Pelvic Mobility: How to perform anterior/posterior tilts of the SI Joint
Building a map for how to move the SI Joint is one of the most essential skills you can have as a human. The joint space is small but it transmits force traveling through your body every time your foot hits the ground. You want this joint to move well.
The target for the Pelvic...
Lumbar Mobility: How to perform a Lumbar Full Circle
Building up to a full lumbar circle is an excellent injury proofing strategy and is critical for athletes performing at any level!
The previous drills covered are a great way to lead up to a full lumbar circle:
The target for...
Lumbar Mobility: How to perform a Lumbar Back Circle
Once you have mastered the Lumbar Front Circle you are ready for the lumbar back circle.
The target for the Lumbar Back Circle are the segments of the lumbar spine from L-1 to L-5 (low back).
Understanding how to move your lumbar spine (low back) independently of your thoracic spine...
Lumbar Mobility: How to do a Lumbar Front Circle
Once you have mastered the Lumbar Front Quarter Circle you are ready for the front circle.
The target for the Lumbar front circle are the segments of the lumbar spine from L-1 to L-5 (low back).
Understanding how to move your lumbar spine (low back) independently of your thoracic...
Lumbar Mobility: How to perform a lumbar front quarter circle
The target for the Lumbar front quarter circle are the segments of the lumbar spine from L-1 to L-5 (low back).
Understanding how to move your lumbar spine (low back) independently of your thoracic spine and your pelvis is essential for the highest quality movement, injury...
Could Stretching Be Holding You Back, Literally?
Today, we are going to talk about an internal vs. external focus with movement.
Internal focus is based on the sensation you feel while you move. An external focus requires the use of external targets to reach towards.
In this video, we are going to show you how brains work! In the...
Thoracic Mobility: How to Perform Thoracic Lateral Glides
The target for the Thoracic Lateral Glides is from the base of the neck to bottom of the thoracic spine (level with base of the rib cage).
Thoracic lateral glides are an excellent spinal mobility drill that tends to go completely untrained! It is essential to be able to...
Thoracic Mobility: How to Perform Seated Thoracic A/P Glides
The target for the Seated Thoracic Anterior/Posterior (A/P) Glides is from the base of the neck to bottom of the thoracic spine (level with base of the rib cage).
Thoracic glides are one of the most difficult drills we teach because most people have not attempted to isolate and...
Neck Mobility: How to Perform Cervical (Neck) Circles
The targets for the Cervical (Neck) Circles is from the base of the neck to the base of the skull.
This drill is a combination of two drills we have covered previously:
When progressing from a linear drill to a circular mobility drill it...
Neck Mobility: How to Perform Cervical Nod & Slides
The targets for the Cervical Nod & Slides is from the base of the neck to the base of the skull.
Understanding how to glide the sliding surfaces of the vertebrae is an integral part of neck mechanics which will help to reduce neck tension and even lead to better athletic...
