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McGill Spinal Exercises In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a plank (anterior bracing), side plank (lateral trunk bracing) and and short lever plank with hand raise (anti rotation focused exercise).  These exercises...

Tall Kneeling Straight Arm Pull Down / Back and Core Training In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a tall kneeling straight arm pull down.  The straight arm pull down is a great exercise for the back...

Single Leg and Split Stance Exercise Ideas Osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy loves variety when it comes to training and in the videos below you will see a number of different exercise ideas that he has put into his training program to challenge a...

Isometric T Hold For Shoulder And Back Strength Endurance In the image below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing an Isometric T Hold with a program of performing 5*5 second holds (total time 25 seconds).  This has been prescribed to start...

Trap Training In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a prone incline shoulder shrug that looks to focus loading through the upper and mid trap region of the shoulder girdle.  He combines this with traditional...

Lower Body & Trunk Training With A Focus On Speed/Power Ever since i attended a Frans Bosch seminar several years ago, I have been playing around with the concepts or unilateral loading, pertubation, speed/power with some of my exercise regimes.  This has brought...

Angles 90 Grip Training Exercises In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a variety of upper body and lower body exercises using the angles 90 grip attachments.  The angles 90 grip attachments are a great...

Ironedge Aqua Bag Slug The Ironedge aqua bag slug is the ultimate training tool for unstable training applications.  The aqua bag is easily assembled, and the amount of water added can be adjusted to suit your training needs.  The bag comes with 4 grip options that...

Doorway Supported Hip Flexor Stretch In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a doorway supported hip flexor stretch. Equipment requirements are simple and include a chair and open doorway.  Place the chair on the otherside...

Reactive Neuromuscular Training RNT I was first introduced to the concept of reactive neuromuscular training RNT when completing my FMS and SFMA certifications with the Functional Movement Systems.  The idea being that if we look to exaggerate ones dysfunction or...

Dumbbell Press Hinge and Row Exercise In the video below you will see osteopath combining a number of different exercises into one so to maximise training of the body in a short period of time.  This includes the dumbbell shoulder press, dumbbell hinge and dumbbell...