Make Your Body Unbreakable

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Make Your Body Unbreakable
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make your body
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Master These Techniques
for Pain-Free Movement
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Your body is a complex machine. But when parts start going bad, you
can’t just start replacing them and expect your body to perform as if it’s
in peak condition. So instead, focus on making your body unbreakable.
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The human body is remarkable. It responds to stress in an effort to
figure out how to deal with it easier in the future. The key to making
yourself unbreakable and helping to fix the pain in your legs, shoulders,
back, ankles and wrists is to provide stress in just the right way to initiate
changes in your body.
This guide will not only help you make your body unbreakable and
avoid injury, it will also help increase your mobility and flexibility. You’ll
soon find yourself smashing your PRs and you’ll be more confident in
your body.
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A strong and flexible back is crucial, not just for athletic performance, but
for everyday life. Back pain and stiffness are, unfortunately, a regular part
of too many people’s lives. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Whether you have some back problems now and want to improve or you
want to do your best to keep them at bay, it’s essential to exercise and
keep moving for optimal back health.
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The spine is an incredibly complex structure. Some components are
meant more for mobility, and others for stability. Dozens of small muscles
performing various roles run up and down the back to aid in backward,
forward, side bending and rotation.
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You could treat them all as one big unit to create a stiff, unyielding back,
but the lack of mobility would quickly catch up to you. These 4 exercises
combine mobility and strength together in a way that stimulates true
functional back mobility.
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Quadruped Back
Circles
Start in a balanced position on all fours, with weight evenly distributed
through your hands and feet.
The circle is made by fully rounding out your back and keeping that position
as you shift over to one side and then drop down to reverse the curve at the
bottom, then over to the other side and return to the beginning. Work in one
direction then switch.
Go slow and feel how your back moves in each part of the circle. You’ll likely
notice some hitches and stiff points. Work on freeing those up and your back
will thank you.
Start in a balanced position on all fours, with
weight evenly distributed through your hands
and feet.
The circle is made by fully rounding out your
back and keeping that position as you shift
over to one side. Then drop down to reverse
the curve at the bottom, then over to the other
side and return to the beginning. Work in one
direction, then switch.
Go slow and feel how your back moves in
each part of the circle. You’ll likely notice some
hitches and stiff points. Work on freeing those
up and your back will thank you.
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Quadruped Back
Circles
Start in a balanced position on all fours, with weight evenly distributed
through your hands and feet.
The circle is made by fully rounding out your back and keeping that position
as you shift over to one side and then drop down to reverse the curve at the
bottom, then over to the other side and return to the beginning. Work in one
direction then switch.
Go slow and feel how your back moves in each part of the circle. You’ll likely
notice some hitches and stiff points. Work on freeing those up and your back
will thank you.
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tiatemolorum atis es eos exeri que intinum vellum facerupta coribus.
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Upward Dog to Squat
The classic yoga pose is a great backbending
exercise and is made even better when
combined with movement into the bottom of
a squat.
In upward facing dog, focus on lifting your
chest forward and up to bend at the midback
and elongate the lower back. Brace your
stomach and push your hands down firmly to
jump and transition to the squat.
This takes you from a backward bend to a
neutral position, with movement control. It’s a
very important skill to have for spinal health.
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Quadruped Back
Circles
Start in a balanced position on all fours, with weight evenly distributed
through your hands and feet.
The circle is made by fully rounding out your back and keeping that position
as you shift over to one side and then drop down to reverse the curve at the
bottom, then over to the other side and return to the beginning. Work in one
direction then switch.
Go slow and feel how your back moves in each part of the circle. You’ll likely
notice some hitches and stiff points. Work on freeing those up and your back
will thank you.
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Osti cuptatio magnihiciis es porionsendis ex eario dignihi tatur? Harum ut laceperci
doluptur? Quid quo volorer umquiam voluptius doluptiat alic tem quia aut fugia sin
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et offici totatempore sam sapienis sedita vitiissi ut ad untem cor rerunt resci volorro
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Squat to Standing
Forward Bend
This sequence focuses on movement from
the bottom of a squat to a forward bend
while standing.
In this pattern, you are controlling your
positioning from neutral to a flexed position
and back again. This is another important
action for spinal health.
Work on controlled breathing with deliberate
movements and pay attention to the angles
that feel more difficult. Those are the ones
you should focus on.
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Quadruped Back
Circles
Start in a balanced position on all fours, with weight evenly distributed
through your hands and feet.
The circle is made by fully rounding out your back and keeping that position
as you shift over to one side and then drop down to reverse the curve at the
bottom, then over to the other side and return to the beginning. Work in one
direction then switch.
Alligator Roll
Go slow and feel how your back moves in each part of the circle. You’ll likely
notice some hitches and stiff points. Work on freeing those up and your back
will thank you.
Here’s an obvious core exercise that
begins with you flat on your stomach and rolls
you from side to back and over to the other
side to return to the stomach.
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This movement works every muscle around
your spine and is a great way to learn about
your weak points immediately.
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unbreakable Ankles
Ankle strength and mobility are often neglected. And that’s terrible because
these small joints carry the entire weight of your body every day.
Most people don’t spend dedicated time training and strengthening the
ankles. As a result, they may run into issues of stiffness, weakness, and
chronic sprains.
Here are some of my favorite exercises that will challenge your ankles in new
and unconventional ways to make them strong, flexible, and unbreakable.
These 4 exercises are probably a bit different from what you’ve spent a lot of
time on in the past, but it’s well worth the effort to keep your ankles healthy
and functional. Work on them one at a time to get some reps and practice in,
then chain them together for an efficient and effective ankle workout.
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Sissy Squat
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Here you’ll use the squat to really target
your ankles by coming up on the balls of
your feet as you squat all the way down
and stand back up.
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Use a handhold support, if needed, and
go slow and steady in the beginning. Add
speed and intensity as you improve and
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Duck Walk
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This may be something you’ve done
in elementary school P.E. But aside
from that and in martial arts classes, I
haven’t seen this widely used. It’s a
shame because it’s a great exercise
that provides good resistance through
your ankles’ full range of motion in the
forward/back plane.
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Since this requires good knee flexibility
as well, start this just one stride at a
time at first and use support as needed.
A rolling chair or stool is great for that!
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The key to doing this exercise properly
is to keep your head at the same height
the entire time.
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Squat on the
Sides of Your Feet
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This squat variation takes the ankle
through a different angle and range of
motion than you generally engage in.
Lifting the inner part of your feet, you’ll
come onto the outsides of your feet,
then squat down and stand back up.
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The most common ankle sprain is rolling
over the outside of your foot. Condition
yourself to be stronger and more flexible
in this position and you can save yourself
some grief.
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Walking on the
Balls of Your Feet
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This is a good challenge for the arch of
your foot as well as the shortened range
of the calf muscles. Come up on to the
balls of your feet, lifting your heels off
the ground, then simply walk forward
and backward, keeping the rest of your
body tall.
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Walking like this is a great combination
of active ankle balance and strength and
pays good dividends the more you do it!
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Shoulders
It’s a rare person that hasn’t experienced some shoulder issues in their life.
Whether in training or in other activities, tweaks in your shoulders can stop
you from progressing and getting the most out of your workouts. Also, it’s
no fun to be in pain!
These are four of my go-to exercises to keep my shoulders healthy and
strong to both enhance my performance and help prevent injuries. Work
diligently and consistently on these unconventional exercises and build your
unbreakable shoulders!
The trick to keeping your shoulders healthy is challenging their strength
and mobility from various angles. These 4 exercises work the shoulders with
different stresses from all directions.
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It’s a bit different than the “push” and “pulls” of basic calisthenic exercises,
and that’s how these will help bulletproof your shoulders. Work on them one
at a time to get some reps and practice in, then chain them together for an
efficient and effective shoulder program.
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Shoulder Swings
Hang from a bar or rings (or other
suspension device) and with a firm grip,
swing your body back and forth.
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You should do two variations, one with
the shoulders drawn down as you swing,
and another where you are in a more
relaxed hang.
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Both variations affect the shoulders in
different ways and are important for
shoulder health.
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High Froggers
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This fundamental locomotive pattern
loads the shoulders in a different way
than lifting weights. In this closed-chain
exercise, you have to create a stable
base through your arms and shoulders
to support the rest of your body.
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Practice “stacking” your elbows over your
wrists, your shoulders over your elbows,
and your hips over your shoulders. Push
hard through the ground the entire time
and you’ll strengthen your shoulders in
this important alignment.
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Plank Position Walks
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In a stable plank position, move
your body laterally back and forth.
This encourages the shoulders to
be strong while supporting your
body in motion. The goal here isn’t
speed, but coordinated and stable
motion in a variety of patterns.
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Shuffling to the side, crossing hands
over, and changing where you place
your hands in relation to your body
are all great variants to practice
and will stimulate multidirectional
shoulder stability.
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Crab Walk
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Another familiar “playground” movement,
crab walks place your shoulders in an
unconventional position to receive
stress. Start slowly and push down hard
the entire time you are “walking” and
you’ll build significant strength in a short
amount of time.
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We live in a world where time at the desk and computer is unavoidable. Our
hands and wrists become more used to typing and scrolling than gripping
and ripping! That’s why when people start to do more unorthodox exercise
training such as handstands and crawling, they may experience wrist strains
and pains.
Just like all the rest of the areas of our body, we can condition and train our
wrists to tolerate more force and handle the loads encountered in calisthenic
and other training. We can also improve our resilience against other issues
such as repetitive stress injuries.
It’s easy to neglect wrist training in favor of other areas, but spending a bit
more time on strengthening and improving mobility in your wrists allows you
to do more advanced work with less pain and trouble.
These 4 exercises work more than just your hands and wrists, but they
challenge your wrists to handle loads in different positions and the full body
movements give you an understanding of how integral your hands are to
bodyweight training.
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Bear to Frogger to Monkey
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These three fundamental locomotive
patterns are a great first step into
quadrupedal work. And because these
may be the initial introduction to
crawling and locomotion, I recommend
performing these slowly for just a few
repetitions with lots of rest in between.
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Your focus should be on how your
weight transfers through your hand and
upper body. Analyze where you feel it in
your wrists and how you can adjust to
improve those sensations.
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Plank on Back of Wrists
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This is a position you are unlikely used
to, as we usually bear weight through the
palms when we place our hands on the
ground. As such, this can be a vulnerable
position, so please treat this as a training
exercise rather than a “challenge”!
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Rather than doing push ups, start with
holding the position and adding weight by
shifting from one hand to the other as you
get more comfortable. You can also start
from the knees to decrease the weight
and progress from there. Increase your
hold times gradually to prevent hurting
yourself with an exercise that is supposed
to make you better.
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Plank on Hand Blades
Walking
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Begin in the plank position and place
your hands with your thumbs up. Just
as in the exercise above, you can start
on your knees to allow for longer hold
times before you fatigue.
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The force on your wrists requires you
to push into ulnar deviation to keep
your wrists in a strong neutral position.
“Walking” this way changes the forces
and you’ll develop great adaptable
strength in your wrists.
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Seal walk
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With your fingers pointing back, slowly
roll down your fingers to your palms
as you walk your body forward. This
combination of stretching and changing
resistance is a great stimulus for hand
and wrist strength.
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Exercises that build strong, powerful legs are an important part of your training.
You know what they say – “Never skip leg day!”
But it’s more than just having brute strength; you also need to be able to use
your strength in a variety of different positions and angles.
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That’s what will truly give you unbreakable legs, legs that will get you not just
through your day at work, but ones that are ready for whatever you want to do.
You don’t need to spend all day at the squat rack, though. Some of the most
effective leg exercises don’t require any weight at all. In the video below, I share
my top 4 bodyweight leg strength exercises with the variations that will help you
get started on them right away.
These 4 exercises can be performed in various different ways. You can change
the tempo, elevation, or explosiveness depending on your needs. This gives
you so many different options and can make each session fresh and new.
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Shrimp Squat
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For the full shrimp squat, grab one foot
from behind and squat down on your
base leg.
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This exercise can be regressed by using
a prop to support your foot, or by holding
on to a cable or rings.
To progress this exercise, you can go
deeper into the squat by starting from
an elevated surface.
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Pistol Squat
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The pistol squat is probably the most
well-known single leg squat exercise.
Extend one leg in front of you as you
squat back and down on your base leg.
As shown in the video, use a support for
assistance, or roll up to use momentum
to assist as well.
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You’ll progress by removing the support
and/or practice going up from a dead
stop. Also work on different positions of
the opposite leg. Don’t be afraid to play
with it!
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Peacock Squat
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The peacock squat is a unique movement
that works the legs in different movement
planes. Developing strength in these
odd angles is a great preventative
measure that conditions your legs for
the unexpected forces and stresses that
happen in athletics.
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Concentrate on feeling where the
rotational stresses are in the movement
and move slowly through them to build
strength and stability where you need
it the most. Play with how far you step
and how low you go. As you get more
comfortable, speed up the movements.
But don’t rush through it – especially if
you are new to this type of motion.
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Cossack squat
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The cossack squat is great for increasing hip
flexibility as well as lower body strength. Start
with your legs wider than hip width, and squat
down towards one side, keeping the other leg
extended in the opposite direction. Just as
with the other exercises, a good regression
is to use a rope or cable to support yourself
as you squat down. Use the support to help
you sit back to get lower in the squat.
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To progress, decrease the assistance, keep
your upper body more upright, and practice
speed changes.
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Putting it
all together
UNBREAKABLE
ANKLES
UNBREAKABLE
SHOULDERS
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WRISTS
The movements found in this guide can be done as part of a warmup or as a
stand-alone program. The choice is yours. But you should only practice one
flow per day. Since there are 5 different target areas, it lends itself easily to
a Monday through Friday schedule.
When you start the program, do the exercises by themselves to learn and
practice proper form. Then chain them together into a movement sequence,
flowing smoothly from one exercise to the next. This continuous change
of angles and stresses will help your body be able to handle the forces
encountered in training and the rest of your life. You’ll improve your strength,
flexibility, and motor control.
Start on your path to optimizing your body. Become unbreakable!
UNBREAKABLE
LEGS
PUTTING
IT ALL
TOGETHER
A Guide BY GMB FITNESS