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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 theĀ PVC one NOT the Professional Wood one. It is one of the few tim...
For diaphragmatic breathing,Ā go ahead and put one hand on your chestĀ and one hand on your stomach and take a deep breath in.Ā We want all the movement to be coming from the stomach,Ā so your hand on your chest should be staying nice and still,Ā while the one on your stomach is moving up toward ...
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...
For long arc quad with ankle pump with weight, straighten the knee all the way out. Hold it there. Bring the ankle up and down while you keep the knee perfectly straight. Repeat that ten times.
For long arc quad with ankle pump, go ahead and straighten the knee all the way out. When you get it all the way straightened out, bring the toes up toward the nose and keep it there. Hold real strong and then point it down, up and down ten times.
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...
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...
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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All right, now we're going to take a look at doing some resistance to dorsiflexion, to kind of get some overflow to the quad to get a stronger quad contraction. So we just simply wrap tubing around the foot here and go ahead and tighten up your quad for me. Good. And then bring your toes up and h...
Hey, everyone! Today we're going to be discussing a push to base and return for lateral speed and agility. So what we'll do is instruct our athlete to get in the starting position, finding our ready athletic base. We will then push in the direction we want to go with the opposite leg. So push and th...
