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Understanding Slings

Slings.  I’ve heard them referred to often, but never quite knew what they were or why they were important.  I understood that they were anatomically determined lines within the body, but in a structure that is fully connected, it didn’t… Read more ›

May 17, 2019
Christine
elbows, extension, gravity, hangs, hinge, hips, midback, mobility, motor learning, Nicole Uno, Physical, pulls, pullups, pushups, relax, ribs, shoulder, spine, stability, technique

Yoga Detour : Integrated Upper Body

Cecily Milne is the mind behind yoga detour, movement education that encourages the yoga population to go beyond ‘nailing poses’.  She immediately reminded me of Marlo Fisken – a “pole person” who’s actual draw is that she is a brilliant… Read more ›

Apr 12, 2019
Christine
elbows, midback, neck, pelvis, Physical, pushups, rotation, scapula, shoulder, spine, technique, workshop

Biceps, Rotation, and Pulling

When I got my first chin up, I felt superhuman.  Finally hitting that relative strength benchmark felt like a magic trick I was somehow involved in.  Even more mystifying, though, is that I had absolutely nothing on a pronated grip… Read more ›

Feb 04, 2018
Christine
bicep, control, coordination, elbows, forearm, grips, hangs, motor control, motor learning, neck, pain, Physical, problem solving, pulls, pullups, rotation, scapula, shoulder, technique

Examining the Forearms

Limitations in the wrist are the Achilles heel of push dominant training programs.  Repeated gripping and hoisting of bars and bells turn the hands and wrists into one trick-ponies that get cranky when trying to press the body off the… Read more ›

Aug 12, 2016
Christine
bicep, elbows, forearm, hands, Physical, shoulder, wrists

Supinated Hangs = Loaded External Rotation

The mobile nature of the shoulders leaves them vulnerable to influence.  The way we consistently hold them is the way they’ll stay.  Slouched postures slumped over desks or protecting their personal interest in cell phones and video game controllers adapt… Read more ›

May 22, 2016 2 Comments
Christine
bicep, elbows, flexion, grips, shoulder, wrists

Exploring Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)

Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) are the entrance point to Dr. Andreo Spina’s Functional Range Conditioning system:   They are meant to:     1.  assess joint health (particularly the function of the deep joint capsule)     2. maintain outer… Read more ›

Feb 14, 2016 9 Comments
Christine
elbows, frc, hips, knees, Physical, shoulder, technique

The Shoulder-Elbow Connection (rotations part 2)

In part 1 of this shoulder series, we looked at glenohumeral rotation in the horizontal plane (think shoulders back, chest forward).  This post aims to look at its influence in the sagittal and frontal planes, as well as the adaptations that… Read more ›

Jun 01, 2015
Christine
elbows, Physical, rotation, shoulder

Pushups

Pushups are meant to be a ‘moving plank’.  They are just as much a core and scapular control exercise as a chest builder.  They are hard to do correctly. They’re supposed to be. Hand Positioning Thumbs to armpits.  Fingers forward.… Read more ›

Nov 26, 2014
Christine
elbows, hands, Physical, pushups, stability, technique

Elbows, Wrists, and Hands

The same thought process that goes into clearing lower body issues applies to the joints of the upper body.  Why?  Because the bone structures are very similar. *All pictures credited to biologycorner.com femur (thigh) hand The legs are meant to… Read more ›

Oct 20, 2014 5 Comments
Christine
elbows, hands, hyper mobility, Physical, wrists

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