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If there’s one skill that we love to teach to all of our patients, it’s how to properly hip hinge. Why? For starters, the hip hinge is a fundamental movement pattern that you use throughout your day, especially when it comes to picking things up off the floor. It’s also a heavy-hitter in terms of …
If you’ve ever seen a PT for a lower body injury before, chances are that at some point you’ve been given glute activation exercises – and for good reason! Weak glutes can be the culprit of many issues, from knee pain to poor exercise performance. But, before you start going crazy with the clamshells, know …
Dr. Ben demonstrates 3 of the best foam rolling exercises for your lower body targeting your quadriceps femoris, calf (gastrocnemius), and piriformis muscles. Pro+Kinetix Physical Therapy & Performance specializes in helping active individuals in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco get back to exercising and working out pain free without having to take …
Dr. Ben demonstrates using a lacrosse ball, softball, and a foam roller different for exercises for your upper trapezium, pectoral, and latissimus dorsi muscles. Pro+Kinetix Physical Therapy & Performance specializes in helping active individuals in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco get back to exercising and working out pain free without having to …
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How to properly perform an overhead squat to avoid injury and maximize gains: The overhead squat has become increasingly popular over the years because of the benefits it has to shoulder stability. However, when the technique of the overhead squat is not performed correctly it places the shoulders at a high risk of injury because …
How to properly perform an overhead press to avoid injury and maximize gains: The overhead press is a common exercise utilized in many training programs to improve shoulder and upper back strength. However, it is commonly misunderstood with athletes focusing more on the amount of weight pressed than the technique to press it. The technique …
How to properly perform pull ups to avoid injury: The pull up is one of the most common upper body exercises used when training because it can be performed in a variety of ways and is a great way to improve upper/mid back strength. However, when performed without proper technique the strength gains are not …
How to properly perform push up to avoid injury and maximize gains:As with the pull up discussed earlier in the week, the push up is a very common exercise among all weightlifting individuals because of the diverse methods there are to progress and regress the technique. However, throughout all of the variations, overall biomechanics should …
How to properly perform bench press to avoid injury:The bench press is the most common upper body exercise used when training because it is a compound upper body movement that incorporates many of your major upper extremity muscles. However, bench press can be easily performed with poor body mechanics and technique. One common mistake that …
