Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine stands tall, feet hip width apart, and the arms extended out to the sides of their body. Execution: Keeping the shoulders over the hips, the Marine will rotate their trunk, pivoting on the foot they are twisting away from. They will then rotate to the opposite direction, pivoting on the opposite foot. Common Mistakes: - Not......
Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine will stand tall with their hands on their hips. Execution: The Marine will keep the legs straight as they bend at the hips as far forward as they can without rounding the back. They will then extend backwards at the hips. Common Mistakes: - Rounding in the upper back...
Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine will start standing tall with the hands on the hips and feet hip width apart. Execution: The Marine will hinge forward until the chest is parallel to the deck. They will then rotate their trunk in a circular motion, keeping the legs straight. After the designated number of reps is reached, the Marine will reverse the direction of......
Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Supine Straight Leg Raise Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine will start lying on their back on the deck. One foot will be flat on the deck and the other extended. The arms will be extended out to the sides, palms down, and the head on the deck. Execution: The Marine will raise their leg as high as the can while keeping their butt on the deck, the leg straight, and......
Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine will start lying their back with the head on the deck. Their feet will be together and the arms extended out to the sides, palms down. Execution: The Marine will try to touch their foot to the opposite hand while keeping the shoulders flat on the deck. They will alternate legs. Common Mistakes: - Letting shoulders come off the......
Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine will start in the standing position with feet shoulder width apart. Execution: The Marine will drop the hips down toward the deck while trying to externally rotate the feet, referred to as “tearing the newspaper,” as they descend. They will keep the chest up and the feet flat on the deck. Driving through the heels, the Marine......
Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine will start in the standing position with feet hip width apart. Execution: The Marine will step back with one leg, dropping the hips until they reach a 90 degree bend of the front knee with the front foot flat, knee behind the toe, and chest up. They will drive off the back leg and return to the starting position. Common Mistakes: -......
Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger | U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command | 06.26.2017
Dynamic Warm-up General Mobility Preparation: The Marine will start in the standing position with feet hip width apart. Execution: The Marine will step out with one leg and drop the hips toward the deck while keeping the front foot flat, knee behind the toe, back knee off the deck, and chest up. They will then drive off the front foot and return to the starting position. Common Mistakes:......
