Coaching and resources (that lean on the nerdy science side) to help female runners ditch the cycle of injury and burn out. Get out of your head and back into your joy with running!
The Secret Role of Internal Obliques in Midstance
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Hey Reader, How are we holding up this week? It’s been crazy over here! Getting ready to take next week off, finishing up preparing for Christmas, all the extras at the kids’ schools, putting the finishing touches on my new program Strong & Stable, all day wrestling tournaments (when we signed him up I definitely wasn’t expecting that part)... maybe December isn’t the best month to start an ambitious half marathon training block! I’m hanging in there… but by a thread!
Today’s email is going to be on the short side… I’ve talked a lot about what it means to own midstance, to be able to organize your center of mass over your stance leg. You’ve probably seen this drawing 37 times if you’ve been on my email list for a years worth of weekly newsletters.
1 - I think it’s about time for me to upgrade this visual to look a bit less alien like. My art skills are not the best! My virtual assistant is a pretty good artist so I’ve asked her to try her hand at drawing it for me, but if any of ya’ll know a good graphic artist that could help with this and other similar projects, please let me know. 2 - We’ve talked about all the pieces before:
Let’s now zoom in on the role the internal obliques are playing. Then I’ll give you one exercise that will help you integrate it all!
The internal obliques, shown in the picture above, assist in organizing your body over your stance leg in midstance in two ways:
I love this Lunge with Chop for putting all these pieces together. Give it a try! LINK I hope you have a wonderful Christmas (if you celebrate) and a happy New Year! And if you want more stuff like this, keep an eye out for the release of Strong & Stable (and the return of a new, improved Glute Accelerator) in January! Your Coach, |
Alison Marie Helms, PhD
Coaching and resources (that lean on the nerdy science side) to help female runners ditch the cycle of injury and burn out. Get out of your head and back into your joy with running!
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