B.3.5 Firing the Correct Glute
Yoga Teacher Training Material - Fall 2018 – 7m 7s
Covered in 3.5:
-The location of gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
-Gluteus maximus
-The largest muscle in the body by square inch
-The prime mover of hip extension
-The antagonist of the psoas
-Also externally rotates the hip
-Why over-engaging gluteus maximus in bridge pose endangers the knees and sacroiliac joint
Up Next in Yoga Teacher Training Material - Fall 2018
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B.3.6 Imbalanced Actions of the Hips,...
Covered in 3.6:
-The quadrants of the thigh
-How both yoga and life favor hip flexion, abduction and external rotation -
B.3.7 What You Need to Know About You...
Covered in 3.7:
-The knee performs flexion and extension
-It does not like to rotate
-Many yoga poses ask for external rotation at the hip and flexion at the knee
-Pending students’ anatomy, the knee may find itself in a compromising position in which it’s attempting to externally rotate -... -
B.3.8 Focus on the Feet
Covered in 3.8:
-The 3 arches of the feet: medial, lateral and transverse arches
-Since we’re always wearing shoes, doing yoga barefoot is an opportunity to reawaken and reconnect with the muscles of the feet
-Demonstration of theraband exercises that wake up the muscles of the feet
-Demons...
