Muscle Activation Exercises for Injury Prevention & Muscle Growth (Strength Foundations Preview #4)

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Channel: Man Flow Yoga · 2018 · Education

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Exercise, for me, is a very self-exploratory process - especially when I do new exercises or try ones I already know in a new way. It helps me identify weaknesses to teach me what I need to do to make my body stronger.

Unlike a familiar exercise, finding one that’s challenging for you is an incredibly efficient way to increase strength in less time.

So don’t be upset when you find a weakness - be happy you know how to make yourself stronger! Try out these exercises and see if your body is missing anything.

Exercise 1 - seated leg lift, hip flexor
Target: Hip flexors 
Technique: Sit forward onto your sits bones, rather than laid back on your butt.
Benefit: Strengthen your hips, reduce pressure on knees, prevent hip/lower-back injury.
 
Exercise 2 - seated leg lift, VMO
Target: Vastus Medialis, inner thigh 
Technique: Turn your toes out 45 degrees. Use your hip to lift.
Benefit: Improved strength for squats, more knee stability.
 
Exercise 3 - seated leg lift, TFL
Target: Tensor Fasciae Latae (TFL)
Technique: Turn toes in 45 degrees. Keep hips squared, and maintain height. 
Benefit: Improves hip stability, and helps support glutes.
 
Exercise 4 - Goal Post Arms
Target: Back & shoulders
Technique: Focus on proper external rotation in shoulders, and keep ribs drawn in.
Benefit: Strengthens your scapular muscles.
 
Exercise 5 - Standing Forward Fold
Target: Back, hamstrings and calves 
Technique: Make this pose active by squeezing the fronts of your thighs and core toward one another.
Benefits: Hamstring flexibility, releases tension in lower-back caused by hip tightness. 

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