Franus Fitness & Nutrition

07/31/2019

We have moved the majority of our content over to INSTAGRAM.

See you there!

10/16/2018

Flexibility and Mobility....

are NOT the same thing.
Lots of confusion out there on this topic. Here's a quick article to help understand the difference between the two.

Experts explain why you need more than stretching to stay mobile.

09/23/2018

Coffee ☕️ in the morning for performance?
Encouraging news for coffee drinkers.
Poliquin Group

Poliquin Article on a wide range of topics from strength and muscle mass gain to nutrition and supplementation.

09/18/2018

Single Leg Power
Athlete Michael W. displaying some excellent single leg explosiveness.

09/16/2018

Sunday rare find here in Lucketts

Common Name: Stick Insects

Scientific Name: Phasmatodea

A "sticky" situation if there ever was one...

09/15/2018

Saturday "alternative" workout (country strong). 😄

07/28/2018

Dinosaur Egg Cukes!
Fresh from the garden. Super-deelish!

07/11/2018

Baseball ⚾️ catcher and all-around athlete Chris Brady working on end range shoulder drills. As a ball player, taking care of your shoulders is a must.
What are you doing to take the best care of yourself today?

07/01/2018

Backyard Pickin'

Wineberry season has arrived.

06/28/2018

Ever heard of Stick Mobility?
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Get ready. It will soon be a valuable part of what we have to offer here at Franus Fitness training.
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Stay tuned for more details or ask when I see you at the gym. 😆👍💪
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06/27/2018

Shoulder Mobility Exercise
(for our overhead athletes)
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The supine banded shoulder flexion on roller is a new shoulder mobility drill I came up with that is really growing on me quickly. Effectively, it's an alternative to a back to wall shoulder flexion for those who may struggle to "compete against" gravity as they take the arms overhead in the standing position. In this drill:
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1️⃣The foam roller provides feedback for posterior pelvic tilt, thoracic extension, and a more neutral cervical spine posture.
2️⃣Gravity assists the individual into overhead motion to overcome stiffness through the lats, teres major, long head of triceps, inferior capsule, pec minor, etc.
3️⃣The fact that the roller doesn't impede scapular motion (like the wall or floor would) makes it easier to achieve some scapular posterior tilt as the arms go overhead.
4️⃣The supinated grip drives some shoulder external rotation, placing the lats on stretch in the transverse plane so that folks can't "cheat" the movement by letting their hands drift toward the midline.
5️⃣The band creates some posterior rotator cuff recruitment, decreasing the impingement risk in the overhead position.

Props to Eric Cressey for this gem. 👍