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A whole body movement exploration for pre-training and pre-competition. Description: In standing, flex on hip, grab it and pull it high, maintaining tall posture. Step out into a lunge with the right foot. Grab the right foot by right hand, place the left hand alongside it, shoulder-width apart. On exhalation, lunge further into a stretch. Keep the back knee off the ground. Take the right hand off the foot and twist the trunk towards the front foot, raising the right hand towards the ceiling, reaching vertically. Return to the ground with both hands down, then shift weight backwards to create a stretch on the front leg, then step up to the start position and repeat on the other side.
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The purpose is to stretch the posterior neck into flexion and rotation to assist increase mobility.
Actively flex/nod and rotate approximately 45 degrees (direct the nose towards the armpit) until a stretch is felt. Place the hand (same side as the armpit) on the back of the head and gently stretch further. Add more rotation, or side flexion, or more "nod" to change the exact location of the stretch. Correcting split squat drills is best done at a subconscious level, since stability is reflex driven, no conscious driven.
The use of a FMT (Functional Movement Tubing) or kettlebell, introduces destabilising force in planes of movement (coronal and transverse) that is perturbing the main plane of movement - sagittal. In the presence of minimum, or improved, mobility, to get into the start and finish position, the FMT creates reactive neuromuscular training to the pattern, improving the pattern for other training events that require power in a split squat, like the Bulgarian Split Squat. Following on from facilitated diaphragmatic breathing with a weight on the abdomen, this variation uses the forearms and finger tips to facilitate the water pump and bucket handle movements of the rib cage in proper diaphragmatic breathing.
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