The Play: Monster Walks With Bands
The Purpose: To strengthen your stabilizer muscles, such as your glute medius and lateral rotator muscles in the hips.
Pre-Snap Read: Place an elastic ban around your ankles, then get in an athletic position by keeping your back flat and arms apart.
Performance: For the side monster walk, walk laterally for any where between 5-10 yards, making sure that you are putting tension on the band. Then do the same thing in the other direction. For the Forward Monster Walk, it is the same principle as the Side Monster Walk, just moving forward.
Post Drill Analysis: Did you keep a neutral spine throughout? Were your feet coming apart on each step, about 2-3 feet? Were you putting enough tension on the band?
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