A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on May 6, 2017 at 4:03am PDT Wrist Prep: Rolling 👊🏽 Fists 💆🏼Massage Therapists: Are our wrists beat up from bodywork? ⚾️Baseball Players: Are your wrists jacked from hitting? ✊🏽Fighters: Dealing with repeatedly jammed wrists? 🏒Hockey: How’s the over use effecting your wrister? This is one of… READ MORE
A post shared by Michael Boyle (@michael_boyle1959) on May 3, 2017 at 2:30pm PDT This is not a drag. The intent from a patella tendon/ patella femoral standpoint is to create closed chain terminal knee extension. Think closed chain short arc quads.
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A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on Oct 26, 2017 at 8:35am PDT Why I Don’t Like Nordics and What Exercise We Use Instead at @bodybyboyle Nordic leg curls have drawn a bunch of attention recently due to the preventative power of eccentric focused exercise and hamstring injuries. Numerous studies over the last… READ MORE
A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on May 15, 2017 at 9:26am PDT Ladder drills won’t make you faster but they can make you better. – Ladders will not make you sprint faster. – Ladders will not improve your improve your 5-10-5 or L-Drill times. – Ladders will not help you shake a defender in… READ MORE
A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on Feb 5, 2018 at 7:22am PST Don’t waste the warm-up on a bike or a treadmill! The warm-up is a great time to stimulate the body and the mind. Get the most out of your warm-up by picking drills that will challenge your clients cognitive function… READ MORE
A post shared by Michael Boyle (@michael_boyle1959) on May 24, 2016 at 6:08pm PDT Try this to get more lower trap action. We came up with this to eliminate the inevitable shrugging in our scap work.
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A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on May 31, 2017 at 8:04am PDT Restoring Hip Flexion with Functional FAI Functional Acetabular Impingement (FAI) is something we see frequently at @bodybyboyle/@movementasmedicine. Athletes with FAI will typically report pinching and discomfort in the anterior hip/groin during flexion (especially above 90 degrees) as well as general… READ MORE
A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on Feb 6, 2018 at 6:12pm PST Using The Belt Squat to Train Around Pain After @erinaliciaguiney1 suffered an upper body injury we had to get creative to find a way to load her without stressing her right arm. The ‘belt squat’ is a great lateralization for… READ MORE
A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on Oct 12, 2017 at 7:15am PDT Why Should You Supplement With Omega-3s? – Omega 3s have been shown to improve positive mood and reduce anxiety. – Omega 3s are essential to maintenance of the brain and neuromuscular system. – Supplementation of Omega-3s has been shown to reduce the pain… READ MORE
A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on Jun 6, 2017 at 12:27pm PDT Tempo Rear Foot Elevated Split Squats The answer isn’t always more load. Adding changes in lifting tempo can be a great way to mix-up your training, break through plateaus or create challenges for a client who may not be a… READ MORE
A post shared by Michael Boyle (@michael_boyle1959) on Jan 7, 2018 at 5:50pm PST Seated Psoas Holds – this is an exercise we played with years ago that I’ve come back to with any back or hip pain sufferers.
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A post shared by Movement As Medicine (@movementasmedicine) on Dec 6, 2017 at 4:36pm PST 50% Bodyweight Goblet Squat As A Standard? Recently at a @bodybyboyle staff meeting we discussed when it was appropriate to switch from a goblet loaded split squat to a double bell suitcase loaded split squat. We unanimously agreed that at… READ MORE