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WOW!!! That's a mouthful!! Watch this video clip and try it out for yourself.
How many benefits can you come up with for this exercise?
Some benefits are as follows:
- Just holding the device in the start position works your hand grip and forearm strength as well as your shoulder stabilizers. Due to this being a uni-lateral hold, you are also working your core stabilizers in order to prevent your upper body from sidebending toward the log
- Directing the device overhead will help with shoulder mobility, scapular stability, and body awareness (If you have little body awareness, you are likely to drive the device through your forehead). Also, throughout the movement, if there is forearm, grip or rotator cuff weakness, you will have little control of the path of the log
- The lunge works your leg strength, foot positioning and speed for both acceleration and deceleration activities
- When alternating sides, you work hand speed and coordination as well as increasing the demand for core stability due to the frequent and quick loading/unloading on each side of your body
- Upon forward lunging with overhead casting, you MUST maintain a stable spine with engaged core (Lumbar stabilization) in order to prevent unwanted trunk rotation or hyperextension.
- It's multi-jointed, so your heart rate will sky rocket
So, here it is. Give it a shot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfYv5quhbWU
