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Frans Bosch Inspired Exercises – Strength and Conditioning
Frans Bosch Inspired Exercises - Strength and Conditioning In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating few exercises inspired by Frans Bosch. Single Leg RDL to Step Up In the video below you will see osteopath...
Single Arm Dumbbell Row
Single Arm Dumbbell Row In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a single arm dumbbell row. This is a great exercise for training the back in the horizontal plane and the benefit of adding some single arm...
Bottoms Up Kettelbell Press to Reverse Lunge
Bottoms Up Kettlebell Press to Reverse Lunge In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a bottoms up kettlebell press (this exercise trains the upper body vertical pressing movement - back and shoulders and...
Single Leg Balance + Kettlebell Pass – Challenging Stability and Proprioception
Single Leg Balance + Kettlebell Pass - Challenging Stability and Proprioception In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a kettlebell pass (the focus being on passing the kettlebell from one hand to the other...
Addressing Lumbar Spine Position With Hip Flexion in Quadruped Position
Addressing Lumbar Spine Position With Hip Flexion in Quadruped Position In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a quadruped rocking exercise that uses the water bottle as an external cue to help facilitate lumbar control...
Stability Challenged Push Ups Using The Pilates Ball
Stability Challenged Push Ups Using The Pilates Ball In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy performing a stability challenged push up using the pilates balls. This requires the upper limb to stabilise individually on...
Wall Scapular Press – Strengthening Your Shoulder Girdle
Wall Scapular Press - Strengthening Your Shoulder Girdle In the videos below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a closed chain (hands on wall) scapular press. This is a great exercise to include in the early stages of rehab for the upper...
Barbell Overhead Press – Building Overhead Strength
Barbell Overhead Press - Building Overhead Strength The barbell overhead press (military press) is one of my favourite exercises for building strength overhead. It is a staple in my training program (with bench press, pull ups, squats, deadlifts, lunges and step...
Shoulder Stabilisation and Strengthening – Bottoms Up Kettlebell Press
Shoulder Stabilisation and Strengthening - Bottoms Up Kettlebell Press In the video below you will see one of Principle Four Osteopathy clients performing a lying (supine) bottoms up kettlebell scapular press. This is a great exercise as the bottoms up kettlebell...
Addressing Shoulder Mobility Whilst Squatting & Lunging
Addressing Shoulder Mobility Whilst Squatting & Lunging In the videos below you will see osteopath Heath Williams of Principle Four Osteopathy demonstrating a number of shoulder mobility exercises using the dowel rod (focusing on rotation through the upper limb)...
Swiss Ball Wall Shoulder Exercise To Improve Flexion Loading
Swiss Ball Wall Shoulder Exercise To Improve Flexion Loading In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams demonstrating a shoulder stability exercise that works to help with shoulder flexion. The idea is to keep the swiss ball pressed up against the wall...
Bent Over Dumbbell Row
Bent Over Dumbbell Row In the video below you will see osteopath Heath Williams performing a bent over dumbbell row. This is a great exercise for those wishing to train the horizontal pulling pattern combined with needing to stabilise through the trunk. This blog...