The clamshell exercise is a great exercise that helps to strengthen the glutes and improve mobility of the the hips. Clamshells can also help with recovery from knee or low back injury. A few pointers to remember while performing clamshells to ensure you are doing them properly: - Keep knees and feet together while lying on your side. - Have your head supported to keep your spine neutral (a.k.a. good posture positioning) - Knees, hips and shoulder should form a straight line. - Open your knees b

The side plank clamshell is one of my favorite exercises to use during my warm up. Whenever you squat we want the hips, knees and ankles all in an unwavering alignment. This allows us to produce efficient force and power for lifting big weight and decrease injury risk.👍🏼 . One of the reasons technique faults like hip shifts or knee cave occur is due to imbalances in strength and stability – and the weak link is often at the hips. If we zoom into your lateral hip we find a muscle called the glu

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🤔Did you know there is a seated variation of the clamshell exercise? The clamshell exercise is a great exercise that helps to strengthen the glutes and improve mobility of the the hips. Clamshells can also help with recovery from knee or low back injury. Since clamshells are a low-impact exercise that doesn’t require extensive flexibility or strength (yet still very effective) they are a great exercise for beginners looking to tone their core muscles, glutes, and other muscles of your lower bod