Comments on: ’2-For-1′ Lower Body Swiss Ball Core Exercise http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/2-for-1-lower-body-swiss-ball-core-exercise/ Functional Corrective Exercises & Training Tips For Optimum Performance Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin Yates http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/2-for-1-lower-body-swiss-ball-core-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Kevin Yates Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:40:43 +0000 http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/?p=712#comment-314 <a href="#comment-313" rel="nofollow">@chris</a> In your client's case he will most likely compensate with his lower back and hamstrings. You can try it without the medball just to get him to initiate the movement correctly. But, yeah you definitely are on the right track with addressing the hip extensors. His hamstring tightness is probably more distal than proximal. Have you tried assessing him during a body weight squat with arms forward? That will reveal quite a bit about what to address with him. The thing I try to do regarding flexibility is addressing it through the exercises...dynamically vs static so I don't do much static stretching or self myofascial release with clients Hope this helps you, Kevin @chris
In your client’s case he will most likely compensate with his lower back and hamstrings. You can try it without the medball just to get him to initiate the movement correctly.

But, yeah you definitely are on the right track with addressing the hip extensors.

His hamstring tightness is probably more distal than proximal.

Have you tried assessing him during a body weight squat with arms forward? That will reveal quite a bit about what to address with him.

The thing I try to do regarding flexibility is addressing it through the exercises…dynamically vs static so I don’t do much static stretching or self myofascial release with clients

Hope this helps you,

Kevin

]]> By: chris http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/2-for-1-lower-body-swiss-ball-core-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-313 chris Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:54:38 +0000 http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/?p=712#comment-313 <a href="#comment-306" rel="nofollow">@Kevin Yates</a> am i right in thinking that their ability to lift the ball will be restricted due to tight hip flexor/quads I have a client with really weak flexible hamstrings, lower back pain tight quads and hip flexors your typical lumbar lordosis really, was thinking this would be suitable Also little question kevin, i have a client who has tight hamstrings tight quads, tight hip flexors, tight calves slight lordosis,he is more quad dominant and has weak glutes, and before he came to me had chronic hip flexor pain/groin pain, am i right in stretching quads, hip flexors, calves and hamstrings? and i have him doing various lunge patterns (side lunges to stretch adductors dynamically)really focussing on him place all weight in front heel, not allowing the knee to shift forward, the hip flexor pain has eased but still there, I have him doing deadbugs, and deadbugs with arm raises to try activate core also, he cant do marches as cant keep core engaged and back keeps lifting thanks kevin, Chris @Kevin Yates
am i right in thinking that their ability to lift the ball will be restricted due to tight hip flexor/quads

I have a client with really weak flexible hamstrings, lower back pain tight quads and hip flexors your typical lumbar lordosis really, was thinking this would be suitable

Also little question kevin, i have a client who has tight hamstrings tight quads, tight hip flexors, tight calves slight lordosis,he is more quad dominant and has weak glutes, and before he came to me had chronic hip flexor pain/groin pain, am i right in stretching quads, hip flexors, calves and hamstrings? and i have him doing various lunge patterns (side lunges to stretch adductors dynamically)really focussing on him place all weight in front heel, not allowing the knee to shift forward, the hip flexor pain has eased but still there,

I have him doing deadbugs, and deadbugs with arm raises to try activate core also, he cant do marches as cant keep core engaged and back keeps lifting

thanks kevin,

Chris

]]> By: Kevin Yates http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/2-for-1-lower-body-swiss-ball-core-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Kevin Yates Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:16:35 +0000 http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/?p=712#comment-306 <a href="#comment-304" rel="nofollow">@Chris</a> Thanks for the comment. Yeah, it's definitely a challenge. For a client with exaggerated lordosis (of the lumbar spine) the challenge for them is keeping the abs engaged and assessing how tight the hip flexors/quads are. Kevin @Chris
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, it’s definitely a challenge. For a client with exaggerated lordosis (of the lumbar spine) the challenge for them is keeping the abs engaged and assessing how tight the hip flexors/quads are.

Kevin

]]> By: Chris http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/2-for-1-lower-body-swiss-ball-core-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Chris Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:09:29 +0000 http://functionaltrainingcoach.com/?p=712#comment-304 Looks a challenge I'm guessing this would be a great exercise for a client with a lordosis?? Stay fresh Looks a challenge I’m guessing this would be a great exercise for a client with a lordosis??

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