Video Tag
calves
Farmer Carry - Dumbbell
HOW : Grab onto a dumbbell or weight with each hand. In a standing position, stay tall as you raise your heels off of the ground and you are supporting your body on the balls of your feet. From here, walk forwards on your toes...
Creeper Carry - Dumbbell
HOW: Stand up with a weight in both hands. Keep your shoulder blades pulled slightly back, head erect towards the ceiling, and knees bent for the entirety of this movement. Take slow, controlled, and quiet steps one at a time. Your heels should never contact...
Toe Walking
HOW: Stand up on your tip toes and lift both your heels off the ground. Maintain this tall, tip toe position, and walk forward. The goal is to stay up as tall as you can and not let your heel drop when you put weight...
Jump Squat - Hex Bar
HOW: Get set-up holding a hex bar with the desired weight. To perform the exercise, begin with a partial squat followed by performing a jump. Demonstrated in the video is performing consecutive jump squats, however, if performing for the first time or working on landing...
Ankle Dorsiflexion Mobilization - Dynamic, Box
HOW: Get your foot set-up and supported on an elevated surface while balancing on the other leg. To perform the mobilization, bring your knee and shin bone forward over your toes while keeping your heel down on the ground. Follow along with the video to...
Crossover Load And Lift
HOW: Stand next to a wall and place your hand up against the wall just below shoulder height. Begin the exercise by balancing on the leg that is closest to the wall. Slowly lower yourself on the leg you're standing on by letting your hip...
Double Exchange - Wall Supported
HOW: Begin standing up with your hands against a wall with one knee up towards your chest. Drive the elevated leg down towards the floor then quickly exchange legs back to the starting position. This movement should be performed quickly and with power. Lean up...
Creeper March
HOW: Stand up tall on your tip toes. Then bend both of your knees slightly. Maintaining that slight amount of knee bend, slowly take one step forward. As you put weight on your leg, do no let your heel drop. Really push the balls of...
Pistol Squat
HOW : Start by standing on one leg balanced with the other foot in the air and the knee straight in front of you. Perform a single leg squat by reaching the foot in the air in front of you keeping the knee straight and...
Single Leg Hop - Continuous
HOW: Start with one leg on the ground. Load the weight bearing leg to jump as high as you can. Control the landing and repeat. FEEL: You will feel all the muscles in your leg working to control the landing and descent. COMPENSATION: When you...