FRONT FOOT ELEVATED SPLIT SQUAT (ISO)

The front foot split squat hold will help improve lower limb endurance and tissue tolerance. The isometric hold will increase strength and endurance of the ankle/calf complex, quad and glute without creating excess metabolic stress or muscle damage. It is ideal for runners and athletes. General prescription: 4-6 sets, 10-30s each side.

HAMSTRING BRIDGE (FOAM ROLLER)

This exercise will train the help isolate the hamstrings without compensation via the glutes and lower back. If you were to view the exercise by tilting your head, you would see it is a very similar position to ground strike in running/sprinting and as a result can be beneficial in improving the capacity of the […]

ADDUCTOR SQUEEZE (FOAM ROLLER SEATED)

This exercise will train the groin in its shortened position and help improve low load strength and endurance, along with improving hip mobility via internal rotation. General prescription: 4-5 sets, 10-45s.

COPENHAGEN SIDE PLANK

Copenhagen’s are my “go to” groin strengthening exercise and everyone could benefit from doing these. They increase strength of the adductor muscles (typically never trained) at length and can help improve hip mobility/stability, groin strength and reduce the risk of many lower body injuries. General prescription: 2-5 sets, 5-15 reps each side for isotonic, 5-60s […]

PRONE SHOULDER COMPLEX

In this shoulder complex, compensatory strategies to create momentum and movement from the lower back is limited. This will help to increase load and challenge on the rhomboids, lats, rear delt and trapezius’ muscles. It is an efficient movement to build low load endurance and strength in early rehabilitation, and also in an upper body […]

SIDE-LYING CLAM

In this side lying clam variation, compensatory strategies to create momentum and rotation from other muscles is limited. This will help to increase load and challenge on the glute medius muscle, in-turn making it an efficient movement to build low load endurance and strength in early rehabilitation, particularly useful for the low back, knee and/or […]

SA LAT ROW

The single arm lat row can be used as a standalone, progress-able strength training exercise if external stability is created to allow for enough load (i.e. something to hold onto, seated on bench, DB on knee). In this variation however, it is useful to prime the lat and build low load strength and endurance either […]

PRONE ABDUCTION (BANDED)

Early knee, hip and/or low back rehabilitation should be the only time a band is used for a glute exercises and movement patterns in general. The banded abduction helps to strength and endurance in the glute medius whilst in hip extension. It should be used as an adjunct tool with other non-banded exercises and not confused […]

CABLE ER

Cable external rotation should only be used in early rehabilitation, if there are deficits in external rotation strength and/or if preferred before heavy pressing. However, they aren’t necessary outside of rehabilitation if the shoulders are “healthy”. General prescription: 2-5 sets, 8-25 reps each side for endurance/warm-up. 5-30s each side for isometric strength. 5-10s each side […]

HAND ON HEAD RETRACTION

This exercise can be great to improve thoracic/shoulder mobility without load, or then loaded up with a band to improve low load endurance and strength of the upper back musculature. General prescription: 2-3 sets, 5-25 reps.