Hey Mwodies,
Today’s mission is to explore the relationship between torso position and hip range of motion. As it turns out, you are an entropic, torque avoiding, force dumping beast of an animal. As you should be. Subsistence Torque Farming is expensive. So when you get the chance to dunk a basket ball or land from a depth jump, you will always opt for a vertical shin and a forward leaning torso. (This is the best way to max out your rear wheel drive system AND minimize shear at the knee naturally. Obvs.) The problems start to accumulate when you start adding the needs of an upright torso. Suddenly your slash and burn/subsistence torque farming practices aren’t enough. You’ve got to create enough torsion force through your kinetic chain to keep your torso upright AND minimize knee load shear. God forbid you may be missing some little,tiny, critical piece of your hip ROM. Oh, but this MWod goes to eleven. Not only are you going to have to keep your torso upright, but you are going to have to spontaneously constitute a position of high stability out of a low torque position of transition. This as it turns out is what happens when you change direction in sport (cutting), land after blocking at the net, or have to run for cover after getting up from a sprawled position.
Mission: Try all three jumps. What does each tell you about your hip and ankle ROM and your motor control?
Kstar
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HAHA! we’re subsistence torque farming again! i wonder if torque cultivation yields are lower in the winter…
numero uno: entropic, torque avoiding, force dumping beast of an animal. couldn’t have said that any better…
two: i can’t WAIT to see what’s after your 365 project. i love the direction as of late and no doubt whatever you do it will blow people away.
finalmente, you’ve inspired me to pursue my DPT! big ups kstar.
On the note about taping ankles…do you ever recommend athletes to tape their ankles?
Great stuff as always Special K! My torso remained fairly upright throughout but my right foot started to turn out and get a bit weird as things progressed… something to look into
And then there were 3…
your baby stole the show – cute
i tried these and they are very difficult. the last movement with arms extended: if an arm goes toward the midline and another stays fixed (e.g. your right arm crosses over a bit on the video), do you think that would be a sign of tight region in the lower body (e.g. psoas) on the same side of the deviated arm or the other side? thanks – love your approach and insight
Kelly, great video as always. But what I need to know is the make and model of those shoes!
So what MOBS would you recommend to best increase hip ROM to keep a more vertical torso?
great test. are your ankles flexed or extended before jumping? can’t see in the video. thanks.
Cripes… I fail.
I failed too, so this shows I lack hip range of motion, but how do I improve it? Is this also why I suck at snatching? I noticed when I snatch I can’t keep my torso upright, causing interior shoulder rotation, and this puts all of the weight onto my shoulders instead of the rest of my body.
I tried all three jumps, hip and ankle ROM needs more work but I think it has improved. Motor control will clear up as mobility cleans up. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.
Wow. I fell apart at number 2. I best be getting my mobilizing on….
I actually noticed that my positioning and tightness improved as I progressed through the jumps. Seems like it had to do with organizing the torso before jumping, which let to better torso engagement through the tunnel, and therefore better torso stability, and thereby hip engagement, on the landings…. Always learning new things, thanks Kelly!!
I totally failed at these! What the?! Are your feet flexed or flat on the ground before jumping?