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Upper Limb Rotation Mobility Drill
Upper Limb Rotation Mobility Drill The exercise demonstrated below by osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy is commonly used in the clinical environment with osteopaths and physiotherapists as we strategy to work on upper limb mobility. For some they...
Strict Lat Pull Down
Strict Lat Pull Down Many times I will see people performing a Lat Pull Down with what I can only describe as terrible technique. Yes they might have a super heavy weight on their, but when there is a fair degree of momentum being generated through the torso in...
Training The Triceps With Dips
Training The Triceps With Dips Dips are one of those great exercise to train both the triceps, pectorals and anterior shoulder muscles. In this video below osteopath Heath Williams demonstrates a triceps dip. When performing these, if you are wanting to focus on...
Using Band To Assist Your Strength Work
Using Bands To Assist Your Strength Work Bands are a great tool to use when you are wanting to provide additional support and stability and offload the body so that you can gradually build up your strength in a particular exercise. Below is an example of how the...
Explosive Chin Ups
Explosive Chin Ups Recently I have been playing around a little more with regards to developing power through changing the variables (speed and load). In this video below I have tried to add in a speed component with body weight against gravity to try and create a...
Landmine Squat To Press
Landmine Squat To Press I recently came across this exercise whilst on instagram and thought I would try it out. The exercise was actually harder than it looks and required a lot of anterior trunk work in addition to upper body strength to control the weight as you...
Regular Technique Assessment Is Paramount
Regular Technique Assessment Is Paramount When it comes to training and strength and conditioning, I take the view point that we are always learning and looking to expand our movement literacy, improve training technique and efficiency and work on our deficient areas....
Improving Trunk Positioning In The Goblet Squat
Improving Trunk Positioning In The Goblet Squat The goblet squat is one of my favourite exercises to prescribe to clients who are struggling with the squat pattern or for those who will benefit from a more upright trunk position or reduced spinal loading that comes...
Modifying Your Front Squat For Shoulder Mobility Issues
Modifying Your Front Squat For Shoulder Mobility Issues Many people actually struggle with shoulder and wrist mobility issues when racking the bar in the traditional front squat position. Rather than throw the exercise away altogether, I will have my clients (myself...
Banded Hip Hinge Drill
Banded Hip Hinge Drill Sometimes I get a patient that just finds it difficult to learn how to pattern the hip hinge. As a result of this it is super important to have a number of different strategies to try with clients to help them develop the hip hinge pattern....
Banded Hip Mobility To Improve Squatting
Banded Hip Mobility To Improve Squatting Opening up the hips is a very important function for being able to squat and in the image below I have prescribed a banded supported hip mobility exercise that has been borrowed from Kelly Starrett of Mobility Wod. The client...
Balance Beam Training With Head Movements
Balance Beam Training With Head Movements In the video below you will see one of Osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy prescribing some balance beam walking with head movements to challenge ones balance whilst disrupting the vestibular system feedback....