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Barbell Lunge Traditionally speaking, barbells are generally used for squats, deadlifts and bench pressing.  In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy use the barbell when performing 2 different types of lunge exercises. The...

Looking For The Right Allied Health Practitioner I recently read a great article called “How to choose a GP and health clinic” that was written by the The Age health editor Julia Medew.  Please click here to read the article.   This was a great article and prompted me...

Are You Suffering From A Muscle Strain? Principle Four Osteopathy Practitioners treat many patients who present with muscle strains and other musculoskeletal aches and pains.   Muscle strains can often occur following exercise, unaccustomed activity and in some cases,...

Using Bands Whilst You Bench Press Bands are one of those great training tools to keep in your training bag due to their versatility.  You can use bands for adding or reducing resistance training loads or for every day stretching.  In the video below we see osteopath...

Single Arm Push Up Progression There are many different ways to work towards being able to perform a single arm push up.  In the video below we see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy reduce the base of support and stability as part of his strategy...

Band Assisted Bodyweight Row The powerband is a great training tool accessory to allow one to either increase or decrease the resistance/load when training.  The band can be attached to either increase resistance through a movement or decrease the resistance through a...

Load Your Chin Ups With Bands The powerband is a great training tool to incorporate into your everyday strength and conditioning program because they can be used to either assist or resist with an exercise.  In the video below we see osteopath Heath Williams of...

More Outdoor Training Exercise Ideas When it comes to training outdoors, make sure you don't limit yourself and make the most of the equipment around you.  In the following videos we see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrate two great...

The Close Grip Pronate Chin Up The close grip pronated chin up is another great exercise variation to add to your back and chin up routine as it is important to develop vertical pulling strength across a wide variety of hand positions and widths to create a...

Bear Crawl Stance To Push Up For those of you who are looking for some ideas on bodyweight training exercises, then be sure to try out the exercise below as demonstrated by osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy.  In this video he starts in the bear...

Using Bands To Increase Stability The micro bands are a great training tool accessory to use when you are wanting to look to increase stability in an exercise.  Often by increasing stability the exercise can become easier to perform.   In the videos below you will see...

The Camber Bar Back Squat The Camber Bar is a speciality Olympic Bar that is designed as such that when you are squatting or performing a goodmorning with it on your back, the load of force will vary greatly compared to a traditional olympic bar.  Therefore the...