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Static glute bridge abduction5/25/2023 ![]() Here at SC2, we have been front seat passengers on the Anatomy Trains hype (Tomas Myers - the fascial guru first published the infamous Anatomy Trains book in 2001 1 and we have decided it’s time to weigh in. Sport science has been in a debate over certain fundamentals for a number of years, including stretching and movement principles. If you think squatting isn’t for you, then think of me when you next go to the bathroom and squat on the royal throne! You performed your first rep of squats for the day!įascia, mobility vs. Your improved strength will not only get you up the hills faster and more efficiently, but it will support you in the eccentric loading involved in running, giving extra strength to your joints and minimizing injury. ![]() This is one well-researched trend that we are buying into! There has been a big shift in strength and conditioning for endurance sport athletes from high rep “endurance” protocols to lower rep STRENGTH training, with amazing transference to improved performance. Strength training is integral to performance for not only elite athletes but for recreational runners and weekend warriors alike. So you’ve been squeezing and contracting your glutes throughout this whole article- correct? Remember from earlier we need to make the contraction harder, under load…its time to get to the weight room and squat and hinge! ![]() SECONDLY, If you are not squatting or hinging in the gym…. We need to get you from creating tension in your chair, to making the contraction harder and harder in alternate postures, and under higher resistances…so that when you sprint for the bus or C-Train your butt be like "daaaaamn I like to work!" So now that you are pumped up in your chair, “high” on your glute contraction, can you maintain that tension in your glutes while in varied postures and positions (half kneeling, bridging, standing, thrusting, lunging, hinging)? Chances are, those lovely glutes might just “let go” or get harder to keep active. Kines, CEP, CSCS, MES) says “when you contract a muscle, there should be an actual shift in the shape of the muscle and tension you feel in the area”. Right now, while you're sitting and reading, can you flex your glutes? Like really contract, to feel tension pushing you up out of your chair?! Dean Somerset (BSc. Key tips to firing up your glutes to help pelvic stability, minimizing knee pain and powering you up the hills!
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