Knee/Hip Stability Exercises [Part 2]

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how often should i do these?

Eric Reply:
September 14th, 2010 at 10:42 am

Do these exercises 2 x/week, up to 3 x/week.

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Woooo!!! awesome man,cant wait for the next vid,jst want to say me and my friend who does muay thai and is bout 240lbs,wer as im only 170,used a “punch machine” (dnt kno what to call it),anywho it measures your punch strength and well i beat him lol so im pretty sure thats thanks to you so thanks a bundle,everything your producing is amazing,once again many thanks my man!

Hey guys my Internet has been down so I’ve been behind in a lot of things but because of the 30+ comments I’m gonna put together a killer video for y’all!

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two thumbs up…very useful info as always dude…

Hey Eric, I somehow jammed my big toe pretty bad sparring a few weeks ago and it hurts to bend it up. So in the lunges I have to point the toes on my rear foot outwards to avoid bending it. Will this effect the exercise and the benefits? It’s on my left foot and I have an orthodox stance so it doesn’t really effect me when throwing a cross. By the way I was watching a video of me sparring and freeze framed it right as I threw a cross and sure enough, my knee was rotating outside my foot just as you described! Never would have noticed before this article.

Thanks Eric as always great tips cheers Pal

Great video Eric,
I’m looking forward to trying out that excercise. I will have to get a resitance band first…maybe I could try it with an old pair of y fronts ;-)

nice video cant wait for the more advanced exercises

nice video cant wait to try it

Nice. Im a big KB fan so Iam going to do some combinations. Your exercises and holding KB on the hips and some c/p or jerks. What do you thinka about that?

Thanks

Cool couple of exercises to work into my program, thanks Eric.
Love the side bridge leg raises!

Today I did the lunges with the resistance band. I knew that I was right-leg dominant (I’m left-handed) but I didn’t know how bad it was! I did OK on the right leg, but when I got to the left, I was struggling to not fall over, and I didn’t even have the band pulled very tight. I really had to focus to keep that knee from caving in.

This is the most useful advice I’ve had all year. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Eric Reply:
August 13th, 2010 at 11:08 pm

Dragonmamma you are ALWAYS welcome and I really appreciate all the feedback you leave me in the Comments

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dragonmamma/naomi Reply:
August 15th, 2010 at 1:33 pm

Did the resistance lunges today for the third time, and there’s already a major improvement. I have the feeling that this will really help with my running gait; I usually look like a lurching zombie when I run.

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dragonmamma/naomi Reply:
October 7th, 2010 at 1:48 pm

Update: During the past six weeks of training for my first-ever race, I incorporated those lunges into my strength training 3 days a week.

I won 1st place in my age division! I did the 5K in 29:01. In training I never got below a 10 minute pace, but my race pace was 9:20. Not exactly greased lightning, but considering I’m a 52 year old woman who hates running and broke my ankle 6 months ago, I’m quite happy with the results.

Of course I don’t know how big a part the resistance lunges played, but I’m positive that they were a contributing factor. There were also hills in the race, which I did not practice on at all, but my legs were in great shape; my lungs were the limiting factor.

Eric Reply:
October 7th, 2010 at 10:15 pm

Awesome to hear – congrats!

I’m sure all the lunging you did helped get your glutes firing properly and helped you *almost* run as fast as greased lightning lol…

The right hand will be an even stronger punch if the righ foot comes forward about 6 inches on delivery.

Great stuff as always Eric, your explanations are useful, with exercises like this I find it useful to understand exactly how these exercises work into fighting.

A small question though, a lot of your information seems to be geared towards grappling and punching (not surprising, they’re essential parts of MMA), but have you got anything lined up for working on kicking power?

Thanks Eric, great information!

Hey Guys,

First of all, thanks for all of the great Comments. I really appreciate them and it helps me to know that I’m helping you!

One thing I forgot to mention in the video or article is that not only does this increase punching power, but it also improves your balance when you throw a big punch because instead of falling over, you’re centred and you can quickly get back to your defensive stance, throw a follow-up hook, or circle in or out.

So this concept is an important one on many levels!

Very good video thanks for the tips Eric.

Another set of excellent training information for MMA. Simply second to none when it comes to MMA specific exercises and training.

I only see white space. No video. Anyone know why? Thanks.

Eric Reply:
August 13th, 2010 at 11:28 am

Dude, not sure what’s up – it’s a YouTube video that’s embedded in this post, try to watch it on YouTube directly at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUfOTP68QqE&feature=player_embedded

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Excellent exercises for hip stability.
I am doing some balancing exercises but these exercises are for hip muscle strengthening, some thing very important during fight.
Thanks Eric.
God Bless You.

Good exercises to work the hips and legs.
Can’t wait for the next video.
Thank You!

Enlightening material !
Thanks

thanks ! great video

great, clear instruction…good to work into my routines and keep my body guessing
thanks for what you do

i am already following your crazy 8 w/o and have got good results. good instructional vids, keep them coming.

Thanks! Clear explanation, will use this in my lessons.

I already do the first two on a regular basis. I need to try that last one (split-squat with resistance band) when I get to the gym tomorrow. Yeah, that looks like it might be exactly what I need.

Nice side plank variation!

wooo, looks easy, but not so much. That side plank plus leg lift is awesome.

awesome thanks for all the great tips i have incorporated them into my routines and feel a lot better.

Does exactly what you say it should. I love it, keep up the superb work!

Awesome stuff. Cant wait to see more

it look cool. why don´t you set it up in the program that you have, so we can use it or try it? :) love your work it´s so awesome Mr.Wong.

nice!! Exactly what we need!