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A Hierarchy of Movement Intervention

A Hierarchy of Movement Intervention

Estimated reading time: 16 minutes, 9 seconds. Contains 3233 wordsReading Level: AdvancedIntroduction At Kabuki Power, our approach to building an athlete's program is multifaceted and carefully considered. One of the frameworks we employ is a hierarchy of movement intervention. This strategy helps...

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Rooting Drills and Why it Matters

Rooting Drills and Why it Matters

Why is rooting so important?
Keep in mind that your foot is the platform in which the rest of your body works and functions optimally. The majority of people look past rooting, seeing it as one of those minute details that doesn't matter as much. They'll end up chasing TFL pain, movement dysfunction, knees caving in, or whatever it may be. But it turns out- it actually had to do with rooting your feet. This is one of the big primary things we need to focus on and develop, because otherwise the rest of your body won't be functioning optimally.

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Leg Drive in the Bench Press

Leg Drive in the Bench Press

Should leg drive be constant? Should it be one big burst off the chest?   Let's talk about some details around it: one of the big things that we like to talk about, is leg drive should be constant and it should...

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Breathing and Bracing in the Bench Press

Just because you're creating a global arch with the bench press, doesn't mean that the rules change for the breathing and bracing mechanics. It's going to feel a little bit different because you're not in that completely stacked position. However, when you're set up in your optimal global arch, the trunk still doesn't move, we shouldn't be seeing differences in spinal position in the mid-movement, and for the reason of trunk stability, the rules around breathing and bracing still apply.

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Breathing Is The Catalyst To Better Bracing

If you’ve attended any lifting competitions or gotten any training from a gym on weight lifting, I can bet that you’ve heard “BIG AIR” being yelled at the top of a coach’s lungs. Some of you may have even learned the generic breathing strategy to “inhale on the way down (such as lowering the bar to your chest during a bench press or on the way down in a squat) and exhale on the way up or during exertion (as you press the bar off your chest or as you squat up).” Maybe someone has given generic advice that the “Valsalva maneuver” isn’t good for you. Why does the technique of breathing–besides the fact we have to do it to live– matter? Why this emphasis on breathing?

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Difficulty Getting Under The Bar? Tips To Better Shoulder Mobility And Positioning In The Squat.

Whether you’re a high bar squatter or low bar squatter, optimal positioning of the bar on your back and how you support the bar on your back with your hands and arms is factored in when considering the ability to create trunk stiffness, as well as considering the management of wrist, elbow, and shoulder aches and pains in the back squat. 

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Nerds Vs Bro’s And Why Science Matters

with increased availability of information I have seen misapplication of the evidence which has at least in part contributed to the development of this polarization

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Does Hip Height In The Deadlift Affect Strength?

The deadlift is commonly used in resistance training for a variety of reasons including high potential for loading, functions as a full body exercise, high transference to various sports etc. However there is still considerable disagreement as to what the...

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Optimizing Hydration For Athletic Performance

Most people are aware that our body mass is composed of roughly 50-70% water (1). Yet very few people pay direct attention to their individual hydration requirements.

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