Many of us have thought to ourselves, “My lower back is so weak” when we’ve been suffering from lower back aches and pains. We feel it during ab movements or deadlifts and think that we feel it because we need to strengthen it. But what if the problem isn’t that your...
Just because a move is “good,” or a key movement pattern to perform, or something really frequently included as a staple in many routines, doesn’t mean you deserve to do it. Every movement variation has to be earned. And doing a harder variation we can’t truly control...
If you want to strengthen and build your hamstrings, you want to include both hip extension and knee flexion movements. For hip extension, think Romanian Deadlift or Good Morning for example and for knee flexion think about those hamstring curl machines. But how can...
All too often when we are focused on improving our shoulder health to prevent aches and pains, we focus on strengthening our rotator cuff. We may also do some foam rolling or release for our pecs and lats as well knowing they can inhibit proper shoulder mobility. But...
The clamshell exercise is a staple of any rehab program that calls for glute activation moves. But honestly, it’s slightly overrated. And so often done INCORRECTLY. We end up rotating to get a bigger range of motion. We engage other muscles to try and rush to progress...
The overhead press is a tough compound shoulder, tricep and chest exercise. It is also a great move to work your core, serratus anterior and even upper traps. And while vertical pressing movements are key to include, they require more mobility and stability than we...
