The 'Petersen step-up'
Bodyweight (BW) unilateral leg-strength
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3m 32s
THE WHAT:
An isolated context for both prehabilitation (so shit doesn't happen) and rehabilitation (when shit has happened) of the knees. Whilst the range of motion is notably very small, the practitioner will immediately notice the challenge to balance, which is entirely desirable to providing an effective stimulus for recovery, as well as physiological development.
It is, however, not only physiological - neuro-muscular development is also at play here with a detailed "mapping" of this isolated range of end-range knee-extension taking place in the process.
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