#pistonstrategy

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Lifting weight safely overhead is important. You might think, well I don't need to do a push press. What about in your day to day? Let's be real: you will lift some sort of weight over head. Putting stuff up on a shelf, lifting your child to your shoulders, decorating for the holidays... Here's a good shoulder mobility drill from flip physio.com for wall sits/wall v's. Also, be sure not to tuck your pelvis (as cued by my coach Jake in this video) to ensure proper #pistonstrategy @cfincinerator #temecula #pushpress (at Crossfit Incinerator)

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This was a fun one. Most of us enjoy the feeling of getting a good workout in. At least the feeling when it's done 😂 But if you're rehabbing, experiencing pain/symptoms or getting back at it after childbirth are you implementing a good strategy? Or are you just listening to your body? Any of these sound familiar: Low back pain Leaking under load or high intensity workouts Unable to squat without performing a butt wink Hip tightness EVERY MOVEMENT requires proper STRATEGY. #pistonstrategy #fitness (at Temecula, California)

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A crucial part of safely returning to your normal activity or choice of fitness postpartum is alignment (form). Whether you train in the gym or not, motherhood has real demands that need to be met. ✅ Stroller ✅Car seat ✅ Baby wearing ✅Nursing/ rocking baby ✅ Groceries and baby ✅Laundry basket and baby How about other demands? For me, I'm working on Not holding my breath (there is a time and place for this for high load demands) or bracing my abs- it's habit but I'm working on new habits. #pistonstrategy #pregnancyandpostpartumathleticism

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Lunges, with or without weights are great to do when dialing in your Piston breath. My movement is a bit slower but that's because it's not automatic for me yet. I still need to see what feels right when it comes to how I implement the piston. There is no one size fits all when it comes to this approach. I'm retraining my brain, that's not easy. #pistonstrategy #pistonscience #diastasisrecti (at Crossfit Incinerator)