2 Best Chiropractic Exercises for Boxing and Kicking

2 BEST CHIROPRACTIC EXERCISES FOR BOXING AND KICKING

A.Tricep Press 

Select a weight setting that allows you to do 12 repetitions before tiring and having to stop 

Remember to breathe naturally throughout the exercise and do not hold your breath 

Concentrate on keeping your spine in the neutral position

1 Starting position:Sit on the machine with feet flat on the floor and more than shoulder width apart. Take hold of the handle bars with a hammer grip.

2 Movement / action:Keeping the feet flat on the floor and elbows back on the pads, draw the bar(s) down.

3 Perform a full range of Movement until the elbows lock out‘softly’. Return to the start position in a controlled way.

Hints and tips: 

Maintain spine in a neutral position throughout the exercise 

Keep your head back on the seat 

each action and return should be done slowly and in a controlled way 

Repetition: 12 

Sets: 2

B.Leg Press 

Select a weight setting that allows you to do 12 repetitions before tiring and having to stop 

Remember to breathe naturally throughout the exercise and do not hold your breath 

Concentrate on keeping your spine in the neutral position

Hints and tips:

Maintain spine in a neutral position throughout the exercise

Keep the feet flat on the footplate throughout so the “push” action is felt in both the front and heel of the foot 

Each action and return should be done slowly and in a controlled way

1 Starting position:

Sit on the leg press machine, back against the seat. Place the feet on the footplate shoulder width apart, with knees bent to no more than 90°. Line the feet up with the knees and front of the hip imagining a look of “train tracks” with the legs. 

2 Movement / action:

Push through the feet maintaining flat foot position throughout. Straighten the legs slowly and stop just before they are completely straight so the knees remain soft. Return to the start position in a slow controlled way.

Repetition: 12 

Sets: 2