Wendy Davies suggests three exercises to improve your stability and alignment when land training
If you’re doing a lot more land work and weights, this will be putting different demands on your body. Poor technique can lead to injuries, so we are going to focus on increasing stability of the upper body, and promoting good knee and hip alignment for squatting and lunging.
These exercises will help you stay injury free and get the most out of your land training.
Exercises
Exercise 1: Plank with shoulder tap
Tips
- Don’t let your chest or hips drop.
- Don’t push your bottom up.
How to increase the challenge
- Perform press-ups, touching the opposite shoulder after each one.
Exercise 2: Standing single leg squat tips
Tips
- Try not to let your knee wobble, and don’t snap it back into a straight position at the end of the movement.
How to increase the challenge
- Hold a pair of dumbbells or a kettlebell.
- Perform the squat while pulling on a cable cord from the side of your body.
Exercise 3: Forward lunge
Tip
- Keep your hips facing forwards.
How to increase the challenge
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand.
- When in the lunge position, pass a kettlebell under the thigh before returning to the start position.
