Dynamic Warm Up
Warm Up for Weight Lifting – Upper Body
by Nick Tumminello / Nov 25, 2009 . These days, just about everyone from strength coaches to exercise enthusiasts are familiar with the concept of a dynamic warm-up. That said, simply because you are aware of a concept doesn’t mean that you actually understand how to properly apply it. Speaking around the country as a …
Warm Up for Weight Lifting – Lower Body
by Nick Tumminello / Feb 15, 2010 . In Part 2 of his warm-up series, Nick Tumminello shows you exactly what you need to do to better prepare for your lower body workout days. These Lower Body Warm-up techniques are guaranteed to maximize strength, improve motor unit (muscle) recruitment, and help prevent injury. This warm-up …
Push Up Plus Exercise – A Better Way!
One of the best and most popular shoulder stabilization / pre-hab drills used among strength coaches these days is the Push Up Plus exercise. Why? – Because it’s a great exercise for activating and strengthening the all important Serratus Anterior muscles of the shoulder. . A strong Serratus Anterior muscle is crucial for optimal shoulder …
Z-Health – Ichabod Training with Mike T Nelson
In today’s post, I’m going to provide you with an article written my good friend and colleague MIke T Nelson of Z-Health. . MIke is very smart and one heck of a nice guy. He has some insightful things to tell you about the brain and Joint Mobility. Check out his article “Ichabod Training” and …
New Hip Mobility Drill – Joint Mobility
As you know, I take pride in developing new, smarter and more effective exercises and training concepts. In this post, I’m going to show you one version of new hip mobility drills I’ve been using with great success! . Actually, my fellow Strength Coach and Friend Kevin Neeld is going to show you the exercise. …
The BEST Way to Perform the Sleeper Stretch!
As many coaches are aware these days, stretching the posterior shoulder capsule is crucial to maintaining the shoulder health in certain athletes. Especially overhead athletes like tennis players, baseball players and quarter backs. Weight lifters can also benefit from this protocol as well. . There are many sites that discuss the sleeper stretch. But, in …
Dynamic Mobility Warm Up – Fast Yoga
I’m a big fan of utilizing a comprehensive warm-up before training and/or competition. . However, in some cases, we simply don’t have the time to perform an extensive dynamic warm-up. . We may just be in a rush, maybe arrived to the gym late or simply want to get in and get out. . For …
Warm Up Progressions Course
Go way beyond your “Average” Warm Up – This course takes you step by step through the Performance U Dynamic Warm Up System, used to help clients and athletes ensure optimal performance before they train or compete. Each course section displays over 30 exercises – That’s 90+ exercises total! Each course section presents seamlessly integrated Muscle activation, …
How Not to Warm Up
by Nick Tumminello | Tue, Apr 15, 2008 According to Nick Tumminello, a lot of the stretches we do in the gym–a lot of the mainstays–are actually liable to hurt us more than help us. He calls these physiological bad boys “Warmup Don’ts.” Continue Reading… _