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  • Try this exercise to improve your BALANCE

    Try this exercise to improve your BALANCE

    The video I’m sharing with you today includes a couple of variations of the Lateral Lunge exercise, which you likely know.

    These variations will both improve your balance with the second variation a simple technique that you can use with any exercise to improve balance, proprioception and kinesthetic awareness.

    Those last 2 words may be foreign so here’s what they mean:

    Proprioception: how your brain knows the position your body is in

    Kinesthetic Awareness: how your brain knows where your body is in space

    Please let me know what you think after you give it a whirl.

  • 1 Exercise to Assess and FIX Lateral Musculature

    1 Exercise to Assess and FIX Lateral Musculature

    Most exercises are assessments in and of themselves, when you know what to look for.

    Watching a Squat illuminates hip mobility, a Pushup shows upper body + core integration, and watching someone bend over to tie their shoes tells a lot about the health of their low back and knees.

    Today’s exercise shows both strength, stability and BALANCE in the lateral musculature of your body, including:

    [+] Glutes

    [+] Obliques

    [+] Shoulders, specifically for overhead stability

    Check it out and give it a shot:

    Whaddya think?

    Let me know in the Comments below:

  • 3 Keys to Explosive Takedowns

    First of all, to make sure we’re on the same page, these are what EXPLOSIVE takedowns look like:

    [flv:http://ericwongmma.com//videos/explosive-takedowns-mma.flv 480 320]

    Before we get into talking about the physical abilities needed to execute takedowns like these, you’ve got to learn perfect technique.

    So learn the technique perfectly, then drill it over and over until you don’t have to think about it.

    Once you’ve got the technique down, your physical ability will determine whether you’ve got the speed and power to pull it off in the cage or if you’ll be stuffed.

    Here are the 3 keys you need to focus on for maximum takedown power.

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