The following videos come from my 2016 CSCCa presentation on the thoracic spine. It is one of our more advanced progressions through our active t-spine rotation. I say more advanced because of the control it requires from the pelvis, and t-spine. In the active series, the internal / external obliques control motion versus our lying progressions where we can apply opposite arm …
Medball Throw Series
Fall semester intern Colin Feikle gives a brief demo and description of 8 medball throws that we use with rotational sports at different times throughout the year. Generally, we prefer a 6-10# medball with 5-10 reps per side per throw. Side Throw – Focus: Hip rotation Front Throw – Focus: Hip extension into the wall Rebound Throw Focus: Weight transfer …
Beginner T-Spine Mobility
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4vSrltrc8M]Today, I’m putting a few more of our rotational t-spine mobility movements. The first is Knees Side to Side. Most coaches have probably seen this one done. The emphasis should be reaching out with the arms as far as possible. Make sure the shoulders don’t come off the ground as the knees approach the floor. When this occurs reverse the …
T-Spine Mobility Videos
Back in November I posted some of our T-Spine Mobility exercises. At the time I uploaded pictures of the exercises and gave a little background on each of them. Here’s the video for each of those exercises as well as the links back to the previous posts. Hip Flexor Steps w/ Rotation can be found HERE. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHEUZSd8hD0] All Fours – …