This nifty little movement prep comes straight to you from Craig Liebenson (@cliebenson). It's a great full body activation/warm up before a workout or lift. From a top down approach, you get great shoulder and scapular stabilization in the quadruped position. When the transition to the "reverse quadruped" position happens on one arm, you not only get increased demand at the shoulder but you must also move in a closed chain position. So our body is rotating around our shoulder, not the shoulder rotating on the body - just something a little different than most upper extremity exercises in open chain.
When performing the russian kick, you not only need great shoulder stability, but also good core and hip stability. DON’T let your hips drop. Really drive that heel into the ground and keep your hips as high as possible. It's essentially a single leg bridge with the added anti-rotational demand on your core.
Try it out and let us know what you think! #russiankicks #mvmt #movementprep #flow
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