Groiners with T-Spine Rotation is one of the all-time best warm-up movements because of how much you can accomplish with just one exercise. Groiners with T-Spine Rotation are a great warm-up exercise for warming up the groin, hip flexors, quads, hamstrings as well as the mid and lower back. Holding the push-up position also engages…
The Double Leg Iron Cross is a simple, yet very effective, low back and glute dynamic warm-up exercise. It’s a variation of the single-leg version of the Iron Cross, but because the legs are bent during this exercise the emphasis becomes very different. In this guide, I’m going to teach you how to do Double…
Inchworms are an underutilized warm-up exercise that works pretty much your entire body. They are designed as a dynamic hamstring movement, but as anyone who has done them will tell you – Inchworms can also light your shoulders on fire. They are two main Inchworm variations – moving and in-place – and I’ll cover both…
Jumping Jacks are one of the most tried and true warm-up exercises that there is. Personally, they take me back to junior high gym class when we started every day (and I mean every day) with Jumping Jacks, Squats, Mountain Climbers and Sit-Ups. There is a reason why Jumping Jacks have been so popular over…
Lateral Lunges are a great bodyweight warm-up exercise those focuses on the groin, but also will stretch and warm-up the quads, glutes and hamstrings. And because they don’t require any equipment they can easily be added to any warm-up, whether on the field or in the weight room. In this guide, I’m going to teach…
Monster Step is a simple lower body adductor movement that is great for warming up and even strengthening the groin. Why are they called Monster Steps? Well, because banded groin adductor steps just didn’t have a great ring to it. In this guide, I’m going to teach you how to do Monster Steps, important coaching…
For many of us, Mountain Climbers take us back to elementary school gym class where exercises like jumping jacks and mountain climbers were absolute staples. I also think that because of this, many of us also dismiss these exercises as quality warm-up movements. In fact, Mountain Climbers are an extremely effective warm-up exercise that works…
Reach Thru and Rotate is a warm-up exercise that stretches and warms up the shoulders, back and chest. It’s an easy-to-learn upper body movement that is one of the most effective rotational exercises that you can include in a warm-up routine. In this guide, I’m going to teach you how to properly do Reach Thru…
Scap Pushups are a great warm-up exercise that both engages the core and builds shoulder stability by holding a plank position while protracting and retracting the shoulder blades. Scap Pushups can sometimes take a minute to get the hang of at first, but once you do they are a quick and very effective warm-up movement….
Shoulder Taps are a great warm-up exercise that engages the core and builds shoulder stability by alternating balancing on one arm at a time in a plank position. Shoulder Taps combine two of my favorite qualities in a warm-up movement – easy to learn and very effective. In this guide, I’m going to teach you…