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Use BFR and A Resistance Band For An Effective Workout

Gary Berger — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:30:05 +0000

In this video, I demonstrate using the SAGA BFR Cuffs with minimal equipment…in this case just one resistance band. The BFR cuffs fatigue the muscles at a much faster rate and have been shown help increase muscle size and strength.

The reps and sets for each exercise are as follows:

Set 1: 30 reps, Sets 2-4: 15 reps each, 30 second to 1 minute break between sets.

If you’re interested in a more in-depth video focusing on how BFR works and the research behind the cuffs, then check out this video: “How To Increase Strength and Build Muscle Using Light Weights (With #BFR)” https://youtu.be/E4-JO2sm2_w

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Saga Fitness BFR Cuffs Review (Bonus Upper Body Workout) #BFR

Gary Berger — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:17:41 +0000

In this video, I provide my review of the SAGA.Fitness BFR (Blood Flow Restriction) Cuffs.

I also demonstrate a sample upper body workout using the BFR Cuffs.

The BFR cuffs made by https://saga.fitness/ are the ones that I recommend.
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BJJ Q&A – Best Exercises For Knee Stability #shorts

Gary Berger — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:49:19 +0000

In this clip I provide some simple ideas, concepts, and exercises for knee stability.
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8 Tips To A Quicker Recovery From Rib Injuries

Gary Berger — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:30:01 +0000

Rib injuries are some of the most difficult types of injuries to treat.
They hinder pretty much every aspect of movement and have a tendency to get re-injured easily and also tend to linger due to frequent re-injury.

Here are my 8 tips that will help speed up your recovery and get you back on the mats and back to normal life safely and with less risk of re-injury.

Here are some of the links to videos referenced:

Thoracic CARs https://youtu.be/1M5GxwuHmcs
Cat-Cow https://youtu.be/bKYGb1TgS6o
Open-Book Stretch https://youtu.be/zlCyo3h4TvI

Rotational Strengthening https://youtu.be/UH88rKzsD74

Diaphragmatic Breathing https://youtu.be/DTKbM_t1RN0

General Mobility for the thoracic spine and ribs https://youtu.be/hVfzCE3NgRQ

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The Best Way To Warm Up The Shoulders

Gary Berger — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:00:08 +0000

There are a few concepts I like to follow when warming up before activity. These concepts are important because they can help with mitigating injury risk during activity as well as prepare your body for that specific task.

In this video I focus these concepts on the shoulder joint.

The concepts include:

1. Increase your body temperature.
2. Move the area through its available range of motion.
3. Activate the muscles.
4. Load the joint.
5. Lightly begin the activity.

You can apply these principles to different areas as well such as the hips, knees, ankle, etc.

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***If you are in the Louisville area and interested in working with me for your recovery or injury-prevention needs then head over to https://jiujitsutherapist.com or send me a message!

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Build Shoulder Strength and Mobility With This Sequence

Gary Berger — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:30:02 +0000

Weakness and lack of mobility is something that most (if not all) of us deal with at some point.
If you are someone that sits a lot for work or practices Jiu-Jitsu, you will have shoulder mobility limitations and strength deficits.

By maintaining mobility and strength you will ensure proper shoulder function and decrease the likelihood of injuries in whatever activity you choose.

In this sequence, we focus on building shoulder health, stability, and mobility through three exercises and then combine these isolated movements into a dynamic movement that yields incredible benefits.

When performing this sequence, work in a comfortable range, avoid any pinching or pain.

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Resisted Wall Angel

Gary Berger — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:04:38 +0000

The Wall Angel is a great exercise for general motion and correction of impaired posture/tightness that may come from training Jiu-Jitsu or excessive sitting.

Adding a resistance component is a great way to combine strength, mobility, and postural correction all into one technique.

This video includes three variations with the traditional Wall Angel, Resisted Wall Angel, and the modification to the Floor Angel with Resistance.

These are great to implement as a warm up, rehab, or as a general maintenance exercise. Sets and Reps: 2-3 sets of 10-15 repetitions.

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The warm-up includes dynamic movements, stretches, range of motion exercises, muscle activation exercises, and a bunch more content that I have used myself and with my training partners to allow for an effective and useful warm-up to keep you healthy and training.

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Doing This Will Prevent Injury and Protect Your Joints In BJJ

Gary Berger — Fri, 03 May 2019 17:58:42 +0000

In this video I share what is in my opinion, one of the most important and crucial aspects to injury-prevention, protection of the joints and body, and overall increasing the longevity of your body in its ability to train BJJ.

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The Easiest Way To Tape a Sprained Wrist

Gary Berger — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:00:01 +0000

Having a wrist injury or spraining your wrist can be a chronic and long-standing injury that can be difficult to resolve due to the wrist/hand constantly being used in everyday activities and BJJ.

Taping an injured wrist is a great way to provide stability by limiting the movement in the wrist and not allowing the wrist to go into painful end-ranges.

The compression from the tape can also provide pain-relief to the area while using the hand.

Performing proper rehab and recovery work is crucial and extremely important to decreasing the risk of re-injury to the area will aide in pain-relief and healing.

If you are in the Louisville area and interested in working with me for your recovery or injury-prevention needs then head over to https://mbodilouisville.com or send me a message!

More videos and exercise tips at https://jiujitsutherapist.com

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Quick Tips for improving BJJ posture and muscle symmetry

Gary Berger — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 17:48:51 +0000

Muscle imbalances occur not only in BJJ, but from life in general. Most of the things that we do throughout the day places us in a forward head and rounded shoulders posture as well as a bent trunk along with bent knees and hips.

A great way to think about muscle symmetry is to stretch the areas that are tight (neck muscles, pec, front of the hips, and hamstrings), while strengthening the areas that may not be activated as much (back of the shoulders and shoulder blade musculature, glutes, and outer hips).

These are just general guidelines and just because muscle are tight does not mean they are strong and vice versa, muscles that are stretched/loose are not necessarily weak, but these are just general guidelines so take this information with the idea that there are variables and not absolutes when discussing posture and muscle symmetry.

Here are a few of the videos I recommend but there are plenty on my page and other pages so feel free to explore and see what works!
Also, check out my e-Book for healthy shoulders, which is a good place to get some solid stretches and strengthening exercises as well!

Neck and shoulder stretching: https://youtu.be/e8RvkTWHogU

Shoulder and shoulder-blade strengthening: https://youtu.be/O-fyNTPJU_k

Hip stretching: https://youtu.be/BTjHFgrZPgs or the hip mobility sequence: https://youtu.be/-ffAG8QWPWg

Hip strengthening: https://youtu.be/9G4yL3gxYl8

If you are in the Louisville area and dealing with injuries, reach out at https://www.proformrehab.com/ to see how we can help you get back to training.

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