http://dougfioranelli.com Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:05:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-the-posterior-chain/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-the-posterior-chain/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:03:04 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=2093 In the third installment of the Sports Performance Series we look at the muscles of the Posterior Chain. I will show what exercises can be used to strengthen these muscles and also how to stretch them. Perfect for youth, high school, college and professional athletes.

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]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/kettlebell-lunge-variations/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:44:56 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1987 The weather is getting colder and the seasons are changing.  With these changes comes the beginning of new high school and college sports seasons with two of the biggest being soccer and basketball. I have had the privilege of training both soccer and basketball athletes this past offseason and we have used many different training [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/best-exercises-for-soccer-and-basketball-players/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-hip-adductors/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/sports-performance-series-hip-adductors/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:11:21 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=1707 The second video in this sports performance series we look at common muscle imbalances found in the adductor muscle group of youth, high school, college and professional athletes. We will go over how to test and assess these imbalances, how to mobilize and stabilize these areas and finally what exercises can be used to strengthen [...]

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]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/alex-500lbs-shrug-bar-deadlift/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/a-little-tension-goes-a-long-way-part-i/ http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/a-little-tension-goes-a-long-way-part-i/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:03:25 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=845 My gym has somewhat of an “open-door policy;” I encourage trainees to bring people to train with us for a day. Some call this policy cruel because they usually leave feeling muscles they didn’t know existed. I get excited when people come in to try our training methods because I get to do the two [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/strength-training/a-little-tension-goes-a-long-way-part-i/feed/ 0 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/diesel-crew-how-to-deadlift-the-proper-way-without-wrecking-your-back/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/diesel-crew-how-to-deadlift-the-proper-way-without-wrecking-your-back/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:52:34 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=760 The guys over at the Diesel Crew just made a great video on how to conventional deadlift the proper way so you don’t hurt your back. Here is is: ORIGINAL POST http://www.dieselcrew.com/how-to-dead… How to Conventional Deadlift 1. Setup with your feet shoulder width or slightly wider than shoulder width apart 2. Toes can be straight [...]

]]> http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/diesel-crew-how-to-deadlift-the-proper-way-without-wrecking-your-back/feed/ 1 http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/strength-exercise-library-band-lowerbody-warmup/ http://dougfioranelli.com/videos/strength-exercise-library-band-lowerbody-warmup/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:13:54 +0000 Doug http://dougfioranelli.com/?p=742 This is the typical lowerbody warm up we use at the gym with the band. We just try to hit every muscle group and movement we can paying special attention to the muscles around the hip and knee joints, making sure they are ready for the upcoming workout. Squats Good Morning Deadlift Good Morning with [...]

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