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Hip Hinge

Hip Hinge

One of the primary reasons people get injured during training or having trouble building the backside of the body (especially glutes) is that they haven’t mastered a specific movement patterns called the hip hinge! The hip hinge is arguably the most important movement pattern in strength training and basically involves sitting back with minimal knee bending and then “snapping” forward. By using the hip as a hinge for the lower and upper body we’re able to effectively engage t

Correct Way to work your Shoulders

Correct Way to work your Shoulders

One of the most common mistakes I see when people perform shoulder exercises is their lack of core engagement. This can happen with overhead shoulder presses, lateral raises, and front raises as well. ⠀ ⠀ When you don’t focus on tightening and engaging your core, it’s really easy to throw the weights up using your low back and legs, instead of your shoulders.⠀ To change this and get more active muscle control from your shoulder muscles, engage your core and your glutes prior