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Diaphragmatic Breathing Coaching Session breathing

I want to take you through some diaphragmatic breathing. So this is belly breathing. This is just going to help your core function a lot better. 

So what we're going to do is, I want you to start . . . we're going to put your hand on your chest, one hand on your stomach.  And I want you to take a c...

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These are the equipment and products that I use on a regular basis.

 

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Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Test Kit

I still prefer the PVC version, but call me old fashioned.

Y-Balance Test Kit

Be sure to get the PVC one NOT the Professional Wood one. It is one of the few tim...

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Side Bridge
Liquid error: internal
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Diaphragmatic Breathing - On Back breathing

For diaphragmatic breathing,  go ahead and put one hand on your chest  and one hand on your stomach and take a deep breath in.  We want all the movement to be coming from the stomach,  so your hand on your chest should be staying nice and still,  while the one on your stomach is moving up toward ...

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Diaphragmatic Breathing -- Tall Kneeling

For diaphragmatic breathing in tall kneeling, place one hand on your chest and one hand on your stomach.Take a deep breath in and you should feel all the movement coming from your stomach, so the hand on your chest should not move at all, while the one on your stomach moves out forward.

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Hands & Knees to 3 Point Transition -- Phase 2

For hands and knees to three point transition phase two,  start by bringing your foot up to your hand and then bring your arms overhead. Get up nice and tall and then come on down and bring your leg straight back. Being sure to fully extend the knee and then come back and repeat that position. 

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Rectus Femoris Self Stretch - Prone Hip Mobility

So once you're in the position, you're going to bend the knee up and you can use a strap a belt or even a sheet at home. And then go ahead and kick out against that belt so that you're getting a little resistance there. Good. And then relax and gently pull that up just a little bit farther. And t...

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A March acceleration dorsiflexion speed

Hey, everyone! Today we're going to be discussing A March for linear speed development and acceleration development. So we're going to instruct our athlete to get in the starting position and the big emphasis for this drill is achieving maximum dorsiflexion or toe up and then driving through the toe...

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Multifidus Training

Now we're going to work on teaching her how to feel that multifidus contraction first of all reflexively, and then ultimately we want her to feel it volitionally. But this is kind of the first step. So what I'm going to have her do is I'm going to have you take this hand and bring it and find the...

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