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Activation Circuit

Activation Circuit

Ya, it's been a while since my last post.  Life has been super busy lately.  Between fall ball officially ending and our true off-season training for baseball starting up, attending the ALDS, and World Series, as well as a few articles that you'll see in the coming months, October was busy.  So with that behind me I can hopefully get back to it. 


This is a short video of an activation / recovery circuit that we did today.  This circuit had 4 exercises that were performed 3 times through with no rest.   We also perform some form of rotator cuff / scapula training that I didn't include in the video as a part of this circuit.

Our first exercise of the video is our Marching Man on a Stability Ball (Feet on Box) w/ WT.  This is 100% for torso stability.  We don't utilize crunches, situps, Russian twists, etc.   All of our core work is in the form of stabilizing the lumbar spine.  This is how the body functions in sport.   Something stabilizes while other joints around it are mobilized, or moving.  The torso should be trained to aid in stability and transfer power to the linkages.  If you are in question about any of my philosophy on the spine, then look to any of Dr. McGills works. 


The second movement on the video is the Scap Pushup on the P.P.  w/ Feet Elevated.  In a study by Lear and Gross it was determined that the feet elevated pushup plus (scap pushup) produced much higher activation levels in the serratus anterior than with the feet on the ground. 


An electromyographical analysis of the scapular stabilizing synergists during a push-up progression.


Some form of glute activation is the final movement.  Today, this was the Outside Leg Raise w/ Resistance.  In a study presented a year ago in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy the side lying abduction is far and away the best exercise, by over 20%, for stimulating the glute medius.


Gluteal Muscle Activation During Common Therapeutic Exercises


This small circuit usually takes right at 12 minutes to complete and goes a long way to developing some of the often over looked areas in an athlete.

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