Posts Tagged ‘hips and pelvis’

how to stability ball tucks and pikes

by tomas on October 12th, 2009

everyday athlete ®  founder, Tomas Anthony, teaches you perfect form for this “Core” movement:  stability ball tucks and pikes.  This challenging but effective movement will help you learn how to engage your entire trunk and build stabilization strength for your hips, pelvis, trunk and shoulders.  Variations included here are:

  • Stability ball tuck
  • Stability ball pikes (with & without shoulder press)

In addition you will learn how to execute these movements using perfect form and avoid some common mistakes. Key muscles used include core stabilizing muscles of entire torso (aka Core), shoulder complex, hips, pelvis, back and arms.

everyday athlete ®  founder, Tomas Anthony, teaches you perfect form for this “Core” movement:  stability ball tucks and pikes.  This challenging but effective movement will help you learn how to engage your entire trunk and build stabilization strength for your hips, pelvis, trunk and shoulders.  Variations included here are:

  • Stability ball tuck
  • Stability ball pikes (with & without shoulder press)

In addition you will learn how to execute these movements using perfect form and avoid some common mistakes. Key muscles used include core stabilizing muscles of entire torso (aka Core), shoulder complex, hips, pelvis, back and arms.

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how to squat shoulder press

by tomas on October 12th, 2009

everyday athlete ®  founder, Tomas Anthony, teaches you how to execute this powerful total body movement:  squat shoulder press.  this powerful total body movement is an excellent exercise for building lower body strength with an upper body component too.  Note that there are two variations demostrated:

  • squat shoulder press
  • squat jump shoulder press

learn the keys to good form and some of the common mistakes you can make when practicing this movement pattern.  muscles used in the movement include all the major muscles of the hips, legs, core or torso and arms and shoulders.

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how to lunge contralateral row

by tomas on October 1st, 2009

everyday athlete ®  founder, Tomas Anthony, teaches you perfect form for this total body movement: contralateral row in a lunge position(also known as a lunge with single arm row). This total body movement is designed to build strength from one side of your body across to the opposite side.  This is important because it has been discover that much of our movements are dependent upon this kind of pattern:   While one side of you stabilizes your other side moves (think of walking or throwing a ball).

variations demonstrated:

  • contralateral row in a lunge position with dumbbell (static)
  • contralateral row in a lunge position (static + resistance band)
  • contralateral row in lunge position (dynamic + cable column)

learn the keys to good form and some of the common mistakes you can make when practicing this complex but essential movement pattern.  muscles used in the movement include all the major muscles of the hips, legs, core or torso and back, arms and shoulders.

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