Quad lovin

After a week of running, jumping, cleaning, etc - your quads are spend and they need some help.

This should do it. The first two are some of my favorite hip flexor openers and then the simple lacrosse ball over a knee with some bodyweight. It is all good.

....In a car

Maybe you are trying to set a PR driving back from upstate NY? Or just trying to find a parking space at Norstroms after Christmas men's sale.

But if you are in a car for several hours - remember to: change positions once in a while, and be careful.

Travel much?

Stuck in a car, or on a plane this holiday. A perfect excuse to do some MWODs. A lacrosse ball fits perfectly in your carry on.

Today I am dragging out the K Star plane ride tips. Remember to drink water and get up once in a while. Work on those forearms, shoulder, etc.

Tomorrow: the car.

hip and overhead

Perfect for snatch and clean and jerk. You need to get those arms overhead without arching the back, but first you need the hips to be explosive to get the bar overhead.

Bourbon dreaming

Wait a sec. This is a mobility blog. Well yes, but I have expertise in so many areas, that I thought I would sneak outside of the margins for this Christmas edition.

My top 5 rated Bourbon's:

1. Blanton's

2. Woodford Reserve

3. Reservoir

4. Basil Hayden

5 . I can't think of another one that I care enough about to list.

If you mixing it with Coke, then Jim Beam is fine enough. But if the only thing in the glass is ice and Bourbon, stick to one of these. Let the ice melt and dilute it a bit. It gets better with each sip.

Back to a regular mobility post tomorrow. Hope you had a great holiday and enjoyed family, friends food and a little Bourbon.

Happy Holiday to All

Enjoy an extra cup of egg nog, and don't forget the bourbon. You deserve it.

Run, Forest Run

A 400m run is hard. It is short enough to really push it, but long enough to hurt. Wouldn't it be nice if your calves were super springy and propelled you further with each stride? Of course.

So do this simple stretch. Do it at work, do it at Starbucks, do it everywhere. The important people in your life already understand why you do what you do, and the rest are just jealous. Cause you are a sprinter/gymnast/olympic lifter - and you awesome. So keep working at getting just a little more awesome.