Knee

Band resisted side stepping or crab walking as it’s more commonly known, is an excellent and regularly used activation exercise for the gluteals. It is a very simple and very effective way of firing up your hip stabilisers pre-training.  However, just like any other exercise if incorrect position or technique is used it can be…

In 1994 Bullock-Saxton wrote a groundbreaking article about glute max inhibition after ankle sprains. When I first read the article in 2010 I couldn’t believe it. Was this paper really released in 1994? It was like the first time I realised that the Beastie Boys released ‘fight for your right to party’ in ’84. How…

One of the most painful things you can use a foam roller for is releasing your Illiotibial band (ITB). I have seen people grind it out for months – rolling back and forth down the side of their leg, everyday, to try and release off the tension in the ITB that causes the painful flicking sensation on the outside of…