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Training Considerations For People With FAI

Training Considerations For People With FAI I was recently reading the article title "Training Considerations For Individuals With Femoroacetabular Impingement" and thought I would write a short summary on the key take home messages that I took from the article.  For...

Bodyweight Squat Holds

Bodyweight Squat Holds I am now adding in a lot more positional holds into my training program, especially at different phases of the movement i.e. start, mid point or end point of the movement so that my body can experience what it feels like to be in that position...

Deadlift Variations

Deadlift Variations Most of us associate a deadlift with lifting a barbell of the ground.  These are usually performed with a conventional or sumo stance position and the individual will hold the bar with either a pronated grip or alternating grip.  The deadlift is...

Strongfirst Giraya Kettlebell Course

Strongfirst Giraya Kettlebell Course             Osteopath Heath Williams recently undertook the 1 day Strongfirst Giraya Kettlebell course which was held at The Strong Room in Oakley.  The course was led by Master Trainer Shaun Cairns...

Patellar Maltracking and Pain

Patellar Maltracking and Pain Patellar Maltracking is a general term that is often used to describe pain around the knee cap (patellar). There are many structures around the knee cap that could be causing ones pain and the reasons for this can be due to poor foot,...

Shoulder Mobiliser With A Sagittal Plane Focus

Shoulder Mobiliser With A Sagittal Plane Focus In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a sagittal plane biased shoulder mobiliser.  This is a great exercise that can be performed with or without an external...

Ground Based Hip Mobility Drill

Ground Based Hip Mobility Drill In this video you will see osteopath Heath Williams working on opening up his hips in flexion, abduction, external rotation and internal rotation.  This is a great way to safely mobilise into the hips in a controlled manner.  You can...

Kettlebell Pass

Kettlebell Pass The kettlebell is a great tool to use for training gripping and passing of weight.  In the exercise video below we have osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating how to perform a kettlebell pass.  The individual must grip and...

Occupational Sitting

Occupational Sitting I was recently reading the article titled "Understanding occupational sitting: Prevalence, correlates and moderating effects in Australian employees" that was published in Preventive Medicine in 2014 and thought I would write about some of the key...

Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Calf Stretching?

Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your Calf Stretching? Traditionally we will see most people stretch their calf muscles by placing their hands against the wall and keeping their back leg straight and gently leaning into the wall.  Whilst this is certainly going to...

Patellar Tendinopathies Injuries

Patellar Tendinopathy Injuries Patellar tendinopathy is often seen in those individuals who are active and are participating in jumping sports or sports where there is a good deal of loading through the knees. Typically the individual will present with pain just...

Taking A Look At The Deadlift Exercise

Taking A Look At The Deadlift Exercise I was recently reading the article titled "Improving the Deadlift: Understanding Biomechanical Constraints and Physiological Adaptations to Resistance Exercise" that was published in the Strength and Conditioning Journal in 2010...

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