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1. Shoulders externally rotated - scapula retracted & depressed - Make sure cervical spine stays neutral (head drawn back).






2. Rotation chest press - Front MB oblique throw - Ball MB prisoner throw: Must have Lat extensibility - Wood chop throw: use D-ball doesn't bounce






3. Squat jump - Tuck jump - Butt kick - Power step up






4. O Regression - Two legs - Progression: Proprioceptive modalities






5. Two arm MB chest pass - Rotating chest pass






6. SL balance - SL balance reach - SL hip rotation - SL lift and chop






7. Ball Back Extension -Ball Crunch -Reverse crunch: swing legs -Cable rotation: pivot back leg to triple extension - stress on back






8. Leg press (machine) - Barbell squat - Only squat as far as con be controlled so no compensation occurs.






9. Flat (on bench) dumbbell chest press- Barbell bench press






10. SL romanian dead lift - SL squat touch down - Step up to balance (dif planes) - Step down to balance - Lunge to balance (regress to box)






11. 5-10% BW






12. arch back - head forward - or elevate shoulders - behind head? stress on shoulder and cervical spine (back strength)






13. O Regression - Decrease range of motion - Holding on to outside support - Progression: No stability ball - stability leg






14. make sure stride length not too long? cause stress on low back - esp w/ tight hip flexors






15. 5-10% BW






16. Standing Cable row - Ball dumbbell row






17. Ball MB pullover throw - Woodchop throw






18. Flat (on bench) dumbbell chest press- Barbell bench press






19. One-ins - Two ins - Side shuffle - In- in- out- out: - In-in- out (zigzag) - Ali shuffle






20. O Regression: Hands on bench and feet on floor - Knees on floor - push up position






21. O Regression: Hand to... Knee - Shin - Foot






22. O Regression - Two leg - Progression: Alt arm - Single arm - Proprioceptive modalities






23. Supine (on back) ball dumbbell triceps extension - Prone (on tummy) ball dumbbell triceps extension






24. Marching - Floor bridge - Floor prone cobra - Floor prone iso-ab






25. 1. Floor 2. Half foam roll 3. Airex pad 4. Dyna disk






26. Keep chin tucked. - Need extensibility of Lats to ? stress to shoulder and low back (Back power lvl)






27. O Regression: Step ups are regressions of lunges. Omit balance - Decrease step height - Progression






28. Seated two arm dumbbell biceps curl - Biceps curl machine






29. Lunge to two-arm dumbbell press - Squat to two arm press






30. 5-10-5 - box drill - T- drill - L.E.F.T. Drill






31. SL romanian dead lift - SL squat touch down - Step up to balance (dif planes) - Step down to balance - Lunge to balance (regress to box)






32. Medicine ball scoop toss - MB side oblique throw






33. O Regression: Seated - Progression: 2 leg - 2 arm? 2 leg - alt arm? 2 leg - 1 arm - 1 leg - 2 arm? 1 leg - alt arm? 1 leg - 1 arm






34. Squat Jump - Tuck Jump






35. Lunge to two-arm dumbbell press - Squat to two arm press






36. O Regression - Standing w/ cable - Progression: Alt arms - Single arm






37. Keep chin tucked. - Need extensibility of Lats to ? stress to shoulder and low back (Back power lvl)






38. add rotation - (core strength)






39. Exercises in scapular plane decreases risk of supraspinatus muscle becoming impinged bt head of humerus and coracoacromial arch of scapula. Ex: SL dumbbell scaption in shoulder stabiliation level






40. Shoulders externally rotated - scapula retracted & depressed - Make sure cervical spine stays neutral (head drawn back).






41. Ball squat - curl to press - Multiplanar step-up to balane to overhead press






42. add rotation - (core strength)






43. Two arm push press - Barbell clean






44. Make sure knees in line w/ toes - Soft landing - Adjust height of box if needed - Land behind ball (not on) of foot - in front of arch of foot.






45. its performed proone (tummy on ball) - Overwt people may need to perform in seated or standing position (vs. prone) (Stabilization back)






46. Marching - Floor bridge - Floor prone cobra - Floor prone iso-ab






47. O Regression - Two leg - Progression: Alt arm - Single arm - Proprioceptive modalities






48. Multiplanar hop w/ stabilization - Single leg box hop down w/ stabilization - Single leg box hop up w/ stabilization






49. Active- isolated - Reciprocal inhibition - Hold 1-2 sec - 5-10 reps - Gastroc w/ pronation/ supination - Supine bicep femoris - Plus all of the above stability/ static






50. Single leg dumbbell curl - Single leg barbell curl






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