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Improving Ankle Mobility should involve much more than stretching your calves The key is to LOAD the ankles in variable positions Ankles thrive off versatility Some of my favorite ways - Forward sled - Weighted knee over toe compound movements (lunges, bulgarians, skater squats, goblet squats) - Dynamic activities...

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Strong legs are the foundations of a stable posture, yet many let theirs weaken over time. You lose your ability to move and stand upright. Much of my work with chronic pain clients involves strengthening the legs. This video shows 8 essential lower body motions: 1- Hip Extensions Standing upright involves straightening your torso to align it with your lower body, an extension of your hips executed by your Glutes and Hamstrings. The problem is you sit on these muscles all day, weakening them over the years to the point where they fail to do their job. Your lower back picks up the slack against its will and becomes overworked. I'll start chronic pain clients with Hip Bridges on the floor to ensure everything is balanced, then progress to Hip Thrusts and eventually Standing exercises like the Romanian Deadlift. As for the Deadlift off the floor, those are great if you can access a barbell or kettlebell. - Hip Bridge (0:05) - Hip Thrust (0:11) - Romanian Deadlift (0:17) - Deadlift (0:23) 2- Split Squats Split Squats are excellent for strengthening the knees. In the case of a chronic pain client, I use them to stretch the quad and Hip Flexors of the back leg, which are often extremely stiff due to sitting. This stiffness makes the body collapse forward and is often the limiting factor when people try this exercise for the first time. I'll start someone with the Front Foot elevated because it's easier on the front leg and gives a great stretch, then progress to flat and rear foot elevated. - Front foot elevated (0:30) - Flat (0:36) - Rear-foot elevated (0:42.2) 3- Lunges Lunges are the dynamic version of the Split Squat. Besides being excellent for strengthening your leg muscles, the one thing I love about this exercise is that it teaches you how to brace yourself as your foot lands. Many people lack the core strength to absorb an impact. Lunges develop that shock absorption capacity, especially when done with weights. Ensure you have mastered the Split Squats before doing them, and use different directions to target your muscles differently. - Forward (0:48) - Back (0:54.7) - Side (1:07) 4- Squats The king of all exercises is crucial for your ascension. The vertical motion improves your ability to overcome the world's weight crashing down upon you. It's also an amazing Glute and Quad stretch in the bottom position. I'll start chronic pain clients with the bodyweight variation before progressing them to weighted and eventually one-legged, also known as Pistol Squats. Doing one leg at a time is one of the best ways to balance your body's left and right sides from head to toe. - Body weight (1:12.5) - Loaded (1:19) - Pistol (1:25.5) 5- Step-ups Step-ups are amongst my favorite one-sided exercises to strengthen the Glutes and Quads. They are excellent for improving the stability of your hips and abdominal muscles. Use the Front and Lateral variations to maximize your results. - Front (1:31.5) - Lateral (1:38) 6 - Leg Curls Leg Curls strengthen the lower attachment of your Hamstrings. They are an integral part of my knee and lower back recovery programs because many people are weak due to sitting. I'll have chronic pain clients use a towel to create muscle resistance, though you can do them standing to get some much-needed blood flow. The best way to benefit from this exercise is by using an exercise ball or a machine at the gym. - Standing (1:43) - Towel (1:49) - Exercise ball (1:55.4) - Machine (2:02.1) 7- Adductions The inner thigh muscles become problematic when people sit with their legs crossed. They either get stiff or weak depending on whether you cross one leg over the other or with your foot on the opposite knee. I love Copenhagen Planks to restore the balance in your adductors. - Knee-bent (2:08.8) - Straight-leg (2:14) 8- Calf Raises The ankles are the cornerstone of your posture because they affect the alignment of every other joint above. Strong Calves are essential to their stability, yet many omit them from their workouts. Standing Calf Raises also strengthen the knees from behind. Doing the Donkey variation, you'll feel an intense stretch from the knee to the ankle. Seated Calf Raises work a different lower leg muscle essential to pump blood back up from your feet. - Standing (2:20.5) - Donkey (2:26.6) - Seated (2:33.3) Include these 8 types of motions in your routine as an insurance policy against serious mobility problems down the line. Keeping your legs strong ensures a stable posture and quality movements, two crucial factors for a high quality of life.

Alex Bernier

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Knee cave is good for glutes? 😱 This video is bound to upset some people. A new study directly examined knee cave a.k.a. knee valgus vs pushing knees out in a squat on muscle activations# well as forces acting on the knee The researchers found MORE glute activation when the participants cued knee cave vs knees out where they saw more adductor activation. This may seem strange since a lot of exercises for the glutes utilize knees out. But these are typically exercising involving abduction, not squats Not only that, but they found the forces on the knee during knee cave were not even close to the level required to cause knee injury I am NOT saying you should purposefully valgus, but if you have strong glutes & you find that your knees naturally track in during heavy squats, you are probably better off training all your sets that way so that those tissues appropriately adapt, rather than squatting how you ‘think’ you ‘should’ on lighter sets only to have them cave in on heavy sets A perfect real life example of this is my friend Lya Bavoil, current world record holder of a 225kg squat in the 69kg class (496 lb squat at around 152 lbs body weight for my Americans who hate math) drug free. Her knees have always caved during squat. This is likely BECAUSE she has such strong glutes (she also deadlifts well over 500 lbs) so her body naturally goes into the position where she is strongest. She’s also never hurt her knees 🤷🏼‍♂️ If you don’t knee valgus naturally during squats don’t make yourself do it but if you find you still have some knee cave even though your glutes are strong, I wouldn’t worry too much about it unless you consistently find it painful It’s time to let go of these dogmatic ideas around ‘perfect’ form. Perfect form is the form for the INDIVIDUAL that allows them to perform best without pain DATA>your feelings

Layne Norton, PhD

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7 Reasons I Love Full Hex Squats! 1. Step-ups and split-squats on some sort of podium have already been go-tos for me for the past 15 years of knee rehab and coaching, and anyone can access these for free or dirt cheap. 2. Not everyone wants to jump into barbell squats. My parents maintain bodyweight. I advise young athletes to master one leg at a time first. Both user-friendly from this. 3. Sophomore year of high school I injured my neck from being pushed into heavy barbell squats. Full hex squat allows you to build some upper back first. 4. My best friend in high school broke his back while maxing out barbell squats. Spent the next year in a metal brace. When your legs can’t handle a full hex squat, you’re in a DEADLIFT, not a GOODMORNING. Deadlift has way easier leverage, so you’re way safer. 5. Hex squat isn’t as good for lower back building, but for me, my parents, and my teenage students, back extension is already my go-to to build lower back muscles at higher reps BEFORE worrying about max loads. (To be clear: 1-5 above are amazing PREP/HELPERS for barbell squats if you so desire!) 6. If a young person does want to see their peak strength, a regular hex deadlift is a very safe and accurate option. 7. The same hex is advantageous for forward and backward farmer’s walks to help your ankles and grip keep up with your new power! (These podiums won’t be good biz since they’re made in USA, small batches, but these are easy to mimic or copy. ETA 6 weeks to first batch for sale, for those interested.) Pre-assembled, fold-out-and-get-to-work back extension: Mobility Made Simple program and coaching:

KneeOverToesGuy

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This seven-day stretching routine is for tense people. You relax your mind by clearing the excess pressure stored in your body. The stretches target typical tension hot spots and create more space around your joints. Turn your stress around in less than 15 mins/day: Day 1 Prone Around the World (0:06) 3 x 10-20 reps - Start: Lying face down on the floor, arms straight by your sides, palms facing sideways. - Rotate your arms to have them ahead of you with your palms facing the floor. - Return to starting position. - This stretch is dynamic - Repeat 10-20x Standing Quad Stretch (0:12) Hold for 30-60s/leg - Start: Standing next to a wall. - Grab your ankle and pull it toward you, hold. Calf Wall Stretch (0:22) 3 x 30-60s - Start: Hands on a wall, one foot ahead of the other. - Align the front foot with the other and hold. - Ensure your legs are straight, knees locked. Day 2 Standing Chest Stretch (0:32) Hold for 30-60s/arm - Start: Place your hand flat against the wall at shoulder level. - Rotate your body in the opposite direction and hold. - Placing your hand higher than shoulder level increases the stretch. Lying Crossed-Leg Stretch (0:41) Hold for 30-60s/leg - Start: Lying on your back with one foot on the opposite knee. - Grab the uncrossed leg below the knee and pull it toward you. - Hold this position. Lying Leg-Up Hamstring Stretch (0:51) Hold for 30-60s/leg - Start: Lying on your back with one leg bent and the other flat. - Grab your leg underneath your knee with both hands. - Straighten your leg and pull it toward you, then hold. Day 3 Cobra Stretch (1:00) Hold for 30-60s - Start: Lying on your stomach, hands flat in front of you, arms bent like a push-up. - Use your hands to straighten your arms and push your torso off the floor, bringing your head as high as possible. - Look up and hold. Standing Wrist flexor Stretch (1:11) Hold for 30-60s - Start: Standing up, one arm in front of you with your palm facing the ceiling. - Use your other hand to pull your fingers toward you and hold, then switch sides. Sitting Toe Pointing Stretch (1:20) Hold for 30-60s - Start: Sit on the floor with your legs straight ahead. - Point your toes forward and hold, then point them toward you and hold. Day 4 Supine Around the World (1:36) Repeat 10-20x - Start: Lying on your back, arms straight by your sides, palms facing up. - Rotate your arms to have them behind you. - Return to starting position. - Repeat 10-20x All-Fours Quad Stretch (1:42) Hold for 30-60s/leg - Start: Hands and knees on the floor. - Grab one ankle and pull it towards you. Hold. - Use an elastic or a towel if you cannot reach your ankle. Lying Leg Tuck Hip Stretch (1:52) Hold for 30-60s/leg - Start: Hands and knees on the floor. - Straighten one leg toward the back, and cross the other in front of you. - Hold this position. Day 5 Kneeling Lat Dynamic Stretch (2:04) Repeat 10-20x - Start: Hands and knees on the floor. Palm up. - Slide one arm as far forward as possible. - Return to starting position. - This stretch is dynamic - Repeat 10-20x. Dynamic Overhead Chest Stretch (2:10) Repeat 10-20x - Start: Standing, arms by your sides. - Lift your arms above and behind your head, hands together. - Lower them back by your sides. - This stretch is dynamic - Repeat 10-20x. Deep Split Squat (2:17) Repeat 10-20x - Start: Standing in a split position, front foot flat, the other foot has heel off the floor, torso upright. - Drive your knee past your toes, keeping the back leg as straight as possible. You may have to bend your knee is too stiff. - This stretch is dynamic - Repeat 10-12x. Day 6 Overhead Triceps Stretch (2:26) Hold for 30-60s/arm - Start: Standing, put your hand behind your head. - Pull your elbow with your other as far down as possible. - Hold. Kneeling Back Rotation Stretch (2:35) Hold for 30-60s/side - Start: Knees and one hand on the floor. - Rotate your arm to point toward the ceiling or, as close as possible to that position, hold it at the top. Kneeling Calf-Ham Stretch (2:44) Hold for 30-60s/leg - Start: One knee on the floor, the other leg straight ahead of you with toes pointing toward the ceiling. - Lean forward to touch your toes or get as close to them as possible. - Do not force it. - Hold where your range of motion stops. Day 7 Deep Squat Twist (2:57) Repeat 10-20x/side - Start: Deep Squat position, elbows against your knees. - Rotate one arm toward the ceiling or as close as possible. - Rotate back to the starting position, then repeat on the opposite side. - Do not force the range of motion. Dynamic Kneeling Neck Stretch (3:05) Repeat 10-20x - Start: Hands and knees on the floor. - Lift your chin as high as possible. - Lower your head back to the starting position. - Do not force it any higher than you can reach. - This stretch is dynamic - Repeat 10-20x. Wide Leg Adductor Stretch (3:14) Hold for 30-60s - Start: Sit on the floor with your legs as wide as possible, hands right in front of you. - Walk your hands as far forward as possible. - Hold the position. - Do not force the range of motion. // The goal of this routine is to show you a simple way to calm your body and mind during times of stress, while improving your mobility and protecting yourself from future chronic pain. You don't have to aspire to bend like a pretzel to benefit from the powers of stretching. Start today, and you'll feel like a different person by the end of the week.

Alex Bernier

388,104 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce

I originally did these as duck walks with a dip belt, loading pin, and handle with Odd Haugen in the early 2000s for strongman. Back when strongman conditioning looked less like a fitness influencer salsa routine and more like a couple pissed off ranch bulls fighting over the last hay bale at the county auction. Now I use them primarily as prehab for my ankles and feet. Funny enough, they relieved my ankle soreness better than almost anything else I tried. I personally just do one ugly nonstop set. Sometimes up to 5 minutes straight. Looks like a wounded gorilla dragging a feed trough through wet cement. Works unbelievably well. Later I used lighter versions with general fitness clients in Santa Barbara and Nashville. I even used them training bikini competitors at Metroflex. Then football players. Baseball players. Big strongman mutants. I still use them for both performance and rehab. Why they hit different: Wide stance + marching shifts stress hard into the feet and ankle complex, glutes, adductors, and outer hips. The hanging loading pin forces stabilization the whole time. No smooth machine groove. No fancy bearings. No uptown country club feel. Just you, gravity, and consequences. The loading pin changes everything. The weight hangs straight down and drags you forward into the balls of the feet. That lights up the foot intrinsics, ankles, calves, hip stabilizers, and core anti rotation. It feels more like manual labor than exercise. More raw. More athletic. Less “fitness machine.” The movement also has a semi unilateral feel to it without the balance demands or joint stress of true single leg work. Easy learning curve. Massive carryover. I actually have a very nice belt squat machine. Originally the loading pin setup was out of necessity because I had no other option. Now it’s 100% my preference. Like choosing gas station barbecue over some tiny downtown steakhouse charging you $94 to leave hungry. Now I use them constantly for ankle resilience, conditioning, GPP, posterior chain work, and big athletes that need conditioning without getting beat up from running. One of the best high school strength coaches in the country, Coach Thomas Fahey Coach Fahey , shared a potentiation protocol with me using these. Coach Fahey has pushed these much heavier than I have and gotten incredible results with athletes. I have not personally run this exact protocol yet, but it was too interesting not to share. 2 minutes continuous marching at roughly 3 steps per second. Then immediately: 4–8 max height jumps. When jump height plateaus or drops off: Add a plate and repeat. If jumps improve again: Add another plate. Repeat for rounds 3, 4, 5… Constant tension. Short ROM. Low soreness. Very economical. You can load these brutally heavy without getting beat to pieces. I’ve also used these as conditioning intervals on machine belt squats while carrying sandbags. But the loading pin version still feels different. More foot. More ankle. More hip stabilization. More real world carryover. Best part? You can go brutally heavy safely. I personally have not pushed the limits on these yet. Coach Fahey has pushed them much harder with great results. I still think there’s another level there most people have not tapped into. Who else has messed with these?

Josh Bryant

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diamante 🤍

60,017 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

Cable Zercher Slant Board Squat This is a very cool exercise I have started doing with the following beneficial mechanics: - Slant Board (Heels Elevated): The incline shifts your center of gravity forward, allowing for greater knee flexion, a deeper squat for those with limited mobility and a more upright torso. This puts an extreme emphasis on the quadriceps, particularly the vastus medialis (VMO) or teardrop muscle. - Zercher Position: Holding the load in the crooks of your elbows forces your upper back and core to work harder to prevent the weight from pulling your torso forward. This is a very natural force pattern that has great carryover to real life applications. - Safety/Stability: The cable acts as a guide, making it easier to maintain your balance on the slant board while focusing entirely on the muscle contraction, good for those who want to push the legs with a bit more “safety” than a free weight squat. Unlike a barbell where the tension changes through the range of motion (getting "easier" at the top), the cable provides constant mechanical tension throughout the entire squat. It is an exceptional movement for building teardrop quad definition and improving knee stability, as well as core bracing. I like to do it 6 or so sets, high volume repetitions - pyramiding up from low weight to high with minimal rest times - focusing on achieving the most brutal lactic acid build up that I can in the legs, done at the start of a workout. Even though the weight isn’t hugely high on the cable machine, it still packs a massive punch. Try it out! Wearing Sol Dept. 100% cotton sol shorts and drinking Aurum ancient mineral salts in my water

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