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Setting Up the Conventional Deadlift: Foot Position and Alignment
Feet are the base of the deadlift. How the feet are positioned can affect the posture and movement throughout the whole deadlift motion. For each individual the “ideal” position may vary a little, but overall the framework of how the feet are set up in the...
Improve Scapular Strength and Control to Improve Pull Ups, Muscle Ups, and Toes To Bar
Pull ups, muscle ups, and toes to bar are common challenging exercises that are performed in many workouts They are especially common for those that participate in crossfit workouts. While there are a lot of moving parts in each of these exercises, having good...
Being Active Along With Your Kids
Being active along with your kids. It is often inconvenient for your own workouts and the workouts are not very productive for getting you to be in achieving your goals, but that can overshadowed by the habits that you can create when you are able include your...
Easy Stretch to Improve Hip Internal Rotation
Easy Stretch To Improve Hip Internal Rotation Poor hip internal rotation can be a cause of pain in the knees, hips, and lower back. It will also affect out ability to perform activities such as squatting and for anyone who participates in rotational sports, it will...
Hit the Overhead Lift with Shoulder Mobility Exercises
Shoulder mobility is a big problem with a lot of people when trying to perform overhead lifts. Hit the overhead lift with shoulder mobility exercises. Shoulder internal rotation tightness and lat tightness affect posture when performing lifts, especially olympic lifts...
Body Weight Squats
Body Weight Squats are a great exercise for people of all skill levels. Body Weight squats provide benefits with strength, posture, and flexibility. They can be used a part of a work out or part of a warm up. Functional Physical Therapy Center provides...
Young Athletes are Not Miniature Adults
It may seem like it would make sense to do the same exercises and push young athletes the same way that you were pushed or the same way that you saw a coach of another higher level team work their older players. Unfortunately, more often than not, this can be more...
How Well Do You Squat?
How well do you squat? One of the first responses that I hear from people when we talk about this is… “I don’t do squats”. Well… Maybe you don’t “do squats”, but if you sit up and down from a chair, sit up and down from a toilet, get on and off a couch, or get into or...
Improving Rotational Stability Decreases Stress in the Lower Back
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