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Shoulder and Thoracic Spine Mobility and Isometric Holds
Shoulder and Thoracic Spine Mobility and Isometric Holds In the images and videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a number of stretching/mobility drills and isometric strength exercises. These are some simple strategies one...
Medicine Ball Chin Up With Knee Tuck
Medicine Ball Chin Up With Knee Tuck In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a medicine ball chin up (loaded chin up) with a knee tuck at the top phase of the chin up. This is a great exercise for challenging both the back (chin up +...
VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hand loaded pick up/place down
VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hadn loaded pick up/place down In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a VIPr lateral lunge with opposite hand place down/pick up. This is a nice variation on the traditional...
Anterior to Horizontal Dumbbell Raise Exercise
Anterior to Horizontal Dumbbell Raise Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating an anterior dumbbell raise (to 90 degrees) followed up with a horizontal dumbbell movement (from 0 degrees to 90 degrees)...
Prone Lying Cable Straight Arm Pull Down – Great For Loading The Lats
Prone Lying Cable Straight Arm Pull Down - Great For Loading The Lats This is a great variation on the straight arm pull down where one is required to maintain a stable torso and move the arm (straight) through flexion to the side of the body to engage the lats. The...
Wall Mountain Climbers
Wall Mountain Climbers https://www.instagram.com/p/BiDDPxPltL1/?hl=en&taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy In the video above you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a mountain climber with the feet placed up on the wall. This differs to the...
Calisthenics Session With Ninja Warrior Caine Tsang
Calisthenics Session With Ninja Warrior Caine Tsang This week I was lucky enough to get to spend some time with Ninja Warrior and Virgin Active Personal Trainer Caine Tsang. Caine took us through some mobility warm up drills as well as working on the cossack squat,...
Bent Over Double Handed Close Grip Kettlebell Row
Bent Over Double Handed Close Grip Kettlebell Row In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a bent over double handed close grip row. This is similar to the bent over torsonator row, seated row and chest...
Car Seat Ergonomic Set Up | What Is Your Posture Like?
Car Seat Ergonomic Set Up | What Is Your Posture Like? https://www.instagram.com/p/BgxRL8slg6C/?hl=en&taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy The car seat set up is probably one of the most challenging seats to set up for the everyday person, let alone the...
Bent Over Dumbbell Shrugs | Upper Back Exercise
Bent Over Dumbbell Shrugs | Upper Back Exercises In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a seated bent over dumbbell shrug. This exercise focuses on the upper and middle trap. The key take home points here...
Wunda Chair Triceps Push Down Exercise
Wunda Chair Triceps Push Down Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a Wunda Chair Triceps Push Down. This exercise is performed by getting into a high plank position (one hand grounded and the other...
Reverse Hyper – Hip Extension Exercise
Reverse Hyper - Hip Extension Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams lying on the reverse hyper at Elite Sports Performance and performing a hip extension movement. This is a great exercise for those wishing to develop strength in the hip...