Fixing the Piriformis

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The piriformis muscle can be quite painful for many athletes. It is a deep glute muscle that has the sciatic nerve in close proximity which can be easily aggravated. Check out a few stretches to ease the irritated piriformis.

Sciatic Nerve Leg and Glute Pain

Sciatic pain can be a common pain for runners. It is pain that runs down the back of the leg from the glutes to the knees. There are several causes and also ways to get relief.

Leg Workout

Check out these 4 leg exercises for a fun routine! They target and sculpt your leg muscles from ankles to hips! See below!

Leg Workout with Resistance Band

Resistance Band used is Mark Bell's Grippy Hip Circle

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Check out these effective glute exercises! They can be done anywhere and only equipment needed is a resistance band! See more below!

Beat Leg Fatigue

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You know that heavy dead-legs feeling that sometimes occurs after workouts? It can really put a damper on motivation to exercise when your legs feel like concrete chunk. Let’s check out reasons why it happens & how to avoid it. Read below!

Eccentric Training For Runners

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Most runners incorporate some type of hill runs in their workout program. Have you ever wondered which is more beneficial running up or down the hill? See below!

Posterior Kinetic Chain Importance & Exercises

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You don’t have to standing around a gym too long before you hear talk of working the posterior kinetic chain. What is it & why should you pay attention to training it? Let’s find out more!

Muscle Review - What's An Adductor?

Are you familiar with the term 'adductor'? The adductors are a group of leg muscles. They bring the leg toward the midline of the body, externally rotate, extend, & flex the leg (or the hip, to be specific).

There are multiple ways to work & stretch this muscle group. A few are listed:

Weight Lifting Exercises:
Cable hip adduction
Seated hip adduction
Standing hip adduction

Body Weight Exercises:
Squats
Lunges (forward, back, lateral/side to side)

Static Stretches:
Kneeling groin stretch
Lever groin stretch
Side lunge stretch

Glutes Exercises

Great glutes exercises here!

Front & Reverse Lunges

Looking to switch up the usual lunge routine? Try a combination front & reverse lunges.

Leg Training!

Great leg routine here!

Quick Leg Workout!

Try this fast & easy leg workout!

Backside Toning Moves

Leg Workout By Gaiam

Dynamic Leg Warm Up

Use this routine to prepare for lower body exercise.