The Clamshell is one of the most recommended exercises in the rehab world! The tricky thing is that Clamshells only covers one function of the hips (Abduction) and works the Glute Medius, which is supposed to improve your hip stability... The problem is though, hips have 6 main functions so if you aren’t working on them all you’re only doing a fraction of the work! Always think of your joints from all angles, don’t blame individual muscles and especially don’t just use one exercise to try and fi

The side plank clamshell is one of my favorite exercises to use during my warm up. Whenever you squat we want the hips, knees and ankles all in an unwavering alignment. This allows us to produce efficient force and power for lifting big weight and decrease injury risk.👍🏼 . One of the reasons technique faults like hip shifts or knee cave occur is due to imbalances in strength and stability – and the weak link is often at the hips. If we zoom into your lateral hip we find a muscle called the glu