Featured Exercise: Inverted Row Progression

To me, progression is the key to everything. I have a progression for every exercise I program. This is how you continually build success in an athlete or client. Here is a nice progression for the Inverted Row. Every single person that walks in the door at IPT will be doing some version of the Inverted Row.... It's just a great exercise.



Obviously, another progression/variation would be adding a weight vest.

I have become a huge fan of the TRX (what the row is being performed on). We used to only use rings but the TRX is far more versitale and more comfortable than the rings. And the best part is that they adjust so fast. If you travel or do any workouts at home, you need a TRX.

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Hip Mobility

Hip mobility is important for many different reasons but two trends that you will tend to see with a loss of mobility in the hips are:

1. Low back pain
2. Knee pain

For those two reasons alone it should encourage coaches and trainers to put an emphasis on hip mobility in their program design.

Here are a few things we do at IPT:

"WALL SERIES"










These are all performed as static stretches except for the first one which is "active" hip internal/external rotation.

1. Hip Internal/External Rotation (first 2 pictures)
2. Wall Splits
3. Rectus Femoris Stretch
4. Quadruped Piriformis Stretch (read this for a detailed explanation)

"ELBOW TO INSTEP MATRIX"



This is one I stole from the guys at T4TG. For those of you familiar with 3D stretching, this offers a nice 3D effect to an already great stretch.

"SQUAT MATRIX"



This a one from Mike Boyles "joint by joint" DVD.

"COOK SQUAT 1 AND 2"





The Cook Squat 2 is the progression as raising the arms overhead lengthens the tissue through the body requiring more flexibilty.

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Learn More

"I don't have the time to travel".

This is the most common excuse that a trainer or coach gives for the fact that they don't continue their education. Personally, I think it's a lame excuse. Anthony Renna has now made it impossible for anyone to use that excuse. Anthony recently started StrengthandConditioningWebinars.com. It is the BEST Collection of Presentations from The World's TOP Strength Coaches, Physical Therapists and Personal Trainers, All in One Place!! Seriously, you can watch these presentations without having to travel and in the comfort of your own home. As Anthony says, "You can watch them in your tightie whities and no one will know". If you are not continuing your education and always striving to learn more, you are in the wrong profession.... do your clients a favor and refer them to someone else.

You have no excuses left....



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