Intrinsic Foot Strength and The Short Foot Position Increasing intrinsic foot strength can help athletes combat both foot and knee problems. While many athletes realize the importance of ankle dorsiflexion range of motion and are stretching their calf muscles and mobilizing the ankle – it is important to have intrinsic foot strength. The arches are […]…
What I Learned at The Movement Fix Workshop I recently attended Ryan DeBell’s Movement Fix workshop, which helps athletes improve their pulling, squat, and overhead mechanics. As a Fascial Stretch Therapist™ and flexibility coach I have spent a lot of time in gyms watching athletes prepare for their workouts (warming up and stretching). During workouts […]…
The Plank Roll Exercise Planks are a fundamental core stability exercise that can easily be incorporated into a warm-up. Planks train stability in all three planes – the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes – for anterior, lateral, and rotational stability. The front plank is an anti-extension exercise that trains the low-back to resist lumbar extension. […]…
Eliminate Knee Pain During Squats Knee and/or low-back pain are often due to poor lateral stability. Stability, as defined by Charlie Weingroff is, “Control in the presence of change.” Knees collapsing in during single leg exercises like pistol squats, running, or lunging may be a sign of poor lateral stability. Stability at the knee is […]…