FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM The flexibility/mobility program demonstrated in this video appears to be a pretty good one. It focuses primarily on lower back mobility. I say appears to be pretty good because I have not done all 11 of the drills back-to-back, so I cant give it my unqualified endorsement. However, the use of the foam roller to loosen up the IT band and using a lacrosse ball to loosen up the glutes I *can* highly recommend, especially the lacrosse ball drill. As the demonstrator in the video indicates, tight glutes can lead to lower back tightness, and just stretching your glutes may not be enough, whereas using the lacrosse ball provides a *very* deep muscle massage. One important caveat to all of this -- DO NOT do this mobility program immediately before you squat or deadlift, as these movements are best executed when the muscles of the posterior chain are tightened up. The best time of the day to execute this program, or any other flexibility program, would be *after* you have worked out and/or before you go to bed.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 22:32:57 +0000
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