Monday, September 27, 2010

Exercises of the Week #8 - More Cable Cross

We really love the cable cross machines at Functional Fitness. Here are some more exercises. Remember all exercises of the week are corrective in nature if you do them correctly.

There is nothing better than having a personal trainer to help you through a workout. Hopefully, the exercises of the week are the next best thing for incorporating corrective exercises into your workouts.


Functional Fitness #167 - Scapular Stabilizing: Standing Overhead tricep from Live Functional on Vimeo.
Need to have the long handles, or the rope with two ends, it's black usually hanging on the wall or this single cable free motions. Notice position of free motion arm.

Things to Feel:
+Weight in mid foot, knees slightly bent, abs are engaged not sucking in, but more round and tight, Elbows stay in one place as they bend through the move, feel the pressure of resistance through your entire torso. engage wrists pointing the handles toward the ceiling, no lazy hands, legs are parallel, no swaying, no slouching!
+Breath: Inhale as the hands are lowered and exhale through push phase
+Weight Stack is set to 15-20 for the 1st set then you can move up, you probably won't be able to do more than 80 lbs. on this move, the angle is pretty hard on the tricep 15-20 reps for 3 sets

Functional Fitness #168 - Advanced Torso Stabilizing: Sweeping Weight Shift from Live Functional on Vimeo.

Use a single handle on this one, watch this move very carefully, it's deceiving.

Things to feel:
+Hands stay centered in front of chest, meaning arms do not move, they are static and hold the position
+Shoulder blades do not move, they stay on the back, which means chest up and abs engaged
+Rib cage stays over hips!
+Weight shifts from one leg to the next as the move your hips from over 1 foot to the other, knees stay in alignment over the feet, no wobbly knees
+This move looks easy, it is not, because you have to track your position the whole time, no heavy weights, this move is about neurology and feeling, smaller is better.


Enjoy these exercises in your workouts.

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