Band Resisted Lateral Walks

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Feb 24

For the lateral athlete such as a short stop or defended who primarily moves in a lateral or side to side manner it is important to strengthen these patterns to help the athlete move more efficiently. One exercise I like to help develop the hip abductors would be the Band Resisted Lateral Walks. It's an incredibly easy to set up as you just have to step into a band and because the band is around the back of your neck it serves as a constant reminder to keep your head and torso upright throughout the exercise..

Here are a few quick cues to help get the most out of this exercise:

Keep your chest up. Stabilize against the band which is working to pull you down. If someone was looking at you they should have no issue seeing the design on your shirt

Your working leg will be the leg opposite the direction you are moving. For example push with your right leg when moving to the left and focus directing yourself across the ground as opposed to moving vertically

Focus on staying low throughout the movement

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Sarah Walls

A little about me: I've worked in pretty much every corner of the fitness industry for about 10 years. I've had the great fortune of spending most of this time working with gifted athletes at every level. I've also had the great opportunity of designing and conducting research projects, writing occasionally for various publications and blogs, competing in powerlifting, and just generally having a killer time pursuing my passions wherever they may take me. Now I own two businesses: one is an athletic performance training company that I started in 2007 at age 26 and the other is a software company startup that was launched in 2014. Paramount to all the awesomeness of my professional career, is my family. My kids are a thrill and my husband continues to be my most critical and important supporter.

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