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Reverse Grip Dumbbell Curl Exercise With Isometric Hold In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a reverse grip dumbbell curl with an isometric hold at the top phase of the movement (end of the concentric curl...

Weight Plate Bicep Curl To Overhead Press To Tricep Extension In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a weight plate (20kg) bicep curl to overhead press to tricep extension.  This was a great exercise because it...

Dumbbell External Rotation - Shoulder Rehab In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a standing dumbbell external rotation with arms at 90 degrees. This is a progression on external rotation at 0 and 45 degrees and requires the individual to...

The Doorway Lat Stretch In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating a lat stretch (back) using the doorway as an anchor point.  At Principle Four Osteopathy we are big  believers in prescribing stretches and exercises that...

Kettlebell Swings 30 seconds on - 30 seconds off - 15 minutes Most of my training lately has been focused on either bodyweight and resistance work of 5-8 reps.  Therefore I thought I would spice things up with some more intensity based work.  This short video is the...

Split Stance Alternating Landmine Twist In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a split stance alternating landmine twist.  This is a variation on the traditional landmine twist (bilateral stance forward with landmine twist to the side). ...

4 Point Kneeling / Quadruped Core Exercise In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a 4 point kneeling core exercise whereby they are required to raise the knees off the ground (1 - 2 inches) whilst maintaining a stable trunk...

Spanish Squat In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a spanish squat.  The spanish squat involves setting up a bar below knee height and standing just in front of it and then squatting down using the bar as...

Single Leg Glute Isometric Exercise - An Osteopaths Perspective In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a single leg glute isometric exercise.  This involves the individual standing near the wall with the outer leg locked...

Dumbbell Ys and Ts - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing the dumbbell Ys and Ts exercise (these exercises are great for training the shoulder girdle muscles i.e. rhomboids, traps,...

Wall Supported Single Leg RDL - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a wall supported single leg RDL.  The non training leg (rear leg) is placed against the wall and the individual hinges towards the ground with...

Wall Supported Dumbbell External Rotation @ 90 Degrees - An Osteopaths Perspective In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a wall supported dumbbell external rotation exercise.  The wall has been used to assist...