Jami Tikkanen has a couple of hip stretch stretches to get you into better positions for your squat & deadlift. All you need is a somewhat high box. Do 10-15 reps in each position
P90X Stretch Video
I’m having a rest day today. Only thing I’ll do is stretching. Found this hour long P90X stretch video. It’s a pretty good top to bottom routine. So let’s suck at stretching together. Exercise List: Sun Salutations Neck Stretch Back Up the Car Head Rolls Expand Chest Shoulder Stretch Forearm Flex Dreya Stretch Cat Stretch Glute […]
Ankle ROM for Squatting Mobility WOD
Kelly Starrett works ankle mobility. Nothing fancy, just camping out in good position (not letting the arch collapse and knees come in). This pretty much describes my ankle issues.Too tight to let me reach proper squat depth without elevated heels (on plates or oly shoes). If there only was such a thing as Achilles tendon implants / enlargement. I would get that.
Calf / Ankle Stretching with Machines
Charles Poliquin posted something about low squatting a.k.a. squatting. Because if it ain’t low it’s not a squat. In tip 3 he suggests using the calf raise machines (seated & standing) to get a maximum stretch. Standing Calf Raise Machine, 3-5 rounds with knees locked (to stretch the soleus and the gastrocnemius) lower your heels as low as […]
Test for Hip Flexibility with Kelly Starrett
Here is your daile dose of Kelly Starrett. This time a snippet from a CrossFit Movement and Mobility Semininar. He shows a three-part movement drill designed to assess hip mobility. Complete video here. h
Free Yoga Routine Videos
It’s one of those days again. I have been beating my body pretty good for the last months. So it’s time for yoga rest day. Check out the HolmTV YouTube Channel for narrated yoga routine videos.
Full Depth ATG Squat Instruction from California Strength
California Strength owner and coach, David Spitz, goes through coaching points and lower body stretches for a Full Depth Squat (ATG). And for good measure Max Aita shows how it is done with 300 kg (660 pounds). Positions: for high bar back squat vertical posture throughout the movement hips like a bucket of water, no tilting forward , keep it leveled […]
Ankle Mobility Sequence for Warm Ups
Jami Tikkanen has some foot / ankle mobility exercises for your warm-ups.
What’s so great about Yoga?
Easy answer … hot chicks in yoga pants. What’s even better? Hot chicks in underwear. Here is Briohny Smyth doing her thing. If you are looking for a complete Yoga routine check out this one from P90X. And on that note: How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body