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Integrated Mobility: Adding Fine Motor Skills to your Compound Movements

  • Mobility work involves micro movements that increase joint articulation, which should be integrated with macro movements like compound exercises.
  • Incorporating micro movements with macro movements allows for less time doing isolated mobility exercises and more time on compound movements.
  • For hips: exercises like Spider-Man Push-ups and Step-ups incorporate rotations and other movements to enhance mobility during strength training.
  • For shoulders: Dumbbell Bench Press and Dumbbell Rows, with modifications, can add external rotation to standard exercises, improving mobility.
  • Ring Pull-ups allow free shoulder movements, optimizing muscle engagement and movement fluidity.
  • Exercise modifications should be easily adaptable based on available equipment and personal training goals, varying from replacing standard exercises to adding them as accessory work.

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