Thanks Mike, good info. I wish I had run into you sooner. You're right on in your diagnosis of my situation. My pelvis is all over the place.
The calves and ankles are really important, and I guess I neglected them for awhile. Lately I've been using a resistance band looped around my foot to kind of roll out my ankle and stretch out my calves and they Peterson Step ups are helping me "feel" them more. I've never used the jumpsoles, but they've been around forever, so they must be good. And stronger, more flexible calves and ankles with surely strengthen my whole "chain" and make my hips more stable.
The Blast Straps we have at my gym are just like an older design of the TRX straps. Now that I can actually get down into a squat, I'll try some of those variations you mentioned. I love the Blast Straps for upper back work. I do all kinds of inverted rows, face pulls, and scarecrows on them. You've been doing the same stuff with the TRX, right?
A really good book for finding and treating muscle imbalances is Kendall's ''Muscles Testing and Function'', 5th edition, a super comprehensive text book that will give tons of info on corrective stretching, strengthening, postural imbalances, how to test, how to treat, what to look for, what to avoid, etc.
like the bible of physical therapy , highly worth checking out..
also Brent Brookbush on youtube has a lot of talent in rehab and published function testing & correction
I got tons of material in the field from doing my own rehab and studying and training accumulated .
I started to develop loss of cervical curve from years of weight training coupled with mountain biking. Once condition was recognized, I was able to develop corrective routines and I very successfully reversed condition through working neglected muscles, (deep cervicle flexors, strap, etc.) needed to be strengthened, and at the same time lengthened.
At the same time I needed to avoid working neck extensors, so I started doing routines that supported that and I reversed condition and that cured numerous disfunction.
Now I am back to being pain free with full range motion and restored cervicle curve.
It is super important to get posture faults identified and work toward correction . It really pays to work out with talented partner , or anybody who know a lot about physiology and posture and can recognize conditions easily just by watching and then further re access by testing , then develop corrective routines, that can actually cure the problem or imbalance.
At this time I am working predominantly on function exercises.. a lot of core training, a lot of TRX, and a lot of stretching, and a lot of bodylastics, plyometrics, traditional martial arts, etc. I have a super diverse routine.
Its all good I like working out it keeps me motivated and better attitude, good to see others doing it. It is all about wellness and well being.
