Posts in "Hip/Lower Abdominal Injuries"

Lateral Movement: Hip Stability & End Range Strength

One thing a lot of athletes struggle with is maintaining a stable pelvis while pushing laterally. It’s common to see the torso bend back toward the pushing leg in exercises ranging from Lateral MiniBand Walks to Lateral Bounds and lateral cutting in transitional speed work. While there’s a time and place for emphasizing this type… Read more

• Posted by Kevin Neeld May 12, 2022
• Category Hip/Lower Abdominal Injuries, Performance Training

3 Exercises to Improve Internal Rotation

Hip internal rotation has many important implications for athletic performance. ➡️ Loading through the stance phase to maximize the efficiency of push-off. ➡️ Creating power in cross-over patterns as the drive leg pushes under the body. ➡️ Improving single-leg stability by allowing the body to center over the foot/base of support. ➡️ Minimizing risk of… Read more

• Posted by Kevin Neeld May 01, 2022
• Category Hip/Lower Abdominal Injuries, Stretching

Passive Coaching Strategies

Creating environments for an athlete to “self-organize” (e.g. try, fail, recognize failure, try a different way…) can be a powerful motor learning strategy. Particularly in group settings, having strategies that allow the coach to teach without speaking frees up the coach to work with individuals/exercises that require a more hands on approach. This is an… Read more

• Posted by Kevin Neeld Apr 08, 2022
• Category Hip/Lower Abdominal Injuries, Performance Training

Core Training: Frozen Bear Rotations with Stability Ball

This is a core exercise I’ve used for years to help reinforce proper centering/alignment of the rib cage over the pelvis, and breathing through a braced core. The goal here is to rotate as a unit, so the knees, hips, and shoulders all move together. Another way to think of it is that the nose,… Read more

• Posted by Kevin Neeld Apr 05, 2022
• Category Hip/Lower Abdominal Injuries, Performance Training

Lateral Core Training: Tall Kneeling Anti-Rotation Press to Overhead

Lateral core variation #4. This variation is a hybrid because the initial press-out requires using the core to resist rotation, and then the move to overhead shifts the stress to the lateral core to prevent leaning toward the cable column. Before pressing out, set-up by pushing your knees through the ground and reaching your head… Read more

• Posted by Kevin Neeld Mar 03, 2022
• Category Hip/Lower Abdominal Injuries, Performance Training