https://vimeo.com/458841311 Once you have completed some myofascial release of forearms (especially flexors, and FCU - see other video), then you are ready to use a green band or belt to help the joints improve their gliding ability into extension and…
One of the critical releases is demonstrated here - for Flexor Carpi Ulnaris which is a common hidden tightness that will restrict the Wrist into extension, radial deviation and supination (well, to be exact this FCU tightness holds the forearm…
https://vimeo.com/458842854 It's interesting to consider the effect of various hand positions on how the wrist feels - especially if you lift a little through the space under the metacarpal joints, pulling with your deep Lumbrical muscles of the hand. Experiment…
https://vimeo.com/458840968 Using handles to take the wrist out of hyper-extension is a good idea, but still there are issues to be aware of: you may still fall into hyper-extension if you are not trained out of it, you might have…
This video explains how to you can self-assess the wrist to see how poor Elbow Supination mobility affects it. Imagine that if the elbow is lacking Supination (is blocked into Pronation), this then spirals into the wrist and forces the…
This slightly exaggerated video shows the pit-falls of allowing the wrist to fall into hyper-extension... Massive stress on the finger and wrist tendons! A clear instance too, where the limit of how much load you can put through your Biceps…
Whether it be Bench or Dumbell press, or Chest or Shoulder press, the mistake is the same: allowing the wrist to fall into hyper-extension. This gradually irritates the small carpal and metacarpal joints setting you up for pain and disability…
https://vimeo.com/458840648 If you have poor shoulder and elbow lift in Front Squats then the wrists / fingers will be stressed into hyper-extension under big loads. The bar must sit squarely onto the deltoids and load be carried by uplift from…
Tight shoulders and poor thoracic extension are common issues that result in hyper-extension stress in the wrists; and the loads are often high! https://vimeo.com/458840844
Classic mistakes in floor pushing of any kind are to allow wrist to fall into hyper-extension or radial deviation. Push-ups are the most common. https://vimeo.com/458841864
https://vimeo.com/458839463 Piriformis is tricky to self-assess the tightness of, but here Ulrik takes Whitney through his preferred method, and shows her how to stretch her own Piriformis (even though his is much tighter than hers!). Interestingly hers is irritated and…
https://vimeo.com/458838594 Learn how to to assess in prone if the Piriformis muscle is tight and / or overactive and restricting hip joint internal rotation in hip extension. Critical for anterior hip impingements and groin issues.
https://vimeo.com/458836937 Ulrik introduces some concepts around the Piriformis muscle and how tightness and aggravation of this muscle may present itself. His client is Whitney an elite athlete with chronic L low back, hip and knee issues.
