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Lateral lunge with dumbbell snatch
Lateral lunge with dumbbell snatch In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a single arm dumbbell snatch with lateral lunge. Typically I will incorporate a dumbbell or kettlebell snatch exercise into my training...
Early Stage Ankle Sprain Rehab
Early Stage Ankle Sprain Rehab In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients demonstrating some early stage rehab exercises (client was able to weight bear without and perform the following exercises without pain). They self selected the...
Seated Cable Row
Seated Cable Row In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a seated cable row. The seated cable row is a great horizontal pulling movement because it requires both sides of the body to pull separately to one another rather than a fixed...
Dont Cheat Yourself With Chin Ups
Dont Cheat Yourself With Chin Ups https://www.instagram.com/p/BV6VDzMlp1a/?taken-by=osteoheathprinciple4osteopathy&hl=en When I observe people performing chin ups in the gym (my favourite exercise for building the back) make sure you dont cheat yourself and perform...
Theraband Foot and Ankle Rehab Exercises
Theraband Foot and Ankle Rehab Exercises Rarely do I prescribe theraband lower limb strengthening exercises as it is my preference to get people up and on their feet to load the body. However in some circumstances i.e. recovering from a foot fracture I will introduce...
Side Plank With Hip & Trunk Drivers
Side Plank With Hip & Trunk Drivers The side plank is a commonly prescribed exercise for building lateral trunk stability (bracing). In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a side plank with frontal plane hip driver (up and down)...
Patellar Tendon Loading Rehab Exercise
Patellar Tendon Loading Rehab Exercise In the video below you will see a modified decline board single leg squat i.e. we didnt have a decline board so we simply raised the heel to bias the load through the knee and the client places their hands on the wall to increase...
Multi Plane Shoulder and Lat Dorsi Stretch Mobiliser
Multi Plane Shoulder and Lat Dorsi Stretch Mobiliser In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a multi plane shoulder lat dorsi stretch mobiliser. The idea is to stretch the back muscles and use the hips/torso to drive movement...
Side Plank With Leg Hold
Side Plank With Leg Hold In the image below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a high side plank (hand instead of from elbow) with top hand leg hold (leg stretched out in front). The side plank (from elbow or hand) is a great exercise for building...
Single Arm Row With Lateral Weight Shift
Single Arm Row With Lateral Weight Shift In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a single arm row with lateral weight shift whilst training at Elite Sports Performance in Spotswood Melbourne. This is a great variation on the single arm...
Swiss Ball Hip Bridge – Training Your Glutes and Hamstrings
Swiss Ball Hip Bridge - Training Your Glutes and Hamstrings The hip bridge is a commonly prescribed exercise for those looking to train their gluteals and hamstring muscles. In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a swiss...
The Common Lunge Matrix
The Common Lunge Matrix The lunge is a great exercise that can be varied in so many different ways and therefore it is both a great warm up exercise for the lower body, but also a great strength exercise. Gary Gray of the Gray Institute has been a big influence on...