Friday, October 12, 2007

Mini-band Warmup

Every workout we spend some time working on strengthening the glutes and hip flexors by using mini-bands that go around the ankles. The hips are crucial for knee control as well as a primary contributor to explosive movements (jumping, sprinting, etc.). It is so important to focus on hips for lateral quickness, but also for slowing the body down in order to change direction. We will comment further when we discuss change of direction.

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