Including more balance and stability training is a brilliant way to enhance your athletic performance and physique goals.As athletes, we know we should follow a balanced workout program, but as humans, we tend to do what we like and avoid what we don’t. Along those lines, balance and stability training probably take a back seat...
Integrate these moves into your program to improve flexibility and protect your shoulders from all angles.The shoulder is a tricky joint because it moves in multiple directions as well as in rotation. Ensuring the joint is mobile both before and after training is key to executing solid lifts and preventing injury. Integrate these moves into...
Trade tight hips for peachy-keen glutes with this smooth-flowing dynamic stretching routine.Tight hip flexors can neurologically weaken your glute complex, robbing you of the ability to fully extend your hips and cash in on complete gluteal activation. This means all that hard work you’re doing in the gym — lunging, squatting and deadlifting — may...
Here’s how to keep your spine safe and healthy from top to bottom and improve your results in the process.Maintaining spinal integrity during exercise is paramount, but keeping your spine safe goes beyond the simple directive of maintaining good posture when performing big or heavy movements. It also expands into programming, workout timing and more....
Improve blood flow, increase range of motion and relieve stress in less than five minutes with this five-part stretch.How many of you out there skip your warm-up? Now that everyone in North America has raised their hands, let’s talk time-turkey: This stretch hits almost every muscle in your body and takes less than five minutes...
Can’t squat ass to grass? Deadlifting strength stalled? The problem could lie below — way below.When I started lifting weights, I entered the gym as a 16-year ballet dancer with plenty of plantar flexion (pointed toes) and zero dorsiflexion (flexing ability). While this was great for executing pirouettes, it was problematic when it came to...