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Long Arc Quad - 45 to 90 deg
HOW: Get set-up seated on the edge of a surface with your feet hanging off at a 90˚ angle. Place a band around your ankles. On the side you want to perform this exercise, kick the leg straight until your thigh and shin make a...
Reverse Nordic Curl - Assisted
HOW: Get set-up in a tall kneeling position with something under your knees for comfort. Have a band anchored in front of you with tension on it and hold it with your hands for assistance as needed with the exercise. You can have the top...
Anterior Step Down
HOW: Stand on the step. Shift all of your weight to one leg. With the foot in the air, you will reach forward and lightly tap the ground with your heel, and then come back up to your starting position. FEEL: You should feel all...
Quadriceps Foam Rolling
Follow along with the video to learn how to roll out the front part of your thigh! You want to avoid any bony landmarks like your actual hip bone and knee. Essentially roll the entire area between those bones. You only need to spend a...
Squat Weight Shift
HOW: Get into a squat position, as deep as you want. Slowly shift weight to one side, and then the other. The goal is to get comfortable with more weight on one leg. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in your thigh work harder as...
Quadruped Rock Back - Knee Flexion Bias
HOW: Start in the quadruped position on your hands and knees with your toes tucked under your feet. Push the ground away from you with your hands, which will cause your body to go backwards onto your knees. Bring your butt as close as you...
Prone Quad Stretch - Strap
HOW: Lay face down with a towel or strap around your ankle. Use the strap to pull your ankle towards your butt. Make sure to keep the pelvis tilted posterior (tucking your tailbone to keep a flat low back) while performing this stretch. FEEL: You...
Wall Squat
HOW: Begin in a standing position with your feet about hip-width apart, no more than a foot away from the wall, and your back supported on the wall. Next focus on lowering yourself down as far as you feel comfortable, then pull yourself up by...
Wall Sit - 45 deg
HOW: Begin in a standing position with your feet about hip width apart. Next focus on lowering yourself half way down and hold this position. Make sure to keep your back on the wall for the entirety of this exercise. The further you bring your...
Squat - TRX
HOW: Begin holding onto the TRX straps with your feet hip width apart. While keeping a majority of your weight on your mid foot slowly lower yourself down as far as you feel comfortable the squat back to starting position. Push your butt towards the...