What I really like are movements that are initiated by a relaxation vs a controlled eccentric contraction. It is more than just falling, it is the act of pulling yourself to the ground. Overspeed eccentrics. Accommodating resistance. All that. We call this attacking the transformational zone. Tweaks come from different angles, with different stances, using different drivers that move at varying velocities. On this day we did 8 variations in the same set up. The bands do a good job of directing those angles and force vectors. Other apparatus would work as well, but with our travel schedule we use bands a lot. We are in a bilateral stance and barefoot to encourage full pronation/eversion and a solid supination/inversion of the foot. We are getting significant internal and external loading of the left hip. Look (slide 3) at where the strap is touching Jimmy’s stomach (right above the black pad). Then look at the amount of strap in slide 4. That’s about two feet, per rep, of loaded transverse plane action in the hip. The upper body chop adds to the momentum already being felt in the hip and challenges his core to stabilize above and below his center of gravity. I’m a huge fan of any type of pressing against accommodating resistance (bands gets heavier as the range of motion increases). In this case, @jimmybutler right arm, is simultaneously pulling the handle while his left arm is pushing. He’s getting an overspeed retraction in his right scapula and a resisted protraction in his left. Besides that, he has constant tension between the handles. No slack means he’s pulling apart in an isometric contraction that forces his external rotators (posterior rotator cuff and posterior deltoid) to work to resist that movement. JB makes this exercise look a lot easier than it is. He does a great job staying connected to the ground and initiating the movement with his hips. He explodes through the transformational zone (the brief e-concentric moment we go from internal to external rotation). This exercise has great carry over to sport and also checks off a laundry list of movements that help your athletes just feel “better” overall. Try it. Use it. Steal it. —>🐺🤘🏽