Mobility

11 Apr Great Exercises You Are Not Doing

Posted at 20:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Running, Upper Body by zlongdpt

Great Exercises You Are Not Doing For Performance, Injury Prevention, & Rehab Great Exercises You Are Not Doing Single Leg Raise So, you want to deadlift, kettlebell swing, clean, snatch and jump? Great. But, can you touch your toes? How does your active single leg raise look? Great Exercises You...

04 Apr Five Advanced Thoracic Spine Mobility Drills

Posted at 20:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

Thoracic spine mobility is vital to optimal performance and execution of the overhead lifts, such as the snatch or overhead squat. But proper mobility requires more than just stretching the joints. It demands active control and stability throughout the full range of motion. Use the following drills...

21 Mar How to Get Your First Muscle Up : Your Ultimate Plan

Posted at 20:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Mobility, Upper Body by zlongdpt

Muscle Up Series Part I – Framework Movement Circuit The muscle-up is a complex skill requiring great strength, coordination, and flexibility. In part 1 of this series, Framework Movements are broken down with drills and progressions for all skill levels. These are to be incorporated...

07 Mar Sumo Deadlift High Pull Safety, Effectiveness, & Fixes

Posted at 07:44h in CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Upper Body by zlongdpt

I'm joined by Dan Pope of FitnessPainFree.com to discuss the Sumo Deadlift High Pull safety and effectiveness. The Sumo Deadlift High Pull (SDHP) is an often controversial exercise. Many believe the internally rotated, high elbow position at the top of the movement to be a dangerous position....

08 Feb Shoulder Internal Rotation: A Key Mobility Piece for Performance and Injury Prevention

Posted at 19:00h in CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Upper Body by zlongdpt

Shoulder Internal Rotation ’s Impact on the Athlete and Fitness Shoulder internal rotation (IR) mobility is one of the most commonly restricted motions I see in fitness athletes. It is also one of the least self-treated areas by athletes. For the weightlifting/CrossFit populations, limited shoulder IR not...

14 Dec The Need for Regressed Core Training in Athletes – A Gymnastics Case Study

Posted at 20:33h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

As a sports physical therapist, it never ceases to amaze me how athletes can perform at high levels despite often having huge deficits. One of the most frequent weaknesses I see in athletes is poor core control. Perhaps the two most frequent sets of athletes...

21 Nov Your Don’t Have Tight Hip Flexors – A better fix

Posted at 10:35h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy, Running by zlongdpt

More than any other area in the body, athletes regularly tell me that they have tight hip flexors or pain in their hip flexors. Commonly this has been something they've self-diagnosed after watching a youtube video or reading a blog. Or maybe they've had a...

16 Nov Top Glute Strength Exercises

Posted at 18:00h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

Sub-optimal glute strength is one of the most common faults I see in athletes. This can lead to a host of injuries as well as decreased performance. We've previously discussed using the push press as a test of the hip (glute) versus knee dominance in athletes....

15 Nov The Truth About Squat Depth, Injury Rates & Knees Out Cue

Posted at 12:38h in Core, CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Lower Body, Mobility, Physical Therapy by zlongdpt

Here’s what you need to know Simply said, our Western society has lost the ability to squat. And no, just because you participate in CrossFit doesn’t leave you exempt from this list. You are just as, if not more, likely to be injured during squat emphasized...

12 Sep Top Five Thoracic Mobility Drills to Improve Your Overhead Pressing

Posted at 18:12h in CrossFit, Exercises, Injury Prevention, Mobility, Upper Body by zlongdpt

Thoracic mobility is one of the most important mobility drills for the fitness athlete. The thoracic spine plays a huge role in keeping the shoulders and the lumbar spine working properly, and pain-free. To test thoracic mobility, I look at the rotation in each direction....