MOvember Day 21:  Cossack Stretch

MOvember Day 21: Cossack Stretch

As far as bang for your buck stretches go, it’s hard to come by a movement more effective than the Cossack Stretch for opening up the hips and loosening up the posterior.  You practically hit everything from your a$$ to your foot in the grass.  So if you are stretched...
MOvember Day 20:  Upper Back Lax Ball

MOvember Day 20: Upper Back Lax Ball

The lax ball is one of those medieval torture devices which at some point become legal.  What’s more torturous is a lack of mobility in the back and thoracic spine when you are doing an overhead squat.  Too often the back is simply ignored when it comes to...
MOvember Day 19:  Four Hip Mobility Stretch

MOvember Day 19: Four Hip Mobility Stretch

I think we have beaten up why the hips need to be mobile.  Honestly, if you don’t understand by now, your mobility is probably pathetic.  Your not reaching full range of motion; can’t go a$$ to grass; and your feet are probably spread out so far you look...
MOvember Day 18:  Wrist Mobility Stretch

MOvember Day 18: Wrist Mobility Stretch

How painful is it when you have the bar racked on your shoulders in the front squat.  How many times do you wake up the next morning and your wrist feel like they are about to fall off.  I know you love your Rogue wrist wraps, but they are probably compensating for a...
MOvember Day 17:  Aircraft Crash Victim

MOvember Day 17: Aircraft Crash Victim

As sick as the name sounds, the Aircraft Crash Victim stretch is excellent for smashing up your pecs, and loosening them up so they don’t pull on your lats and shoulders.  This freed up mobility will allow you to lift more overhead, get in a better overhead...