Always admired wrestlers for their insane agility. Especially when it comes to neck bridges…
10 Shoulder Prehab / Rehab / Warm-up Exercises
Joey Smith shares 10 easy effective shoulder prehab/rehab warm-up exercises. seated dumbbell extensions (cuban press) push ups (scapular retraction / protraction) front band pull aparts front band raise broomstick swings (rotation) dynamic blackburns (lyling Y press) T- bar scapular retraction band shoulder stretch shoulder horn cuban press smith plex (band flaps)
Zlatan Vanev Weightlifting Warm Up
Clips like this really get me hyped for the next training session. Bulgaria’s Zlatan Vanev warming up at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. Here is Zlatan Vanev’s training day on 19 (Tuesday) October 1999. His records in 77 kilos weight class were snatch 165 and c + j 205 and total 370: MORNING SESSION10.10 – 10.28 Snatch 80/2+110/2+140/1+150/1+(155/1 […]
Burgener Warm-Up Elbows High and Outside
Update: YouTube Video Mike Burgener explains the reasons for the “Elbows High and Outside” in the Burgener Warm-up. Namely, getting the bar close to the body. “Elbows High and Outside” with Coach Mike Burgener – video [wmv] [mov] Problem: bar swinging away from the body elbows are down and in (elbows lower than wrists) Fix: […]
Anterior and Posterior Pelvic Tilt Routines
Give troublesome some upvotes for writing this post: “An everyday workout/warmup that you can use to fix your postural dysfunction.“ Very important: brace your abs and glutes throughout the stretches in this. If your lower back gets tight after these exercises, you’re either pushing your range of motion too much or not bracing your abs […]
Complete Gymnastics Warm Up
Check out “The Complete Warm Up Thread” over at Gymnastic Bodies. A nice collection of different warm-up routines targeting every body part.
How To Warm-Up for the Bench Press
Joey Smith from the Diesel Crew has a nice 20 minute Bench Press Warm-up Routing to share. You can download / print the complete description as pdf here. Wave 1DB Int / Ext Rotation to Press, 1×20Foam Rolling Upper Back, Triceps, 30 sec per areaT-‐bar Retractions, 1×10 Repeat 2X Wave 2 Band Shoulder Stretches with Ext Rot, […]
Fixing the Snatch with the Burgener Warm-up
Update: YouTube Video Watch: “Correcting Issues With The Burgener Warm-up” with Coach Mike Burgener – video [wmv] [mov] Problem: Snatching horizontal hip thrust Fix: first part of the Burgener warm up (the “down and up”) first cue : vertical hips, with first segment of the Burgener Warm-up second cue: snatch from the high with hang elbows high and outside, keeping the bar close […]
Joe DeFranco Shoulder Warm-Up
Joe DeFranco has some shoulder warm-up movements he wants you to know about. Three super simple exercises that virtually saved my shoulders. All 3 exercises ACTIVATE/STRENGTHEN the musculature of the upper back, external rotators, while lengthening the internal rotators. #WINNING. #1) Lying “Y-Handcuffs” #2) Mini Band Face Pull + External Rotation #3) Mini Band Pull-aparts […]