Posts Tagged ‘hip mobility’
Don’t get all Butt-Hurt cuz your Back Hurts; Clean up your Hips!
The source for back pain can commonly be found at the hips; more specifically, lack of complete hip extension. One of the byproducts of tight, weak hips is an anteriorly tilted pelvis, aka lumbar lordosis. Now, the pelvis may orient itself that way in static postures, but I’m typically more concerned if the person has the…
Read MoreGet 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 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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