Stretching
How to Use Mobility as Stretching Rather Than Just Stretching Itself
Using mobility exercises as stretching focuses on enhancing your joints' range of motion and functional flexibility rather than just elongating muscles. Mobility exercises incorporate movements that engage stabilizing muscles around [...]
Which Muscles Should You Really Stretch? Part 2
In part #1 you were introduced to a foundational stretching principle and gained valuable practical insight into how to go about selecting stretches for specific joints of the lower body. [...]
Which Muscles Should You Really Stretch? Part 1
It's more than safe to say that the notion of stretching for athletes hasn't lost any traction in recent times. Like core training, I don't think that it ever will, [...]
Loaded Stretching to Build Muscle and Boost Strength!
Sometimes, it's not about the training routine that you are doing but the things you incorporate into your training routine that create a maximal effect. For example, incorporating loaded stretching [...]
6 Everyday Stretches for People Who Sit Too Much
Everyday stretches for anyone who sits for a living or sits too much at home. Sitting is the new smoking. Sitting for eight hours a day can be just as...
Increase Your Flexibility in a Minute with These 4 Techniques!
Flexibility requires technique, not just stretching, to increase the range of motion and maximize the result. Stretching is just one part of the technique. Just stretching and stretching a muscle [...]
Jumping to New Performance Levels: Plyometric Training for Youth
Plyometrics is not just for skilled athletes at the elite level. Studies show that plyometric training has positive effects on a number of performance attributes in 10- to 13-year-old children. [...]
How to Build the Perfect Swim Workout
So you're looking to get a little more serious about training in the pool, or you are looking for some more structure for your time in the water. Here...
Thoracic Mobility for Improved Performance
What if I told you that by adding three simple mobility drills to your workout routine you could unlock a whole new set of athletic potential? That's right, if you [...]
5 Yoga-Inspired Stretches That Athletes Can Use to Improve Recovery
stretches recovery* delete Recovery is an essential component of any training program. Athletes of all levels need to make proper recovery part of their...