Total body workout to target your core, shoulders, chest and hips:
The mistake many folks make when their back gets cranky is to rest and avoid moving. Another common response to a cranky low back is to rest and stretch. Doing the right stretches is ok but you need to add fundamental core work if you want to get your back un-cranky for more than a few minutes.
How often are you training in multiple planes? It's important to expose your body structures to multiple planes of movement when you train. Try this Lateral Skater Hop for better results:
Flexibility and mobility work should support your strength work, not replace it. The terms flexibility and mobility are popular and rightfully so. You need to have requisite flexibility and movement quality to perform at your best. That being said, there's no substitute for responsible strength training when it comes to preparing the human body for durability.
You need need to train to improve the skill of absorbing impact. This 1-Leg Counterweight Squat will help you improve your landings.
NBA draft day is a special day for 60 young, talented basketball players. While with the @lakers, I enjoyed the days and months following draft day when I got to spend time working with young, hungry players who now had to get ready to perform on basketball's biggest stage. Here is my message to this year's NBA draftees on what to prioritize as a young professional about to realize their dream:
Strengthen your upper back, shoulders and posture with this @trxtraining Eccentric-Y w/ Row exercise.
Knee discomfort while lunging is common. This lunge variation is a great way to reap the benefits of loading the lunge pattern without aggravating your knees.
Quick no-equipment-needed hip warm-up. Sometimes we get carried away with warm-ups but you can't ignore them either. Here's a 3 exercise hip warm-up that will get your hips moving and fired up.
Practice the squat and deadlift motion before you load them. The Squat to Stand is a great movement to include in your warm-up on lower body day. It’s an especially key warm-up exercise if you have squats or deadlifts in your workout.
Today's Edge: Here's a trick for when the hotel gym doesn't go above 50lb dumbbells but you still need to get your squat work in.
ENDURANCE ATHLETES: Fitting in strength training into your overall competition training can be a struggle. In Part 1, I shared some strategies you could use to integrate strength training into your endurance training program.
Here's part 2, a 5-exercise workout you can use to complement your endurance training:
ENDURANCE ATHLETES: Fitting in strength training into your overall competition training can be a struggle. Here are some strategies you can use to integrate strength training into your program.
Quick no-equipment-needed hip warm-up. Sometimes we get carried away with warm-ups but you can't ignore them either. Here's a 3 exercise hip warm-up that will get your hips moving and fired up.
Today's Edge: Not your father's side plank. Put some responsible juice in your core training with this one!
Isometrics (holds/pauses) might not be sexy but they do help you to build strength, movement quality and durability. That all sounds pretty sexy to me! 💃🏻💃🏻
PART 7 of the #SingleLegStrength Training Series with @matthewibrahim_: Single Leg Step-Up Progressions (Linear Focus)
The ULTIMATE @trxtraining ROW CHECKLIST. I teamed up with @matthewibrahim_ to give you the 5 primary checklist keys for stronger and healthier suspension trainer rows.