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How To Expose the Weakest Part of Your Body With Two Exercises
This is a guaranteed way to prevent serious injuries!
The knees-over-toes movement has been taking the world by storm in recent years. More and more people are beginning to realize that our knees are stronger when we train them in the most vulnerable positions through squats, lunges, and other techniques. While I’m a big fan of this trend, there is another position and connected group of exercises that I argue are even more important to your lower body health.
Building strength in a fully extended leg position is a guaranteed way to prevent injuries that plague so many athletes. In other words, training with your knees way behind your toes. Whether you’re a recreational soccer player or a world-class sprinter, there are countless times when you find yourself in this position throughout the running gait or while cutting, turning, and leaping. This is when your front foot is planted so far in front of the rest of your body that you’re essentially pulling yourself along with the power of a single leg.
While this position can be vulnerable for those who are untrained, becoming strong here takes less than 10 minutes per day. As a personal trainer kinesiologist, I’m confident this is one of the best time investments you can make in the gym. You’ll be…
