Metcon Magazine Preview - 5 Hindering Joint Restrictions
In exercise and sports science, achieving triple extension has been the goal of many common athletic movements. Triple extension is a position in which the ankle, knee, and hip are extended. In functional fitness programming, there is revolution in the way coaches and trainers look at movement. Most functional exercises and workouts emphasize what I call global quadruple extension. This means the athlete extends the foot/ankle, knee, hip, and the thoracic spine. The inability to get to this position results in poor performance and pain. The following is a list of joints that I find are routinely restricted and prevent athletes from moving efficiently into this globally extended position. Keep in mind that dysfunction at one joint leads to dysfunction throughout the entire body.
In exercise and sports science, achieving triple extension has been the goal of many common athletic movements. Triple extension is a position in which the ankle, knee, and hip are extended. In functional fitness programming, there is revolution in the way coaches and trainers look at movement. Most functional exercises and workouts emphasize what I call global quadruple extension. This means the athlete extends the foot/ankle, knee, hip, and the thoracic spine. The inability to get to this position results in poor performance and pain. The following is a list of joints that I find are routinely restricted and prevent athletes from moving efficiently into this globally extended position. Keep in mind that dysfunction at one joint leads to dysfunction throughout the entire body.
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<strong>Metcon</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
<strong>Metcon</strong> is a new digital magazine<br />
focused on functional training.<br />
We will release our first issue<br />
on July 1, 2016. New issues<br />
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of January, March, May, July,<br />
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highlights a different sport<br />
and how athletes can benefit<br />
from incorporating functional fitness<br />
into their training. Every issue<br />
also contains education articles<br />
written by premiere doctors,<br />
nutritionists, and trainers focused<br />
of increasing performance<br />
through strength and endurance<br />
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• Correcting Common Issues<br />
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• 7 Habits of Highly Effective<br />
Squatters<br />
• Cues & Progression for the<br />
Snatch<br />
• Proper Bench Press Form<br />
• The Science of Plyometrics<br />
• Amelia Boone - Training and<br />
nutrition with OCR Superstar<br />
• Joe De Sena - Becoming<br />
Spartan Fit<br />
• Common OCR Mistakes<br />
from OCR Elite athlete Evan<br />
Perperis<br />
• Functional movements OCR<br />
athlete need to be doing<br />
• Goal Based Training<br />
• The Coaching Disconnect<br />
• The Problem of Evening<br />
Hunger<br />
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2 METCON | June 2016
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