Firas Zahabi – Strong and Stable Knees 4 Life

Firas Zahabi – Strong and Stable Knees 4 Life“If you don’t develop an advanced level of stability, you can kiss your wheels goodbye.” Firas ZahabiCoach Zahabi has seen more broken knees then any other coach alive today, MMA/BJJ is brutal, no other sport can compare! In fear of seeing his own knees break someday Coach Zahabi spent years working with the top experts from around the world on how to prevent and rehabilitate injuries. Over the years he develop the Strong and Stable 4 Life program.“Simply put, we need to develop advanced stability, most trainers however will only take you to the most basic level of stability training, that’s all they know, that’s all they can do, with knowledge of the correct progressions anyone can develop world class stability” Firas Zahabi This program is designed for athletes of every kind and should be mandatory for all life‑long athletes. You need this video to ensure you good health. This is must have content!As always, Coach Zahabi gets directly to the point. The video begins with a few key concepts about alignment to keep you fit and healthy for life. Coach then moves on to foundational exercises that will help you build STRENGTH, STABILITY, POWER, MOBILITY and DURABILITY in the lower body and help you protect your knees for life. All these components are needed for strong and stable knees.Most athletes injure themselves with poor form, tight muscles, poor alignment and poor choice of exercise. Coach addresses all these issues in the first 45min of the program.In Part 1, you will discover:The Forbidden Exercise (Do Not Attempt): a demonstration in Black Belt stability.Knee positioning concepts (must know)Neutral Spine concepts (must know)Neutral Neck concepts (must know)Hip-Hinge concepts (must know)Understanding the tight muscle problemStability ball hamstring curl progressionAdvanced stability trainingCombat base position on ball and progressionsProprioception training (enhance speed of communication)The most important BJJ mobility exercise for Guard Pass PreventionMore advanced stability ball exercisesStability hamstring stretchQuad stability Stretch (yes sometimes it needed to go knees over toes)Expert only Med ball toss (Do not attempt)Building a iron baseLunge Matrix (must know)Isometric holds you can do anywhere (no equipment needed) (Internal/external rotation)Low-impact plyometricsThe best substitute for runningSpeed SkaterSplit squatSafely building rotational powerHow to Box Squat for power and safetyHow to build powerful hamstringsThe Fred Hatfield ConceptHow to get maximum tension on the barWhy power equals safetyAnd so much more!!!Part 2Once the basics are covered in Part 1, Coach Zahabi goes into the Knees in Depth portion of the video. In this portion Coach will teach you what you need to know to build strong healthy knees for life. Reserve this portion of the video for when it’s most convenient. Here, Coach goes into many deep concepts such as:Why alignment is paramountWhy tight muscles are dangerousWhy stability training is kingWould you build a house of cards on a wobbly table?Why you need an Iron BaseWhy we never do stability training before live trainingWhy we need strengthWhy we need power: “Train like a Ferrari not like a tow truck”Why we need low impact plyometricsWhy we need enduranceWhy we keep our knees from going over our toesWould you do a barbell squat with a rounded back?Exceptions to the ruleConsistency over intensity (how many reps and sets?)Why excessive soreness is the enemyWorking out for timeThe pain rule (when it’s ok to work through pain and when to stop)When you should go see a physiotherapistWhy you want to avoid knee injuriesWhen to wear knee padsCoach’s own personal knee injuriesWhat he has observed from training professionals for over 20 year