Today I’m going to show you a new drill to help clean up your overhead shoulder mobility. I train people with various backgrounds every day. Time and time again, I see people struggling to achieve a healthy overhead position. Why Do You Have Poor Shoulder Mobility? Whether it’s years of poor lifting, poor posture or simply neglecting … Read More
Today we’ll go over my favorite active straight leg raise correction (ASLR). I’m a huge fan of the functional movement screen. My first FMS certification was at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston around 2008. Since then, I’ve been using it with all of my clients. We utilize the entire screen at Skill of Strength, but … Read More
It’s been my experience that a lot of people misunderstand sports performance training. You may be thinking, what’s to misunderstand? Isn’t sports performance training just a fancy way of saying you are an athlete working out so you’re not completely out-of-shape when the season rolls around? Kind of, but not really. Here’s the issue. Many people view sports performance … Read More
Every so often I work with a client/ athlete who has incredibly restricted shoulders. Whether due to injury, poor training habits, or postural issues, the restrictions and decreased range of motion can make for some grumpy shoulders. A common theme I’ve seen with these clients is that they don’t respond well to traditional mobility work. They … Read More
Every fall and spring as athletes transition back to their field sports, they inevitably find themselves riddled with hamstring pulls and hip flexor strains. Often times athletes are procrastinators, and they try to cram what should have been 3 months worth of training into a 3-week period when they realize pre-season is right around the corner. Now, … Read More
We made up the title of this drill because the actual description is incredibly long. However, it’s still accurate because it really is a great mobility drill. What we’ll go over in today’s video is a front-foot-elevated split squat paired with a behind-the-neck overhead press. The goal of this mobility drill is to improve overall hip … Read More
I’m guilty of running through a quick prep (just to say I did it) and then jumping into my training as quickly as possible. The majority of you probably do this as well. Let’s face it, you’re not bragging to your buddies that today is shoulder and hip mobility day in the gym. However, although … Read More
We have all been there. A new client comes in for an evaluation with a list a mile long of injuries, medical history and aches and pains. Before you even begin with this person, your strategy immediately changes. You throw out the “normal” stuff and try to gather as much information about their movement baseline … Read More
Here is a video follow up to my T-spine mobility post. This is the order of the exercises on the video Crocodile breath– 2-5 minutes to reset breathing Foam Roller- 15 -20 rolls in each position– T- spine will elbows together– Segmental extension over foam roller then onto tennis ball– Pecs with shoulder corkscrew– Lats … Read More
So recently I have noticed that people throw around the phrase ” T-spine mobility” alot. It’s getting used almost as much as “functional” and “core” At RKC II this weekend I noticed that several candidates knew that they needed better ” T-spine mobility” but were doing the wrong drills to address specific needs in certain … Read More