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Strength Training- Pull Technique for Pain + Performance
Sometimes the same technique we may use to help clients navigate through something like discomfort or pain in a particular movement can also be the same technique we use to perform better. . Give this subtle row technique adjustment a try and see if it helps you with either pain, performance, or perhaps both. . While not all issues people experience are due to the same underlying cause, many small tweaks that work for one set of issues can help due to overlap with another.
Tight Hamstring Magic: Quick Movement Improvement
Can you easily touch your toes? If you are someone with tight hamstrings or you have difficulty folding at the hips, this one is for you!
We are big fans of time efficient movement snacks that can improve the quality of how you move (and live). Having a difficult time bending over to pick something up or tie shoes due to tight hamstrings can be one of those things. We also like pairing similar moves in this video as part of a warm-up for hinging exercises. Afterward, you will likely be able to perform with MUCH better range of motion.
Strength Training- Mastering Pull-Ups
If you have ever wanted to learn or struggled to do pull-ups (let alone one pull-up), understanding how to best go about mastering one can lead you down a rabbit hole with conflicting advice and opinions.
The reality is that most people don’t just learn to do a pull-up overnight unless they have an extensive background in athletic endeavors and/or lots of calisthenic-type and resistance-type training. Even so, the smooth and well controlled pull-up can still take a while to master.
Today I still see a lot of impatience and also misguided ideas about how best to develop pull-ups. Case in point is the over-prescription of banded pull-ups in the absence of other exercises aimed at shoring up strength and endurance in the muscles required to do a clean pull-up.