Throwing (football, softball, lacrosse) striking (hockey, tennis, golf), and kicking (soccer) sports all can benefit from stronger and more effective torso rotation. Examining the mechanics needed to optimize sport skills, rotary power is the key link from the weight room to the playing field. Preferred exercises use a closed chain position (standing up on your feet), weight shifts both laterally and horizontally (to pre-load the rear leg) and transfer of weight to lead leg at a high velocity. When working movement around the spine, throug...Read more

Below are few logical progressions for athletic training, Progressions 1.    To achieve desired results as well as prevent lower back injury, athletes are cued to ‘set their core’. The easiest way to explain this is to experience the ‘clenching’ or ‘bracing’ of the core when someone unexpectedly fakes a punch to your stomach. This corset effect is a set core that prepares the region to contract and exert force as well as absorb forces.2.    Initially prescribe static hold supine ...Read more

Fit Ball Rotary Passes •    Purpose – this exercise trains rotary core force production (throwing) and deceleration (catching) in a standing position.•    Set up – have the athlete begin in a low athletic position with chest up, core braced and legs loaded in triple flexion of the hips, knees and ankles.•    Execution – during the catch phase the ball is caught out in front of the body while the Athlete’s mass shifts over their rear leg setting them up in a...Read more

BOSU, Stability Ball Standing Core Stability  •    Purpose – this exercise trains core stabilization in a standing position with a balance challenge.•    Set up – have the athlete stand on 2 feet on the BOSU Balance Trainer, holding a stability ball with arms extended, in a low athletic position with the core braced.•    Execution – have the Coach press on the stability ball from random locations (up, down, side) while the Athlete attempts to keep the ball from m...Read more