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  • in reply to: Screwing your feet into the ground on the squat #73310
    AvatarNathan Richer
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    If feet screwing isn’t working, you might also try keeping the feet straight but then screwing your upper legs outward which then turns the kneecaps slightly to the outside of straight.  Try this a few times and you’ll feel the torque generated at the hips.  Also in order to screw your upper legs outward, you’re gonna have to activate the glutes to do it.

    in reply to: Anyone else “sway back”? #73308
    AvatarNathan Richer
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    Pro Episode 17 is a good resource.  Also courtesy of Roop, whenever you stand you should brace 20% in the torso, and 20% in the glutes also. Train yourself to brace in both places unconsciously all the time. The bracing in the glutes will help pull the pelvis into neutral away from your excessive anterior tilt, which helps rein in your sway-ed lumbar spine.  

    in reply to: Anchors for using bands at home #73307
    AvatarNathan Richer
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    I also use Thera Band door anchors which are relatively cheap on Amazon.  The Rogue Door Strap is also cool, although you may want to get a big carabiner to use with thicker bands.  In my workout space, I loop bands around the handles of two big kettlebells, in this case a 70 and 80 pounder, and then tip them over on the ground.

    in reply to: Posture, spine, sitting and walking #73306
    AvatarNathan Richer
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    I took the Gokhale method class this last August. I credit the fix of my personal posture to this class. I thought it was excellent for about 90% of it and there was 10% I would change.  I would highly recommend the class, taking in mind that there could be a few little details which may not agree with this community or the general physical therapy community.  It is also very effective for sedentary folks who are not fitness people.  So if you wanted to fix your mother or father’s posture, you should send them there for sure and not to something like Foundation which might be too much movement for them.

    in reply to: Recommendation for Minimal Shoes #73305
    AvatarNathan Richer
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    My personal favorite are Merrells Bare and Barefoot series. They are zero drop so very flat. You can also choose a thicker sole if you like cushioning.  Come in a variety of styles and colors.

    in reply to: Mini band squats help knee pain #73304
    AvatarNathan Richer
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    There is something called RNT or Reactive Neuromuscular Training which I learned about when I certified for the Functional Movement Screen or FMS.  A typical RNT protocol is to cause facilitation of the error with some tool like a band, and then you resist the error to imprint the proper neuromuscular result, which will hopefully stay without the tool later.

    So your mini band is pulling your knees together into error, which you resist and create the correct motion, and is proper form for your knees so that you don’t have pain any more.
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