high-performance Whether or not we should static stretch – and if so, when – is one of the most debated topics in the strength and conditioning field in recent years.

I personally don’t feel that everyone needs it, and that there are definitely many times when it is contraindicated. Unfortunately, like all training initiatives, some people do it all wrong. Mistake #1: Stretching through significant laxity. This is the most important and prevalent one of all, so it comes first. We’re all have a different amount of congenital laxity. How do you know if you’re lax, though? How does he do it? Mistake #3: Not creating stiffness at adjacent joints. Improve Mobility for Overhead Squats With These 2 Drills. Best Mobility Exercises to Fix the Front Rack for Cleans, Front Squats and Overhead Pressing.

Breakingmuscle. These 10 Podcasts May Just Get You to Stop Listening to Music. I used to listen to a lot of music, during my morning commute to work, again on the return home and at other times throughout the day. There is nothing wrong with listening to music, but it wasn’t helping me to become a better business owner. I wasn’t more productive and I wasn’t gaining any knowledge by listening to music for hours each day. One evening I downloaded a podcast that was very appealing to me and instead of my regular music on my journey to the office, I played the podcast. I haven’t turned back since that morning and podcasts have largely replaced my music. Those hours each day that used to be occupied with music is now a time for learning and self development. It has had a tremendous impact on me -- so much so, in fact, that I encourage everyone to try replacing his or her music with podcasts. Related: 9 Must-Read Marketing Ebooks for Every Startup Founder Here are some that I listen to regularly, and should give you 10 reasons to switch the music off and podcasts on. 1.

Video: Mobility for the Overhead Position. The RAIL System: Shoulder Mobility for the Bench Press. 5x5: A Simple Workout To Get Stronger. Movement Pattern - Overhead, Squat, etc. Hip mobility for speed and injury reduction – — Functional Training Ireland personal training sports massage and physiotherapy. David Hare and Joey Boland – It’s a problem we see all too often you have tight hips and you suffer from hamstring or quad tears? I used to be plagued by these throughout my career but these simple tips can help you too. Here are some easy to do tips so you can now test and correct poor hip mobility. The Thomas test is a simple test that I use to expose hip tightness in the hips and quads. Try it yourself and see how you do…. I often find a difference in hip flexibility between sides in hurlers as they generally lunge with the same leg every time they pick up the ball which can cause tightness over time What is the solution?

I like to use the side lying quad stretch. Hip extension is essential for all athletes especially where speed is of paramount importance. Once a client has improved their basic quad stretch we move onto more functional higher level exercises to maintain this hip mobility like a one leg cable row as seen below. Leave a comment and let us know how you get on. Dave and Joey. Hip mobility for speed and injury reduction – — Functional Training Ireland personal training sports massage and physiotherapy.