The Layback Press
Brandon Chien This is a full-body lift that is “old school.” It involves a “clean movement” to the shoulders, and then a press of the weight overhead. The benefits are it helps us maintain some low-back strength while getting upper body strength. Although it looks like it would hurt my back, it’s very similar […]
Organizing the PSOAS
One of several guest posts by Nicole Uno. Transitioning back into ‘training season’ (from a summer spent outside) means high frequency-low intensity. I use this opportunity to work on patterning, and since everything benefits from improved posture/positions, I’m prioritizing my focus into improving how my middle functions. Seated X-Pattern Load ‘sit bones’, […]
Horizontality & Core Integrity
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Corset Breathing
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A Session with Zeynep (Magic Breathing)
Zeynep Seyran PT Zeynep Seyran helps Chris cure her incontinence with ‘vertical breathing’.
PRI-ing the Core
Aaron Hague Note the breathing cadence on each.
Wheels Turning
Gary Stockdale View this post on Instagram NARROWED VISION A common flawed characteristic of our modern #FitnessCulture is a kind of mental inflexibility. Days of the week are assigned bodily compartments and certain objects are only meant to be hoisted in their prescribed patterns. Ascribing to these limited, external constructs is […]
The Everything Trunk
Jenn Pilotti What do you consider your core? Is it different than the trunk? And what, exactly, is its role during specific movements, like walking? From an anatomical point of you, the trunk is the structure that consists of the neck, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. The spine, structural component of the trunk, serves as […]
Partner Core and Mobility Drills
Tom Morrison