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  • Changing Tempo Progressive Progressions

    WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Progressive Progressions – Changing the Tempo

    03/22/2024

    The automatic thought that both trainers and clients have when a particular exercise at a particular weight is getting too easy? Simple – Go heavier!  Traditionally, the go-to way to progress an exercise is by increasing the weight to increase the load on the muscles or to increase the number of reps we complete. But […]

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  • Protracted Chin

    WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Movement Sins – Protracted Chin

    03/14/2024

    We’re up to the 7th and final Movement Sin as covered in our Movement Restoration Coach course. If you missed the previous posts scroll on down or head to “photos” in this group to find the posts and check them out. So the full list of 7 common movement sins: Medial Knee Trendelenburg Sign Lumbar […]

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  • Poor Pull Pattern

    Wednesday Wisdom: Movement Sins – Poor Pull Pattern

    03/06/2024

    We’re picking up where we left off – exploring the 7 common movement sins as covered in our Movement Restoration Coach course. To summarise, in previous posts we’ve covered: Medial Knee Trendelenburg Sign Lumbar Hyperlordosis Excessive Posterior Pelvic Tilt Poor Push Pattern If you missed those scroll on down or head to “photos” in this […]

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    WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Movement Sins – Poor Push Pattern

    02/29/2024

    In exploring the 7 common movement sins, we have worked our way up the body from knees to hips and spine, and now we’ve reached shoulders… Movement Sin: POOR PUSH PATTERN The shoulder is a complex joint, and it’s health relies heavily upon the function of the scapulothoracic joint – if the scapulae don’t move […]

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  • movement based strength

    Movement Based Strength

    02/28/2024

    Intro. Often, gym goers fixate on an area of strength that they see as a direct method to the results they want. e.g I want to be big & strong so I’ll only lift maximal lift. This commonly leaves a gap in which injury, lack of progression, or boredom sets in. This article will go […]

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  • WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Movement Sins – Excessive Posterior Pelvic Tilt

    02/21/2024

    We’re on the 4th of 7 common Movement Sins we find working with clients, and we’re still focusing on the hips. So far we’ve covered: Medial (Valgus) Knees Trendelenburg Sign in the Hips Lumbar Hyper-Lordosis / Excessive Anterior Pelvic Tilt. All these relate to the hip, but generally speaking are caused from dominance and hypertonicity […]

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