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5️⃣ Things I didnt know about mobility training when i started.

Maybe some of these things you didnt realise either!

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You can be strong and flexible at the same time! Your balance is off if you arent.

If you strength train and notice you're getting stiffer, tighter, and less range of movement from it then try these tips:

1. Make sure you are working through the full range of movement. Can you make the exercise you are working on any deeper, perhaps adding in elevated platforms, or going lighter to have strength through full range.
2. Adding in mobility exercises during your workout, either as supersets or to make a circuit, or if its too distracting ensuring you add them end of the session.
3. Always finishing off your session with stretches. The best time to stretch and lengthen out the muscles is immediately after you have hammered them with a load of shortening exercises. E.g if you have just done loads of leg curls, make sure you put your legs in their stretched hamstring position to offset this! This will help prevent your muscles shortening and tightening up which greatly compounds over time.

There is no reason why you cannot be a strong resilient human that is both strong af, and super mobile and has access to full range of movement!

Dont be the gym bro that can bench loads, but cant lift his arms overhead.

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Sit too much? These are they key areas to focus on!👌

1️⃣ Pec stretch: When we sit we tend to slump - the chest muscles then become tight, and it becomes harder to reset the posture to roll the shoulders back again.
2️⃣ Hip flexor stretch: When we sit with the hips in the flexed position in sitting, they shorten and become tight, so it is important to stretch them through extension (the opposite move).
3️⃣ Hip flexor strengthen: To help prevent them tightening up and also prevent your hammys tighten up, it is important to strengthen the hip flexors to counteract this.
4️⃣ Back strength: Strengthen the back in the opposite posture that you are not spending enough time in.
5️⃣ Back release: Spend time in this position to offload and support the discs.

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