by Tom | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog
Gymnasts do calf raises by the hundred, they know how important it is to have strong calves. This is a calf raise with a difference, because you are leaning forwards against a wall, it stretches the calf and ankle much more, plus it creates more mobility through your...
by Tom | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog
Protect Your Knees With Soleus Raises The Soleus Raise is a key exercise for strengthening your lower legs including your knees, calves and improving your balance. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to do the Soleus Raise properly so that you can get the most...
by Tom | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog
Now that we have built strength and mobility in the lower legs, it is time to move up above the knees and strengthen our quads, just above the knees in a muscle called the Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO – one of the 4 quadricep muscles). The full version of the...
by Tom | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorised
As a personal trainer who started out in the early 2000s, I was initially taught to coach people not to let their knees go forwards of their toes in squats and lunges. Fast forward 15 years and there is a growing movement which believes that is the wrong advice and...
by Tom | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog
VMO Squats: How Strengthen your VMO Muscle and improve range of motion The VMO muscle is one of the most important muscles in your leg that can be often weak, leading to knee pain and injuries. In this blog post, we will discuss all there is to know about the VMO...
