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Increasing Your Ankle Mobility Using Powerbands
Increasing Your Ankle Mobility Using Powerbands In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients using the powerband (to create a posterior translation of the tibia/fibular) to assist with the mobilisation of the ankle joint. The ankle joint...
The Torsonator
The Torsonator The Torsonator is probably one of my favourite pieces of equipment in our osteopathy clinic due to its many uses and the fact that it doesn't require a lot of space. All you need is an olympic weight, unearthed or earthed torsonator attachment, barbell,...
Taking A Look At The Good Morning Exercise
Taking A Look At The Good Morning Exercise The good morning exercise is one exercise that I rarely see clients have in their exercise program. I am not sure why this is as it can be great for training hamstring, gluteal and lower back strength and endurance....
Bodyweight and Movement Workshop With AWEN
Bodyweight and Movement Workshop With AWEN Just this weekend gone I had the pleasure of attending another great bodyweight and movement training session with Morgan White of AWEN. This time it was held at Martyn Girvan's Elite Sports Performance in Spotswood...
The Trap Bar Deadlift
The Trap Bar Deadlift The Trap Bar Deadlift is one of those great exercises that allows you to train the lower body and core. Due to the design of the trap bar, the user holds the weight on the side of their body and therefore the weight should load through the...
Sitting Vs Standing At Work
Sitting Vs Standing At Work I was emailed an article by my Physiotherapy work colleague Wade Brennan that discusses Sitting Vs Standing at work. This article discusses the issues surrounding both sitting and standing in the workplace and offers some solutions to both...
Taking A Look At The Wood Chop Exercise
Taking A Look At The Wood Chop Exercise The Wood chop exercise is probably one of my favourite abdominal exercises because it is more than just an abdominal exercise. Depending on how you perform the wood chop, it can be used to train the lower body, core and upper...
Movement Based Training
Principle Four Osteopathy recently held an in house movement training workshop with Principle Four Osteopaths Heath Williams, Cathryn Leszczynski and Tim McNamara. Osteopaths Ben McChesney of Balance Osteopathy South...
Smart Goals – Setting Goals Will Help You Achieve Success
SMART Goals Setting Goals Will Help You Achieve Success I have always found myself being someone who sets goals and works towards achieving these. Whilst I know that this isn't for everyone, I do believe there can be great benefit for those who do set aside some time...
Find Out More About Golfers Elbow
Find Out More About Golfer's Elbow Golfers elbow, also commonly known as medial epicondylitis or medial epicondylopathy is a condition affecting the forearm muscles and tendons that attach to the inside (medial) part of the forearm near the elbow. This condition...
Taking A Look At The Sumo Deadlift
Taking A Look At The Sumo Deadlift I was first introduced to the Sumo Deadlift when I started training at Elite Sports Performance in Melbourne. Strength and Conditioning Coach Martyn Girvan initially taught this when I completed the introduction to powerlifting...
Bodyweight Training, Rolling, Crawling, Squatting and Much More
Bodyweight movement training has been around for a long time now, however over the last 6-12 months there has been an increased level of this being taught and performed by people ranging from the every day exercise enthusiast to the professional sports person. What I...