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Movement Prep
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TRAINER TIP |
Stability Ball Rock the Boat |
- Your glutes do much of the work during this movement so keep them contracted
- Do not roll all the way onto your arms to keep the core performing the majority of the work

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Begin by lying your upper back on the stability ball |
Keep your glutes fired and hips raised in the air |
Place your hands behind your head |
Shift your weight from side to side, resisting any rotation in your torso |
 
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EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
90/90 Stretch |
- Follow your top arm with your eyes all the way to the stretch position
- When reaching toward the stretch position, pinch your shoulder blades together
- When returning to the start position push your shoulder blades apart

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Begin by lying on your side with your knees and hips both flexed at 90 degrees |
Outstretch your arms directly in front of you with the palms of your hands together |
Keeping your legs together and your arms straight, separate your hands and reach your top arm all the way back behind you |
In the stretch position your upper body will be rotated perpendicular to your lower body and chest will be facing up |
Return your top arm back to the start position for one rep |
 
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EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
Inchworm |
- At the top position try to look through your arms back behind you and pinch your shoulder blades together
- Make sure that as you walk up with your feet you are flexing your body at your hips and not your spine
- Do not drop your hips to the ground in the pushup position

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Begin in a pushup position |
Keep your hands stationary and walk your feet toward your hands using only your toes |
As you begin to feel a stretch in your hamstrings, make sure to keep your legs as straight as possible |
When you reach the stretch capacity of your hamstrings, keep your feet stationary and walk back to the pushup position with your hands |
  
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Power Training
EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
Bodyweight Jump Squat |
- Make sure your hips sit back over your heels and your spine remains flat
- During the squatting motion your feet should stay flat on the ground
- Keep your eyes focused forward, not down on the ground

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Find an area with plenty of room overhead |
Begin with your hands behind your hand and elbows out wide |
Lower your hips into a deep squat position |
Upon reaching the bottom position, change direction quickly and explode up into a jump |
Land softly by absorbing the landing and proceed into the next repetition |
 
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Strength Training
EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
Back Split Squat |
- Keep your chest up throughout the whole movement; if you begin to lean forward, lengthen your stride
- Focus your weight and balance on your front foot
- Throughout the entire motion your front foot should stay flat on the ground, and your back foot should be up on your toe
- Keep your eyes focused forward, not down on the ground

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Begin by placing a barbell centered on your upper back |
Pick the bar up with your legs and take a couple steps away from the rack |
Take a large but comfortable step forward so you are in a split stance |
Lower your hips directly downward until your knee is several inches from the ground |
Upon reaching the bottom position, your front and back knees should both have 90 degree angles |
Drive through your front heel and stand back up to an upright position, remaining in a split stance |
 
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EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
Inverted Chinup |
- If the legs straight version cannot be completed smoothly, bend your knees without changing body position, and perform your repetitions the same way
- Do not let your hips rest on the ground until you have finished the set

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Begin by placing a barbell on the safety pins of a power rack set about 3-4 feet from the ground |
Make sure it is locked into place where the pins meet the rack |
Get under the bar on your back and get a shoulder width, overhand grip with your thumbs wrapped around the bar |
With your legs extended in front of you, lift your hips off the ground so your heels are the only part of you touching the ground |
Keep your elbows, pinch your shoulder blades together, and pull your chest up to the bar |
Return to the arms extended position slowly |
 
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EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
Dumbbell Muscle Clean |
- Use the momentum of the movement to get the dumbells over your shoulder
- DO NOT go heavy on this exercise, it is meant to build stability and endurance in the shoulder, not absolute strength

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Begin sitting on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand at your sides |
Pinch your shoulder blades together to stabilize the shoulder |
Pull your elbows up to your sides, as if someone was pulling on strings attached to your elbows |
When your elbows approach the same height as your shoulders, rotate your arms until the dumbells are higher than your shoulders |
At the top your elbows should create a 90 angle |
 
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Recovery
EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
Foam Roll Glute |
- This can be performed with or without the leg crossed
- Hit as many areas on the muscle as you can to effectively release tension

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Begin by sitting on your foam roller |
Roll to the side of your hip |
Brace you body weight with the hand on the same side as you are leaning |
Cross the leg on the side you are leaning over the opposite knee, this will stretch your glute |
Using the hand and foot planted on the ground roll up and down the length of your glute |
Repeat on the opposite side
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EXERCISE |
TRAINER TIP |
Lat Stretch |
- Keep crawling forward with your fingers to create maximum stretch in your lats
- You can reach your arms to the left and right for several seconds to get an added stretch in the muscle

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Begin in a kneeling position and sit back on your heels |
Keeping your back flat, reach forward and place your hands on the ground in front of you |
Without lifting your butt off your heels extend your arms as much as possible and lower your head toward the ground between your arms |

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