Well done to Naomh Fionnbarra GAA Club

A brief well done to Naomh Fionnbarr Hurling team. They recently won the Dublin Intermediate Hurling championship. All of us at Functional Training Ireland wish the club great success in their upcoming Leinster campaign. Naomh Fionnbarra have been training with Functional Training Ireland for a prolonged period.

Exercise of the week #1

We know its confusing trying to remember so many exercises for your home workouts, every week on the blog we will publish an exercise of the week and explain the benefits so you can maximise your workouts, remember its essential to "feel" exercises in the proper spot. I love exercises that expose weaknesses and can be done with very little equipment.

The above exercise is called the Cook Hip lift, Basically its great for (Ill aim not to be too complicated)
1) The bum muscles
2) Its a great lower body workout
3) The hamstring muscles
4) It teaches you to extend from your hips and not your back

In the picture Dualtach is pulling his knee into his chest, this is to stop you using your lower back to lift the hips which is a massive problem with back pain sufferers. The guy who invented the exercise recommends you put a tennis ball in between your thigh and stomach to make sure your leg stays where it should be.

If you cant do the one version, just make it easier with the two leg version also shown.

How do I do it?
Simply get into position and drive your hips in the air, you should feel it in your bum, play around with the angle if its not hitting the "sweet spot". If you cant get balanced do the same exercise on two legs.

How much?
Do 3 sets of 8 reps on each leg.

Feedback?
Let me know how you get on.

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Dublin City Marathon

Well done to everyone who completed the Marathon today, there will be a lot of sore legs arriving into offices around Ireland tommorrow.

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