r/MobilityTraining

Hola a todos. Cuál consideran ustedes que es el mejor ejercicio para trabajar mejor el trapecio ?

I have very tight upper calves, but I can't seem to really loosen them up with any of the traditional exercises. The foam roll/lacrosse balls don't do much since they don't dig in deep enough on the calves. I feel the stair stretch and the runners calf stretch in my calf, but not as much as I would like. Is there any more aggressive/advanced calf stretches?

So, I came across MovesMethod awhile back on YouTube. I liked Vanaja's philosophy about movement and mobility, and she seemed to know her stuff. On a whim, I went to check out their website because I've been dealing with some issues and saw they were having a special promo. It was a one-time payment of $27, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

Well, part of the package included a free evaluation call. I wasn't even going to bother with it at first, but they said they would unlock another one of their $97 programs for free, which they never did. So, I thought, why not? The first guy I talked to set me up with a Zoom call with one of their "specialists," really a high pressure salesman.

So, first of all, the guy was 15 minutes late. Then he gave me a sales pitch and asked me a bunch of questions that didn't really seem relevant like "Why do you feel this way..." and "What do you think about this?" At times, it felt like I was talking to a psychologist. He did do a brief evaluation that had me hold a squatting position with my hands up. Apparently, I have the mobility range of a 68-year-old. Don't ask me how he got all that from one pose.

This is when things took a turn for the worse. He started to pressure me to buy their one-on-one coaching for the low, low price of 10k. Needless to say, I was hesitant. They never mentioned anything about this in the emails and it's not what I signed up for. I said I needed to think about it, but that wasn't good enough for him and kept pressing me. I tried to be more direct with him, but he wouldn't take no for an answer.

Mind you, this was nearing the hour and a half mark of a call that was supposed to last 45 minutes to an hour max. At this point, I was getting tired and annoyed. So, I just hung up on him. He went into Obsession mode and tried calling me back four times. When that didn't work, he sent me a text that said, "Turning off the call on me won't fix your mobility." I am reluctant to try any of their other programs now. The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth.

Hi,

I'm currently stuck in the circumstances where I can't exactly get to physical therapy to address the issues.

I have an anterior pelvic tilt and I think it puts a lot of strain to my lower back. I work physical work and no matter how correctly I lift, seems like something isn't working as it should. I also have my feet looking outward when I stand (duck feet?)

Question being - maybe someone has a routine that you followed on daily basis that helped you fix similar issues and reduce/eliminate pain? Im not looking for an overnight fix, but something that is sustainable and works over time.

I've seen so many instagram reels with so many different exercises and I don't even know which to pick as supposedly - they are all magic.

Would very much appreciate if you could give me a list of exercises or somekind of youtube routine that you've tried and would recommend.

Thanks!

Saw some comments about angled lower back strengthening exercises on here but can't find the post. Included some links to videos or websites that showed good exercises using bench or edge of bed. I think some were superman pose and planks.

Does anyone recall this post? I think someone said they did the stretches instead of surgery and worked for them. I think there were also comments on how to engage core and its like pushing a poop without pooping?

Ring any bells? I'm trying to find exercises post 12 months surgery but don't want to only do resistance or weight training

Thanks in advance

I have anterior pelvic tilt and almost no outward rotation on my hips. I cannot do a squat without lifting my heels. I have never managed to touch my toes when doing a spike, standing or sitting. At the same time my joints do easily overstretch and I need to actively think about not overstretching my knees when standing.

The anterior pelvic tilt bothers me the most. I read that weak glutes contribute to it. So I tried strength training for glutes. It didn't work. Doing a glute bridge results in tired quadriceps femoris, I don't feel the glutes at all. Same issue on a machine intended for glutes.I must be doing something wrong.

Are there any good exercises you can recommend.

Hello there! I come with a lot of questions, but I’ll try to be as short as possible.

Essentially, due to depression and probably laziness at this point (idk really) I have put my health, both physical and mental, to the very far side. Now I am desperate to start building a life where I can live my body without feeling back and joint pain and feeling miserable all the time. I am mad at myself in an unforgiving way.

But I really do not know where to start, that’s why I am here to seek help.

I know that I am extremely stiff, and I need to work on mobility (also because I broke my ankle in 2023 and had 3 surgeries on it), and I WANT to build muscle mass.

To reach these goals, besides not knowing where to start, I really struggle to find and start a routine. I tend to be forgetful, or to procrastinate into oblivion; lacking motivation even though I feel horrible and I hurt a lot. I probably should start therapy too, and that is in the making, but another big problem is that I do not have the funds to get PTed or afford a gym membership even. So home exercises would work best right now I believe?

I hope that having some starting point would help me to kick my butt and start, and I thank you all that will stop and give some advice, even more welcome if it’s from personal experience.

Thank you <3

Legitimately the best leg workout I have ever done/made.