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Loaded Windscreen Wiper Exercise
Loaded Windscreen Wiper Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a lying (prone) windscreen wiper exercise that involves warming up the posterior shoulder girdle muscles and posterior chain muscles of...
VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hand loaded pick up/place down
VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hadn loaded pick up/place down In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hand place down/pick up. This is a nice variation on the traditional...
VIPr Lunge With Tri Plane VIPr Reaches
VIPr Lunge With Tri Plane VIPr Reaches In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating an anterior lunge with tri plane VIPr (10kg load) reaches. This is a great exercise because you not only train the lower body in...
Anterior to Horizontal Dumbbell Raise Exercise
Anterior to Horizontal Dumbbell Raise Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating an anterior dumbbell raise (to 90 degrees) followed up with a horizontal dumbbell movement (from 0 degrees to 90 degrees)...
Deadbug Exercise Variations
Deadbug Exercise Variations The deadbug exercise is essentially an exercise that requires one to maintain a stable torso (whilst lying on the ground) and moving limb(s). One must be able to breathe normally throughout the exercise and you can look to challenge this...
Strength Exercises For Running
Strength Exercise For Running In the images below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy client clients performing 3 different strength exercises that they incorporate into their weekly program 2 times per week. Note: This is only a snapshot of some of the...
Overhead Squat Exercise
Overhead Squat Exercise The overhead squat is one of my favourite screening tools as well as exercises because it requires a combination of mobility (foot/ankle, hip, thoracic spine, shoulders) as well as strength and control in the lower limb, torso and shoulder...
Lateral Lunge With Anterior Cable Press Exercise
Lateral Lunge With Anterior Cable Press Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a lateral lunge with anterior cable press which trains the landing legs hip and knee complex whilst requiring mobility...
Lateral Hip Single Leg Strengthening Exercise
Lateral Hip Single Leg Strengthening Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a single leg hip hike exercise where he is standing on a slightly elevated platform and then dropping the pelvis and leg down...
Loaded Wall Shoulder Flexion Exercise
Loaded Wall Shoulder Flexion Exercise In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a loaded (sandbell) shoulder flexion exercise that involves sliding the sandbag up the wall. This has been prescribed as part of the clients...
High Bar Back Squat Exercise
High Bar Back Squat Exercise The high bar back squat exercise has always been a challenge for myself due to tightness around the shoulders which makes it difficult to get comfortable with a close grip and tight elbow position. Other than that being a slight issue, I...
Modified Vertical Pull Exercise | Why Change The Angle?
Modified Vertical Pull Exercise | Why Change The Angle? In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a modified lat pull down. When I say modified version, he has altered the angle from the overhead vertical...