Posts Tagged ‘ankle dorsiflexion’
Get your Mobility Game Up With…. The “Squat Matrix”!
One of the very first things that I learned during my introduction to Applied Functional Science was a concept called the “SFT syntax” and the Squat Matrix. SFT Syntax is the language used to describe the position of your limb(s) that are in contact with the ground….hands and knees, knees, feet…. in our case, the feet)…
Read MoreImprove your Mobility with “The World’s Greatest Stretch”!
If you take a quick poll of your average jane or joe that gets their sweat on at your local gym, and you were to ask them if they’ve heard of the World’s Greatest Stretch as a warm up before they got their main workout in, chances are you’ll hear crickets. Their warm up would…
Read More4.5.2012 – Calf/Ankles/Feet? Here’s your Troubleshoot! (part VII…the Wrap Up!)
Hey all, final post coming your way today wrapping up our series on the Calf/ankle/foot. Lets get right to it. Here are the previous 6 postings in our series for you to catch up with: Part I – Introduction Part II – Anatomy, origins/insertions Part III – Anatomy, muscle actions Part IV – Sot Tissue…
Read More3.21 – Got Tight Calf/Ankles/Feet? Here’s your Troubleshoot! (part VI)
Hey all, my apologies for the hiatus, I’ve been swamped with clients, finishing off 2011 tax return stuff, car shopping, and in general trying not to tear hair out of my head! The result? – Client success rates still remain high – Tax return has been filed – Batta-bing, batta-boom: Yours truly is the owner…
Read MoreGot Tight Calf/Ankles/Feet? Here’s your Troubleshoot! (part V)
We’re back to business with our series on the calf/ankles/feet. HERE we talked about some SMR techniques to ease pain and tension in compressed areas: Part IV Today we’ll talk a little about mobility and stability. If you ask me, these are the key players to consider when rehabilitating any injury, or even addressing training…
Read MoreHow are your Feet?
HOW ARE YOUR FEET? I’ll be honest, I have terrible feet. Call it genetics, call it poor biomechanical adaptation during my youth, but I have some jacked up feet. To break it down, I have what they call a pez cavus foot (higher than normal arch), combined with a forefoot equinas, which means my forefoot…
Read More5 Reasons We Don’t Squat (Part 2)
Hey all, getting right to it today. In the last installment, I talked about reasons why people have an aversion to squatting; knee and back pain, laziness, or a hurt ego being the main culprits. In today’s blog post, I’m going to talk about a couple of the techniques I use to allow for a more…
Read MoreWhy don’t we Squat?
Today’s post is going to come from the greatest exercise known to man, the squat. No other exercise has ever been as effective at targeting so many different aspects of awesome than the squat (when performed properly): ankle, hip, and thoracic spine mobility, core stability, leg strength, and a big contributor toward reducing overall body fat. Ask any coach…
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