By Carrie Lane, Director of Sport Performance In addition to being historic Eastern European colonialists, Cossacks are also a deceptively difficult general strength exercise. They are a 3-in-1 exercise that can add balance and posture skills to your training plan. 3 benefits of the Cossack are:
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by Carrie Lane, Director of Sport Performance Remember those crab walk races you had when you were kids? Our Crab Position Hip Lift exercise is bringing that back-- but without the awkward racing you had to do. As we get older, we often neglect the backside, but these muscles are crucial for movement, posture, and muscular balance. This exercise is another good one to add to your general strength (bodyweight) circuits. Focus on lifting and lowering the hips and chest at the same rate. Activate your glutes and muscles around your shoulders to achieve this hip/chest lift, while keeping the low back muscles relaxed. Here we show the more challenging, single leg version. Click below the video to see a simpler modification. by Carrie Lane, Director of Sport Performance We are sticking with our posterior chain-focused activities, and here is a twist on an old stand-by. Overhead athletes-- throwers, volleyball players, tennis players-- this one is especially important for you, but any type of athlete should do these to train their postural muscles in their upper back. Add these to your medicine ball circuits. 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials runners, Ben Payne and Matt Williams, perform the Superman throw
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