This is a great priming exercise to get those mid delt muscle fibres online and ready to do some work. The 45° angle refers to to being from the ground up and to the side of you.
Flat feet can cause pain in the arch of your feet. It can also cause a flow on effect with other parts of the body such as ankles, knees and hips. This is a great exercise to strengthen the arch of your foot to prevent that roll in of the ankle which can cause Plantar Fasciitis
This exercise is given it’s name as it’s like dragging another person to where they need to go.. odd that it’s a shallow grave.. but hey.. given the resistance and how potentially angry you might be in how much resistance they give you? The name stuck!
This is a great exercise to get some control and activation happening in your glute and hamstrings. The aim of this exercise is control your descent down to the floor. If you kinda free fall and then “plonk” to hit the floor it means you didn’t control the movement with your glutes. Old ladies with lots of cats plonk – we don’t đŸ™‚
The key to get the most out of this exercise is to ensure that the working legs knee never goes in front of the ankle. Directly above or slightly behind is the way to go. Also make sure when you get to the top of the movement you are leaning back and that there is tension in your arms at all times!
This exercise is a variation of a TRX Pistol Squat or a TRX Sprinter Squat. No TRX? No problem! Simply find something you can loop a towel around and BAM – you have a great set up to work your glutes and hamstrings!