Here are some more Shoulder Warm-Up exercises. Perform 2 rounds of the following: 15 reps Arm cross swings 25 reps rubber band pulls 15 reps of Ws Ys Ts on a exercise ball 25 reps of band pulls 15 wall extensions (aka stick ups) 15 reps push up variations
The most useful Mobility Exercises with Video Explanations
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Get your hip ready for some lifting Mobility WOD
Kelly Starrett and Jami Tikkanen have a nice modification to that classic lying “squat against a wall” band drill. This one you can squeeze in before your lifting session to get your hip area ready for action. By getting into the shown figure four position you are simultaneously working external and internal rotation. Plus, the […]
Trigger Happy Shoulders
Cassidy Phillips, inventor the quad roller and trigger point ball takes over today’s MWOD and shows some techniques for increasing internal rotation in no time. In usual MWOD fashion they use active tack and stretch (breath, release, pivot) to tackle the Pec major and Pec minor and create movement that puts the muscle on tension. Result: significantly increased shoulder range of motion […]
Ankle Range of Motion – Sliding Tissue Work
Mobility WOD never disappoints. Especially the latest two episodes are real eye openers for somebody with poor ankle range of motion (Dorsiflexion) like me. It is amazing what impact the skin sliding ability has on mobility. See Kelly Starrett transform an ankle from negative to positive ROM in no time. So here it was not […]
Shoulder Range and Positional Inhibition
This MWOD comes in really handy after having done lots of dips today. Thanks Mr. Starrett for being awesome. Check out Mobility 101 for more mobility awesomeness. “
Shoulder Position Mobility WOD
Once again Kelly Starrett FTW. This Mwod is just what I needed today. Did a lot of pressing last workout and sleept wrong on my shoulder, it all felt really tight this morning. As Kelly says ” it ends up anterior in the socket” and has very limited range of motion. Here are 3 simple […]
My Rubber Band Shoulder Warm-Up Routine Video
This shoulder warm-up is part of every workout I do. “Shoulder Warm Up Routine with Elastic Rubber Bands” The routine is inspired by the “Warm-Up and Preparation DVD feat. Jordan Jovtchev” (click here for a review) I place this routine directly after the joint preparation mobility drills I do (joint rotations etc.) It consists of […]
Review: Warm-Up and Preparation DVD feat. Jordan Jovtchev
A DVD about warming up? That sounds kind of boring, right? That was my first thought when I discovered the “Warm-Up and Preparation feat. Jordan Jovtchev DVD” over a year ago. However, I decided to pick up a copy, because I look at it like this: Even if there is only one exercise or method […]
Deskbound – Kelly Starrett Health at Google Talk
Now here is something to watch on your weekend. Kelly Starrett did a talk in the Health at Google series. Titled “Deskbound”, he talks about what prolonged periods of sitting does to our bodies and how we can fight that evil. Basically, the talk is a brief summery of what you have already learned if […]