@@Naethplays RomanianDeadLift, so instead of the conventional deadlift with a concentration of using your glutes, quads and starting from the bottom. You start with the bar at your hips (in hand), you let your hips go far back as if your trying to push the wall with your booty and letting the bar go to knee height or when you feel a good tension in your hamstring and go back up
I'm originally from Illinois and was a huge bulls fan during his reign. Thought for sure it was going to be another bulls era until that first injury. It's a shame, guy was crazy athletic and talented.
@@bamf6603 Impossible to say for sure, but I would assume so. I've never seen anyone's knees last very long with that type of landing. I've seen a lot of people, myself included, repeatedly injure their knees until they started going back to the drawing board and changing up some of their basic movements.
D-Rose had more than likely been landing that way since he started dunking. It was a disaster waiting to happen as he transitioned to playing at the highest level. Crazy athleticism such as his causes coaches and trainers to turn a blind eye to all of your mistakes because they’re only concerned with keeping you on the floor. All that missed rehab and corrective exercise caught up to him at the most unfortunate time, which is life’s cruel sense of humor.
You have 100% elevated my athlete career!!! Love your content and how you explain movement patterns and the level of depth you cover in such a short time. I would love to see some longer form content
I'm a 33 year old man who tored his ACL years ago, with a serious hamstring tore during the recovery. My mobility has never been the same and I just got used to that, then last year my lower back and left knee were in serious pain, and I started to look for information that could help me fix my body. I found this channel and started to understand my issues, and what I could do to get better, but still my left leg was very weak and I had almost no balance at all. When I started to do the Runners Hang, on the same week I felt my left leg was way stronger, like some parts of it has reawaken, with also a drastic improvement on right leg, balance and posture. I feel awesome, more alive than ever, and some of that if because of you, my brother. Thank you very much for this amazing content, I sincerely hope you get the sucess you deserve 🙏
I'm glad to hear it's helped out! I tore my ACL and had problems with hamstring afterwards as well because they took a hamstring tendon graft to replace it. This exercise helped so much. As a side note, kettlebell swings were also really helpful for my knees. They strengthened the glutes and hamstrings without irritating my beat-up knees by going into deep squats or knee bends. Hope the content keeps delivering and best of luck with your training and rehab!
@@moversodyssey that's exactly what happened with me, now it makes even more sense that I found so much useful stuff here. I'll definitely check that KB swings video and squeeze it into my training. Thank you! 🤝
I'm a 47 year old man who skateboards HARD for an hour or 2 every 4-7 days. Along with weight training, biking, and some basketball as my main activities. Recently been working alot of hanging and pull ups to include your "The perfect hang" video which is amazing. I am (mostly) injury free for a little over a year, for the first time IN YEARS and bitting personal bests in all kinds of stuff!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!! I see huge growth in your future, my friend.
I can add nothing, I just think k skating at 47 is hardcore as fuck. I'm about to turn 30, and here I am hemming and having about going back to grappling.
This is the video I have been looking for for about 6 years. I had inner knee pain on one knee for 4 years and I was 22. It started when I was 18. I got a ATG trainer from the kneesovertoes system and that had completely taken my pain away in about 5 months. But still I didn't know what the problem ever was. Now I do. Thank you
I had this issue last year (never knew the actual name of the issue til now) and my PT had me doing these and single leg dead lifts. Fixed my knee pain in 6 weeks and increased my hamstring curls from barely being able to hit 50 lbs to comfortably getting 100 lbs. I can’t recommend this enough. Thanks for the content
I did all my sports science schooling ten years ago, this video alone has just dredged so many thoughts I haven't had in years and you have no idea how much I appreciate this, thank you so much!
Bro, this is the best video on youtube to explain this problem, been suffering for 2 years now, from piriformis syndrome, tight pelvis muscles on both legs, tilted pelvis and herniated L5S1 disk, your explanation definitely gives hope ! Keep on the good work and those animations by the way are simply insane 🔥
This video is incredibly valuable. The combination of the soft narration, the animated timelapses of the illustrations and the real life examples as well as just the sheer quality of information is off the rails! I'm a 23 year old male volleyball player and I've had issues with my knees for most of my time playing volleyball. As it usually does, it kept fluctuating over years - sometimes no pain at all, sometimes debilitating pain for days on end. Picking up the gym was a huge help but unfortunately I sustained an injury to my right knee's cartilage that needed surgical intervention. It's been about one and a half years since the operation and though the pain is way less now than it was before and the time it takes for my knee to recover has shortened, it's still not at a point where I can say for myself that the surgery was a success. I've started focusing much more on my legs at the gym and there's something I'd noticed a few weeks ago that you actually mentioned in the video: You said that one of the major causes of this kind of knee pain is a weak glute medius. During PT after surgery, we placed heavy emphasis on leg raises and gradually transitioned from those to more mainstream leg exercises like squats and such and over time I unfortunately started neglecting glute focused exercises. I do single legged leg extensions, since my left leg and knee are still stronger than my right one and I noticed that they were particularly painful one day. In an effort to remedy the pain, I lowered the weight but it still hurt a lot so I decided to monitor what was going on with almost no weight and painfully slow movement. I found out that, for me, when I squeeze my butt really hard the leg extensions didn't hurt at all! I slowly upped the weight and eventually exceeded my normal working weight and was able to do those for reps until muscular failure. Since then I've been focusing on my glutes but I was a little unsure if what I was doing was effective at all. Seeing you mention the glute's role in this confirmed it for me, so thank you!
I continue being amazed at how good those videos are. And the format of drawing figures not only carries obvious artistic values but is also the best way to depict and explain body movements and morphology. We'll keep moving and you keep making those vids, my friend!
I have always had a *need* to understand how something works to improve my body. Except for certain old-school books on yoga, your channel is the only place I've found where I feel intellectually satisfied about all my inner questions. You have such a holistic approach too. Thank you for your work.
Im a 17 years old, have varus knees (opossite of valgus) and used to suffer a lot of pain. Training my legs solved 80% of my problems, your Channel helped me alot on my home workouts, thanks for spreading your knowledge.
I tore my ACL in my left leg and have basically had piriformis syndrome in that side my whole life. I always found the yoga pose that is similar to this runners hang to really feel great so I'm 100% adding this in to my routine!
This vid is GOLD! Has been a huge help to me. Also, using barefoot shoes forces me to use good foot mechanlcs (landing on outside of foot, arch scrunched up) which, together with the runners hang exercises, have really helped alleviate inner knee pain. Thank you!
This is incredible, but also so intimidating. There is so much to keep track of. As someone who sits all day and has been sitting all day for years, it feels like trying to pay off an overwhelming debt. From what I’ve gathered watching your videos and others online, it looks like it all comes down to glute and hip strength. Thank you for your content man, your style is nice.
The glutes and hips are more or less the center of the body. If they are strong, mobile and healthy you can get away with a lot of other biomechanical issues.
I didn't know it's name but I've been doing the runners hang as a psoas stretch for a while now, to help with lower back issues. Didn't realise it's also great for knees and pelvis. Thank you for your fantastic channel
I was always told by my father or coaches to First take care of the form of the exercite and then add strenght, speed etc. i was training since i was 9 years old many sports and i suffered only 2 injuries adn both are due to accident, but my doctors told me that if my tendons were weaker i would be in a way worst possition. After 2 years of not working out and frankly geting slooby i am doing the same as my coaches told me, by starting slow. also i am implementing quite a lot of your content. Thank you for your Hard Work
Very VALUABLE videos on this channel bcs they procure advanced knowledge for the regular non professional person. without falling into unuseful complexity. But again the bg music , the bit speedy transitions and the animated texts are distractions from focusing to grasp the message. The shutter sound is awesome, it smoothly secrionize the infos mentally.
Great video. Spot on illustrations and your understanding of the integration of systems is high level. A few personal thoughts as a specialist. As someone who had pretty bad knees post basketball/football and especially post car accident, and has worked with hundreds of individuals with varying types of knee problems (including bone on bone/arthritis/past MCL/ACL etc) the common denominator in my experience is poorly functioning/activating quads. For years, I believed that strengthening and activating the glutes could directly improve knee pain, and that weak glutes were the major issue. While it is part of the problem, and did help my knees in regards to helping stabilize the knee out of valgus, it did not solve the knee pain that I had when going up stairs or jumping. It wasnt until I started to work on reactivating completely dormant quadriceps that I started to sense my quads activating and firing, and started feeling my knees less and less, and finally not at all. There are extremely simple tests that can be done to see if quad activation at a nervous system level can directly impact the function/pain/stability of your knees, but that does lie outside of the scope of this post. Think of it this way, the rule generally is that the more you sense the quads, the less you feel the "sensation" in the knees. But why is it that the leg that the knee usually hurts the worst in, is always the one that you "sense" the quad the least in regards to loading it, or even being able to get the muscles to contract properly? It is much more of an issue with autonomic activation at a nervous system level, than we likely realize. This is actually a similar issue in regards to back pain, specifically the inability to function/fire/activate and sense abdominal and oblique systems, and instead only feeling pain/tension in the back. For those with hamstring issues, I have never worked with one client who had properly functioning/activating quads that continued to have hamstring issues post activation work. This includes a recent athlete who had an area of his quads that was about the size of a half dollar, that could not flex/activate, and that he could not sense in loaded positions. Once this area was fully reactivated, the hamstring issue was completely eliminated. Hope my post helps a few people in the search for answers! Best of luck to all in your journeys.
Mannnnnn you are good, never ina million years would I ever though I'd find something so simple,compacted, and full of information all at the same time like bruh you the goat fasho 🤲🏾
Wow, fantastic video. Sending this to all of my clients! Excellent distillation, technical presentation, but remaining totally accessible to the casual audience. Seriously well done!
This information was deeply kneeded. Jokes aside I’ve been struggling with over pronation and my sciatic nerve being so strained I never really felt my lower portion of my body my whole life. This will greatly benefit me thank you
Watching this video again, with a deeper understanding of the information, bringing this advanced position versatility to us is an absolute treasure! 💯 🔥 Thank you ✨️
❤ I am just blown away once again how accurate your videos are. At the time I saw the position of the runner's hang (still need to watch your video about that topic), I instantly thought "why not do a one-leg squat from that position ?". And then, you talk about it. That was spot on. 🏀 And when it comes to basketball, Derrick Rose is a perfect example what not to do. But you could have done an even better job with Michael Jordan. I think not everyone knows how bent MJ's knees are when he goes into a jump shot from a side step during his fadeaway (nearly 45 degrees at the ankle, with the thigh at around 30 degrees, so the knee is incredibly stressed). __________ Personal stuff. I have a lateral difference between left and right legs, as I am a left hopper. I cross the basketball court easily with 13 jumps on the left leg but only 14 with the right, and I am struggling with balance/speed on the right side. So I am working to correct that imbalance. Yesterday, I did some hops on cement cones. They are spaced about just enough that you are working hard on balance from the ankle to the hip (via the knee). However, I felt my knees hurt a little bit (I was climbing for two hours beforehand), so I didn't insist too much. 🧗🏽 Still, I think you could have stressed balance exercises a bit more. I believe the development of body awareness comes faster with dynamic balance exercises. For example, doing the gymnastics cartwheel equally well from both sides, is really forcing my brain to keep track of where my feet are in space. Same thing with the frog handstand. 🤸🏽 So I really think hopping from one leg to the other while keeping the knee straight should work well for awareness. Anyway, amazing content. You're the best. 🏆
For a while now I've been touting the single-leg Romanian deadlift as one of the most underrated and underutilized exercises (I suppose you could tack single-leg deadlift in there, too; same with the runner's variation). Great for athletes, but also those interested in longevity and health in general. Great video and I hope you feel better soon!
Okay definitely needed this one as I do Taekwondo and you definitely need flexible and moveable knees for it and my knees were hurting quite a bit as well recently. Thanks MoversOdyssey! Love your videos!!
these videos are so inspiring. it's almost to a frustrating degree because I tend to watch them while sick or recovering, I just want to jump up and try all the movements 😅 thanks for what you do
Big thanks for this one dude. I've been struggling with a degenerative meniscus tear since last month and been chasing quality info for rehab.. kudos from Australia 🤙
Awesome to see all these testimonies in the comments! In my case I had some knee pain that was remediated by training my glut medius, thanks to my PT who immediately identified the weakness. I felt like I never really learned to activate that muscle properly as a child. I love the detailed explanation and outlines here, gives me more stuff to think about as I age!
I've recently started to rewatch your Videos again Andy I cannot stress enough how inspiring that was. I am moving in different ways every day since and Love it. Thanks so much for your effort.
Intelligent, informative, practical, and artistic. I am a fan of physiology and the health benefits from just keeping in tune with your body. And this channel teaches me so much.
Love your videos man! This one came at a perfect time for me as I've just recovered from a knee injury! Can you do some more videos on tendon/ligament building and perhaps programming? I'm always interested to see how other people set up their training programs! Cheers.
Great stuff! I tore my meniscus playing basketball, but yeah I definitely have that pronation in my knee. I'll do these excersizes and see where we go!
Ive been doing these to 'pop' my hip after my piriformis syndrome injury and it helped me be pain free after 10 months. Ill start the isometric hold now as i see its a legit exercise
Today was my first day progressing from power walking to jogging, this couldn't have come at a better time. Seems like a good thing to integrate in my pre-jog stretches/exercises.
Definitely needed this. My left knee randomly buckles and flares up just moving it sometimes. But I can run 3 miles, leg press and squat with no pain. Will try these movements out.
Was very excited to see this video. Many surfers including myself deal with knee pain on the rear leg of our stance when we surf. If you watch any pro surfers you will see that their back knee is cocked in at all times. After 6 years I have yet to figure out a solution, i will try these exercises. My question is, what should i do if knee valgus hurts me, but my sport demands it?
Doing exercises like these can still help by strengthening the opposing musculature. So even if you have to be in knee valgus a lot, at least you your body won't be stuck in the position throughout the day due to muscle imbalance. I did a lot of boxing when I was younger and your shoulders have to be rolled forward. Eventually the front of my shoulders was so tight I was slightly rolled forward all throughout the day. Emphasizing the external rotators, rhomboids and lower traps in the weight room helped pull my shoulders back and fight against the negative influence of my sport on my shoulder posture.
Love it, as always. I'd be very happy if you made a video about rope flow. I find it a very effective tool to improve balance, control, proprioception, coordination, mobility, movement awareness and movement efficiency, with a lot of carry over into most other sports and movement practices. All while being low impact and accessible.
This video is very helpful, I have a history of knee injury and am currently recovering from a meniscus tear so this is much needed. Would it be possible to do a video on recovery for meniscus tears ?
The information in this video will be really good for meniscus tears as well. The things to initially avoid with most meniscus tears (especially medial meniscus) is deep squats and twisting. Focusing on things like the runners hang, single leg romanian deadlifts, single leg squats (except pistol squats), quarter squats and kettlebell swings will help to strengthen the legs while avoiding irritating the meniscus. When the meniscus has had a good deal of time to heal and your legs are feeling strong, you can start slowly working on deeper squats (bodyweight for a while) and then rotation. To start the rotation training you will want to do some simple tibial rotations to start with, then start adding some mindful pivoting exercises, something like landmine squat press into rotation. You can also take some collagen protein to help with the healing process. Or if you have access there is always BPC-157 peptide, that stuffs often like magic. Anyway, hope this all helps out, best of luck
This is gold! I learnt a bit of this from Dr. Aaron Horschig's channel (squatuniversity). Seeing everything organized and detailed here is super helpful! Can you do a video on pinched nerves? I've got one in my shoulder that took me 2 years and many PTs to diagnose. Nerve glides have helped, but it's still not back to normal.
First video I watch from you, all of the advise is what I needed 10 years ago, fortunately I met a great physiotherapist who helped me with these exact advices to strengthen the week muscles in my hips and glutes, I can attest that these exercises are magical the improvement after a few weeks on strictly using these before any workout in the morning as helped me to be almost 100% healed from the injuries I had.
Hey! I love your videos, they are so helpful and are one of the best for learning in depth about injury in short time. Do you think you can do a video on shin splints soon?
Man, this channel is AMAZING! The way in which I can learn and practice movements and techniques is great, even more when I have such good illustrations (I fckin love them). I hope you make as much content as you can and want, it'll be so appreciated
Thx for the video man, my left knee is a problem with me about one year to two years. I'm doing trainings like squats, jumping ropes and stuffs like that to improve his, and i gonna add thats excersise incluing with the others
My right knee has been bugging me for 2 months after going to too fast on the eccentric part of back squats. Think its my cartilage, idk. Not able to sissy squat or pistol squat with my right leg, dont know how to fix it fully. It cant get better than go back to bad.
Single leg exercises (ideally a variety of them) fixed different running injuries I had (runner's knee being one of them) and doing them regularly prevents them.
I’m trying to make a workout split using the information I’ve learned from this channel, could you make a video centered on boxers or striking martial artists in general and the best workouts or techniques for them to improve
Sorry about the voice over on this one everyone, I was really sick while making it. Hope everyone still enjoys!
I couldn't hear it
Same. It felt normal. Great video as always
Didn't notice anything.
I hope you get better soon bud!
Can't notice it even after this comment. Probs man!
Single leg Deadlifts and reverse Lunges fixed all of my lower body problems (including feet & ankles). I cannot recommend these enough. Great video!
You mean single leg RDL or a single leg dead lift?
@@blacksheep9278 Same thing for me. Doesn't make any sense to do it any other way than "RDL" style.
@@FriendlyInternetPersonwhat is RDL style?
@@Naethplays RomanianDeadLift, so instead of the conventional deadlift with a concentration of using your glutes, quads and starting from the bottom. You start with the bar at your hips (in hand), you let your hips go far back as if your trying to push the wall with your booty and letting the bar go to knee height or when you feel a good tension in your hamstring and go back up
Can It help fix vagus knee?
as soon as you said the name derrick rose my heart shattered
I'm originally from Illinois and was a huge bulls fan during his reign. Thought for sure it was going to be another bulls era until that first injury. It's a shame, guy was crazy athletic and talented.
@@moversodysseyso do you think it was all avoidable? That injury? If he had strengthened his ankles and fixed his landing technique?
@@bamf6603 Impossible to say for sure, but I would assume so. I've never seen anyone's knees last very long with that type of landing.
I've seen a lot of people, myself included, repeatedly injure their knees until they started going back to the drawing board and changing up some of their basic movements.
Kobe Bryant had the same issue would land on one foot a lot on fade away jumper
D-Rose had more than likely been landing that way since he started dunking. It was a disaster waiting to happen as he transitioned to playing at the highest level. Crazy athleticism such as his causes coaches and trainers to turn a blind eye to all of your mistakes because they’re only concerned with keeping you on the floor. All that missed rehab and corrective exercise caught up to him at the most unfortunate time, which is life’s cruel sense of humor.
You have 100% elevated my athlete career!!! Love your content and how you explain movement patterns and the level of depth you cover in such a short time. I would love to see some longer form content
Glad to hear the content has helped out!
I'm a 33 year old man who tored his ACL years ago, with a serious hamstring tore during the recovery. My mobility has never been the same and I just got used to that, then last year my lower back and left knee were in serious pain, and I started to look for information that could help me fix my body. I found this channel and started to understand my issues, and what I could do to get better, but still my left leg was very weak and I had almost no balance at all. When I started to do the Runners Hang, on the same week I felt my left leg was way stronger, like some parts of it has reawaken, with also a drastic improvement on right leg, balance and posture. I feel awesome, more alive than ever, and some of that if because of you, my brother. Thank you very much for this amazing content, I sincerely hope you get the sucess you deserve 🙏
I'm glad to hear it's helped out! I tore my ACL and had problems with hamstring afterwards as well because they took a hamstring tendon graft to replace it. This exercise helped so much. As a side note, kettlebell swings were also really helpful for my knees. They strengthened the glutes and hamstrings without irritating my beat-up knees by going into deep squats or knee bends. Hope the content keeps delivering and best of luck with your training and rehab!
@@moversodyssey that's exactly what happened with me, now it makes even more sense that I found so much useful stuff here. I'll definitely check that KB swings video and squeeze it into my training. Thank you! 🤝
I'm a 47 year old man who skateboards HARD for an hour or 2 every 4-7 days. Along with weight training, biking, and some basketball as my main activities. Recently been working alot of hanging and pull ups to include your "The perfect hang" video which is amazing. I am (mostly) injury free for a little over a year, for the first time IN YEARS and bitting personal bests in all kinds of stuff!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!! I see huge growth in your future, my friend.
Glad to hear the content has helped out! Good luck with your skateboarding, hope you continue to hit personal bests!
I’m 30 and I hope to be like you in 17 years
@@ChrisstaychillDont hope. Make it happen
@@Apple_100fax 😤
I can add nothing, I just think k skating at 47 is hardcore as fuck. I'm about to turn 30, and here I am hemming and having about going back to grappling.
This is the video I have been looking for for about 6 years. I had inner knee pain on one knee for 4 years and I was 22. It started when I was 18. I got a ATG trainer from the kneesovertoes system and that had completely taken my pain away in about 5 months. But still I didn't know what the problem ever was. Now I do. Thank you
I had this issue last year (never knew the actual name of the issue til now) and my PT had me doing these and single leg dead lifts. Fixed my knee pain in 6 weeks and increased my hamstring curls from barely being able to hit 50 lbs to comfortably getting 100 lbs. I can’t recommend this enough. Thanks for the content
I did all my sports science schooling ten years ago, this video alone has just dredged so many thoughts I haven't had in years and you have no idea how much I appreciate this, thank you so much!
Bro, this is the best video on youtube to explain this problem, been suffering for 2 years now, from piriformis syndrome, tight pelvis muscles on both legs, tilted pelvis and herniated L5S1 disk, your explanation definitely gives hope ! Keep on the good work and those animations by the way are simply insane 🔥
This video is incredibly valuable. The combination of the soft narration, the animated timelapses of the illustrations and the real life examples as well as just the sheer quality of information is off the rails!
I'm a 23 year old male volleyball player and I've had issues with my knees for most of my time playing volleyball. As it usually does, it kept fluctuating over years - sometimes no pain at all, sometimes debilitating pain for days on end. Picking up the gym was a huge help but unfortunately I sustained an injury to my right knee's cartilage that needed surgical intervention. It's been about one and a half years since the operation and though the pain is way less now than it was before and the time it takes for my knee to recover has shortened, it's still not at a point where I can say for myself that the surgery was a success. I've started focusing much more on my legs at the gym and there's something I'd noticed a few weeks ago that you actually mentioned in the video:
You said that one of the major causes of this kind of knee pain is a weak glute medius. During PT after surgery, we placed heavy emphasis on leg raises and gradually transitioned from those to more mainstream leg exercises like squats and such and over time I unfortunately started neglecting glute focused exercises. I do single legged leg extensions, since my left leg and knee are still stronger than my right one and I noticed that they were particularly painful one day. In an effort to remedy the pain, I lowered the weight but it still hurt a lot so I decided to monitor what was going on with almost no weight and painfully slow movement. I found out that, for me, when I squeeze my butt really hard the leg extensions didn't hurt at all! I slowly upped the weight and eventually exceeded my normal working weight and was able to do those for reps until muscular failure. Since then I've been focusing on my glutes but I was a little unsure if what I was doing was effective at all. Seeing you mention the glute's role in this confirmed it for me, so thank you!
I continue being amazed at how good those videos are. And the format of drawing figures not only carries obvious artistic values but is also the best way to depict and explain body movements and morphology. We'll keep moving and you keep making those vids, my friend!
I have always had a *need* to understand how something works to improve my body. Except for certain old-school books on yoga, your channel is the only place I've found where I feel intellectually satisfied about all my inner questions. You have such a holistic approach too. Thank you for your work.
One of the best channels on y.t. imo. Brilliant.
Im a 17 years old, have varus knees (opossite of valgus) and used to suffer a lot of pain. Training my legs solved 80% of my problems, your Channel helped me alot on my home workouts, thanks for spreading your knowledge.
Your advice has been the first I've found to actually help address my imbalances and lead to noticeable improvements.
I think this is the best video on UA-cam about runner hangs. It’s not even close.
Thanks!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the content!
I tore my ACL in my left leg and have basically had piriformis syndrome in that side my whole life. I always found the yoga pose that is similar to this runners hang to really feel great so I'm 100% adding this in to my routine!
This vid is GOLD! Has been a huge help to me. Also, using barefoot shoes forces me to use good foot mechanlcs (landing on outside of foot, arch scrunched up) which, together with the runners hang exercises, have really helped alleviate inner knee pain. Thank you!
This is incredible, but also so intimidating. There is so much to keep track of. As someone who sits all day and has been sitting all day for years, it feels like trying to pay off an overwhelming debt. From what I’ve gathered watching your videos and others online, it looks like it all comes down to glute and hip strength. Thank you for your content man, your style is nice.
The glutes and hips are more or less the center of the body. If they are strong, mobile and healthy you can get away with a lot of other biomechanical issues.
I didn't know it's name but I've been doing the runners hang as a psoas stretch for a while now, to help with lower back issues. Didn't realise it's also great for knees and pelvis. Thank you for your fantastic channel
Oh my God. I been having knee pain from running and boxing. This video was a god send
Glute Med is the key thanks for the content!
I frequently get runners knee while training... Its a really good thing that you made a video about this!
I was always told by my father or coaches to First take care of the form of the exercite and then add strenght, speed etc. i was training since i was 9 years old many sports and i suffered only 2 injuries adn both are due to accident, but my doctors told me that if my tendons were weaker i would be in a way worst possition. After 2 years of not working out and frankly geting slooby i am doing the same as my coaches told me, by starting slow. also i am implementing quite a lot of your content. Thank you for your Hard Work
Very VALUABLE videos on this channel bcs they procure advanced knowledge for the regular non professional person. without falling into unuseful complexity.
But again the bg music , the bit speedy transitions and the animated texts are distractions from focusing to grasp the message.
The shutter sound is awesome, it smoothly secrionize the infos mentally.
Great video. Spot on illustrations and your understanding of the integration of systems is high level. A few personal thoughts as a specialist. As someone who had pretty bad knees post basketball/football and especially post car accident, and has worked with hundreds of individuals with varying types of knee problems (including bone on bone/arthritis/past MCL/ACL etc) the common denominator in my experience is poorly functioning/activating quads. For years, I believed that strengthening and activating the glutes could directly improve knee pain, and that weak glutes were the major issue. While it is part of the problem, and did help my knees in regards to helping stabilize the knee out of valgus, it did not solve the knee pain that I had when going up stairs or jumping. It wasnt until I started to work on reactivating completely dormant quadriceps that I started to sense my quads activating and firing, and started feeling my knees less and less, and finally not at all. There are extremely simple tests that can be done to see if quad activation at a nervous system level can directly impact the function/pain/stability of your knees, but that does lie outside of the scope of this post. Think of it this way, the rule generally is that the more you sense the quads, the less you feel the "sensation" in the knees. But why is it that the leg that the knee usually hurts the worst in, is always the one that you "sense" the quad the least in regards to loading it, or even being able to get the muscles to contract properly? It is much more of an issue with autonomic activation at a nervous system level, than we likely realize.
This is actually a similar issue in regards to back pain, specifically the inability to function/fire/activate and sense abdominal and oblique systems, and instead only feeling pain/tension in the back. For those with hamstring issues, I have never worked with one client who had properly functioning/activating quads that continued to have hamstring issues post activation work. This includes a recent athlete who had an area of his quads that was about the size of a half dollar, that could not flex/activate, and that he could not sense in loaded positions. Once this area was fully reactivated, the hamstring issue was completely eliminated. Hope my post helps a few people in the search for answers! Best of luck to all in your journeys.
Thank you so much. I'm battling a proximal hamstring strain and have for a couple months. Thank you for your information
Perfect timing. Watching this after getting a knee injury while sparring
Mannnnnn you are good, never ina million years would I ever though I'd find something so simple,compacted, and full of information all at the same time like bruh you the goat fasho 🤲🏾
Heard ❤
The drawings are what makes things click in my mind , thank you
Wow, fantastic video. Sending this to all of my clients! Excellent distillation, technical presentation, but remaining totally accessible to the casual audience. Seriously well done!
This information was deeply kneeded. Jokes aside I’ve been struggling with over pronation and my sciatic nerve being so strained I never really felt my lower portion of my body my whole life. This will greatly benefit me thank you
Get well soon my bro :)
also I’ve been watching your videos for a long time,they’re really helpful
keep going man I’m serious
Watching this video again, with a deeper understanding of the information, bringing this advanced position versatility to us is an absolute treasure! 💯 🔥
Thank you ✨️
❤ I am just blown away once again how accurate your videos are.
At the time I saw the position of the runner's hang (still need to watch your video about that topic), I instantly thought "why not do a one-leg squat from that position ?". And then, you talk about it. That was spot on.
🏀 And when it comes to basketball, Derrick Rose is a perfect example what not to do. But you could have done an even better job with Michael Jordan. I think not everyone knows how bent MJ's knees are when he goes into a jump shot from a side step during his fadeaway (nearly 45 degrees at the ankle, with the thigh at around 30 degrees, so the knee is incredibly stressed).
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Personal stuff. I have a lateral difference between left and right legs, as I am a left hopper. I cross the basketball court easily with 13 jumps on the left leg but only 14 with the right, and I am struggling with balance/speed on the right side. So I am working to correct that imbalance.
Yesterday, I did some hops on cement cones. They are spaced about just enough that you are working hard on balance from the ankle to the hip (via the knee). However, I felt my knees hurt a little bit (I was climbing for two hours beforehand), so I didn't insist too much. 🧗🏽
Still, I think you could have stressed balance exercises a bit more. I believe the development of body awareness comes faster with dynamic balance exercises. For example, doing the gymnastics cartwheel equally well from both sides, is really forcing my brain to keep track of where my feet are in space. Same thing with the frog handstand. 🤸🏽
So I really think hopping from one leg to the other while keeping the knee straight should work well for awareness. Anyway, amazing content. You're the best. 🏆
For a while now I've been touting the single-leg Romanian deadlift as one of the most underrated and underutilized exercises (I suppose you could tack single-leg deadlift in there, too; same with the runner's variation). Great for athletes, but also those interested in longevity and health in general.
Great video and I hope you feel better soon!
Okay definitely needed this one as I do Taekwondo and you definitely need flexible and moveable knees for it and my knees were hurting quite a bit as well recently.
Thanks MoversOdyssey! Love your videos!!
these videos are so inspiring. it's almost to a frustrating degree because I tend to watch them while sick or recovering, I just want to jump up and try all the movements 😅 thanks for what you do
Big thanks for this one dude. I've been struggling with a degenerative meniscus tear since last month and been chasing quality info for rehab.. kudos from Australia 🤙
Thanks. This exercise made my knee grow.
Needed this so badly as a tennis player, thanks
Awesome to see all these testimonies in the comments! In my case I had some knee pain that was remediated by training my glut medius, thanks to my PT who immediately identified the weakness. I felt like I never really learned to activate that muscle properly as a child. I love the detailed explanation and outlines here, gives me more stuff to think about as I age!
Would love to see you do a video on elbow joint health. As someone who occassionally experiences golfer’s elbow, I’d love to learn ways to minimize it
I've recently started to rewatch your Videos again Andy I cannot stress enough how inspiring that was. I am moving in different ways every day since and Love it. Thanks so much for your effort.
It's motivating to hear that the channel has had such an impact. Comments like this keep me going.
Bro this channel is saving my body and allowing me to pursue my personal peak athleticism at the pace and intensity I want to. Thank you
Glad it's helping out so much! Thanks for the comment and best of luck with your athletics!
Intelligent, informative, practical, and artistic. I am a fan of physiology and the health benefits from just keeping in tune with your body. And this channel teaches me so much.
This one came at a great time for me. Thorough, informative, and entertaining as always.
Another great video! Recovering from an ACL injury right now and doing these exercises I already feel what you’re talking about.
Good luck with your recovery!
Love your videos man! This one came at a perfect time for me as I've just recovered from a knee injury! Can you do some more videos on tendon/ligament building and perhaps programming? I'm always interested to see how other people set up their training programs! Cheers.
The visuals and explanations are incredible. Thank you
All good points and content. This is why quality shoes and insoles/stabilizers are never a wasted investment. Your knees are worth every penny.
You also need wide box shoes
Great stuff! I tore my meniscus playing basketball, but yeah I definitely have that pronation in my knee. I'll do these excersizes and see where we go!
literally in love with your channel
Thanks!
Thank you! Very much appreciated!
The best informational videos on UA-cam.
Ive been doing these to 'pop' my hip after my piriformis syndrome injury and it helped me be pain free after 10 months. Ill start the isometric hold now as i see its a legit exercise
Today was my first day progressing from power walking to jogging, this couldn't have come at a better time. Seems like a good thing to integrate in my pre-jog stretches/exercises.
can you please please make a video like this but for hips??
Wow! I never knew about this Runner’s Hang, but it’s fun to practice. Thanks.
I like the little detail of the 'fallen arch' :)
Your content has been eye opening and so useful the videos are on point and the blog …. I think I have read all of the articles !!! Great work
Glad you're enjoying the content, thanks for commenting !
i love that MJ quote at the end! thanks for that!
I learned so many new things about muscles and bones from this video. Thank you.
This stuff is phenomenal. Thank you sir.
You're very welcome! Hope you get good use out of it.
Thank you so much for your content I find it so incredibly helpful I’m very grateful for you keep on doing what your doing! Peace and love 🫶
You’re a lifesaver. Just like kneesovertoesguy.
Wow I always had inner side knee pain didn’t know I had this thx!!
Superb video. The best on knee pain. Thank you.
Definitely needed this. My left knee randomly buckles and flares up just moving it sometimes. But I can run 3 miles, leg press and squat with no pain. Will try these movements out.
Hope it helps out, best of luck with it
Dude... Your production value is insane. I have to know how you're getting these done! Who's your editor/artist? Is it all you?
Was very excited to see this video. Many surfers including myself deal with knee pain on the rear leg of our stance when we surf. If you watch any pro surfers you will see that their back knee is cocked in at all times. After 6 years I have yet to figure out a solution, i will try these exercises.
My question is, what should i do if knee valgus hurts me, but my sport demands it?
Doing exercises like these can still help by strengthening the opposing musculature. So even if you have to be in knee valgus a lot, at least you your body won't be stuck in the position throughout the day due to muscle imbalance.
I did a lot of boxing when I was younger and your shoulders have to be rolled forward. Eventually the front of my shoulders was so tight I was slightly rolled forward all throughout the day. Emphasizing the external rotators, rhomboids and lower traps in the weight room helped pull my shoulders back and fight against the negative influence of my sport on my shoulder posture.
@@moversodyssey thank you im on it!
Excellent insights! Your helpful information is very much appreciated! 💯💪🏾
I wish I were as articulate as some of the commenters here - all I can say is that every single one of your videos has me 🤯
always adding immense value - thanks man!!
Hello man! hope you get well soon, very good video as again.
Excellent video! Will try this soon.
Love it, as always. I'd be very happy if you made a video about rope flow. I find it a very effective tool to improve balance, control, proprioception, coordination, mobility, movement awareness and movement efficiency, with a lot of carry over into most other sports and movement practices. All while being low impact and accessible.
The Pain I feel in my knees after volleyball scares me ... would put this in action... thanks 🙏
Always great content from you
An exercise for ankle pain would be perfect
I needed this video real bad. Thanks for it 🙏
Thank you so much!
This video is very helpful, I have a history of knee injury and am currently recovering from a meniscus tear so this is much needed. Would it be possible to do a video on recovery for meniscus tears ?
The information in this video will be really good for meniscus tears as well. The things to initially avoid with most meniscus tears (especially medial meniscus) is deep squats and twisting. Focusing on things like the runners hang, single leg romanian deadlifts, single leg squats (except pistol squats), quarter squats and kettlebell swings will help to strengthen the legs while avoiding irritating the meniscus. When the meniscus has had a good deal of time to heal and your legs are feeling strong, you can start slowly working on deeper squats (bodyweight for a while) and then rotation. To start the rotation training you will want to do some simple tibial rotations to start with, then start adding some mindful pivoting exercises, something like landmine squat press into rotation.
You can also take some collagen protein to help with the healing process. Or if you have access there is always BPC-157 peptide, that stuffs often like magic. Anyway, hope this all helps out, best of luck
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This is gold! I learnt a bit of this from Dr. Aaron Horschig's channel (squatuniversity). Seeing everything organized and detailed here is super helpful!
Can you do a video on pinched nerves? I've got one in my shoulder that took me 2 years and many PTs to diagnose. Nerve glides have helped, but it's still not back to normal.
First video I watch from you, all of the advise is what I needed 10 years ago, fortunately I met a great physiotherapist who helped me with these exact advices to strengthen the week muscles in my hips and glutes, I can attest that these exercises are magical the improvement after a few weeks on strictly using these before any workout in the morning as helped me to be almost 100% healed from the injuries I had.
Awesome work
Your videos are so unique and informative. Thank you
This is such a well made video
these anatomy drawings are really good 👍
Hey! I love your videos, they are so helpful and are one of the best for learning in depth about injury in short time. Do you think you can do a video on shin splints soon?
Man, this channel is AMAZING! The way in which I can learn and practice movements and techniques is great, even more when I have such good illustrations (I fckin love them). I hope you make as much content as you can and want, it'll be so appreciated
Thank you for your comments, I'm glad you're enjoying all the content!
I enjoy on every one of your videos. They incredibly helps me.
This is gold
Thx for the video man, my left knee is a problem with me about one year to two years. I'm doing trainings like squats, jumping ropes and stuffs like that to improve his, and i gonna add thats excersise incluing with the others
I hope it helps out. If it doesn't, jump back on here and let me know and I'll see if I can help you figure it out.
My right knee has been bugging me for 2 months after going to too fast on the eccentric part of back squats. Think its my cartilage, idk. Not able to sissy squat or pistol squat with my right leg, dont know how to fix it fully. It cant get better than go back to bad.
Single leg exercises (ideally a variety of them) fixed different running injuries I had (runner's knee being one of them) and doing them regularly prevents them.
I literally love you
I’m trying to make a workout split using the information I’ve learned from this channel, could you make a video centered on boxers or striking martial artists in general and the best workouts or techniques for them to improve
Love your work bro