In addition to evaluating our clients static posture, we also take a look at their movement patterns.
Are they fully functional?
If not, how can we get them there?
If so, how can we keep them there?
This video is a progression to the Single Leg Stance with Core Activation from the Functional Movement Screen. To perform this exercise simply attach your Versus in a doorway or at a high wall attachment as you hold on to the handles. Stand vertical with arms a few inches in front of your hips, maintain tension down and back with straight arms. Pick up one knee, while maintaining a tall spine and begin performing arm flutters with constant tension on the cables.
This exercise is great for working on client’s single leg stance as well as activating the core. In addition the versus adds the component of self resistance and challenges client’s in multiple planes of motion.
Having spent years in the health and fitness industry and training at private studios we have had complete control over of what our clients do and how they do it. In those years we have realized that there is a void not only in our industry but also in healthcare all together. We know this by going over our clients’ health history to find out exactly what they have been doing to help themselves. Outside our facility an example is when we go to a traditional gym and look around, the majority of members are not only doing the wrong exercises but improperly performing them. It is a real eye opener. What this means is the members are strengthening their muscle imbalances and reinforcing their faulty movement patterns. This in turn is actually making things worse. In our healthcare fields most of the professionals are treating symptoms instead of addressing the underlying cause of the symptom. At Myoforce we typically say that a symptom is exactly that; a symptom of an underlying problem. When you treat a symptom you never really get at the root problem.
There are an abundance of thoracic mobility exercises out there. These exercises are designed to counteract the affects of sitting all day! Whether it be in the car or at the computer, the fact is there are a slim number of us that are able to be active in our jobs throughout the day.
Thoracic mobility drills can be performed supine, seated, in a quadruped position, kneeling, EVEN STANDING!
Here at Myoforce we have created yet another awesome exercise to open up your client’s upper back and get the core turned on :0
Be sure to keep your feet facing forward and your hips still all while maintaining tension on the VERSUS. Perform 10-12 reps per side.
Whether you are seeking symmetry for aesthetic reasons or simply for over all shoulder health, proper tracking of your scapula is key!
Here at MYOFORCE we have developed a great exercise to develop scapulohumeral rhythm. The following exercise forces the scapula to ride against the ribcage and track properly.
This exercise is yet another awesome example of activation before integration! Since these arm pushes are performed with hips on a stability ball there is recruitment from the hamstrings, glutes, paraspinals, mid and lower traps as you initiate proper scapulohumeral rhythm. The entire core is firing as you provide your own resistance!
Whether you coach, train or rehab athletes, clients or patients and are in the Long Beach Area this weekend you will definitely want to check out the presenters at PERFORM BETTER!
Our own Aaron Brooks has the pleasure of presenting!
He will be lecturing on
ACTIVATION BEFORE INTEGRATION: Don’t Strengthen Disfunction
Aaron will teach you how to identify the basic postural deviations that lead to poor movement patterns and inevitably PAIN!
In addition he will focus on activation techniques using the MYOFORCE Versus to activation the nervous system.
Using the Versus Training System to activate the nervous system will change how your clients move and feel! Your training will never be the same again
Do you or perhaps a few of your clients struggle to get into a squat?
Follow these 4 sequenced exercises to open them up as well as create stability and achieve the best squat yet!
1. Kneeling Groin Stretch- :30 L,R
2. Hip Extension with Abduction- :20 hold and perform 3 sets of 12 reps
3. 3 Dimensional Groin Stretch- 10 overhead, 10 twisting over bent knee, 10 reaches L,R
4. Gravity Drop- :60 L,R
