Single arm kettlebell snatches and one arm balancing rows are just 2 amazing exercises that really help strengthen your lateral/extenal shoulder rotators and posterior chain. Besides cooking gluten free and low glycemic index healthy fitness food, working out and inventing green smoothies, I worked for many years structurally realigning athletes and fitness freaks using manual, orthopedic soft tissue Jedi tactics and somatic repatterning. Injury prevention was always at the top of my list … [Read more...]
Kettlebell and Plyo Full Body Circuit
A great circuit you can do with kettlebells that will get your heart pumping and work your entire body. Warm-Up: Repeat 2-3 times 20 each leg: Walking lunges with high knees 20 each leg: Step ups on a bench, fast 10 pushups Workout: Repeat 4 times Single-leg Deadlift Extension Single leg Reach Renegade Rows with kettlebells Kettlebell Swings Box jumps (up the stairs) … [Read more...]
Cable Deadlifts
Working on my hamstrings and lower back muscles today doing some cable deadlifts. You really want to stabilize the shoulders for this one - meaning don't let them pull too far forward out of the socket. A nice variation on my usual heavy barbell deadlift, with these I keep my legs very straight, come down to really feel a hamstring stretch and then come up to not quite straight to keep tension on them. I go lighter on the weight than I would with a barbell. Repeat for 12. I added … [Read more...]
TRX: Legs and Abs Bodyweight Circuit
I love TRX suspension training. You can do so many different bodyweight moves simply using gravity and the de-stabilizing action of the straps. Your core muscles will fire up immediately as they activate to help you balance. If you're ever in Denver, check out my totally awesome home gym Qi - Covered in graffiti and with an industrial vibe, they are unique and fully loaded with equipment for gymnastics, crossfit, heavy lifting, cardio, TRX, yoga, kettlebell, barre and MORE. Check out … [Read more...]
Back Strengthening Exercises for Less Back Pain
Back day today. Have you tried a TRX? It's an awesome system, great for all kinds of bodyweight exercises like these bodyweight rows. The deeper the angle of your body, the harder they get. Don't neglect your back training. One of the most common injuries I've treated as a structural alignment practitioner has been rotator cuff injuries. Know why? Because we use our chest and forward movement muscle groups for everything - causing them to develop and get more wear and tear than our … [Read more...]
