#AskAchieve 115: Proper Form for Back Extensions, Improving Your Push Up Strength, Preventing Shins Splints While Running, and the Difference Between Hook Grip and Mixed Grip for Deadlifts!

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English - March 11, 2019 23:03 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 189 ratings
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Previous Episode: #AskAchieve 114: Squatting with a Natural Back Arch, Getting Back to Olympic Lifting After Pregnancy, and Improving Your Cat/Cow!

Next Episode: AchieveMentors #5: How We Hire and Onboard Our Coaching Staff!

What's up, Achievers?! Quick but action-packed episode for you all today!

In the first question, we talk about how to optimize your form during back extensions in order to better engage the glutes (2:00).

Next, we went over how to improve full range of motion push ups (4:38).

Then, we delved into preventing shin splints. You can access the video on ankle mobility [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2RDnkq_thU&t=0s) (7:55).

Finally, we cover the difference between using a hook and mixed grip for deadlifts and which one we recommend (11:33).

We hope you enjoyed this episode! If you did, we’d love you forever if you left a rating and review on iTunes - it seriously helps us out a lot! Please DM us @achievefitnessboston on Instagram if you have any questions you’d like us to answer. Until next time, Peace, Love, and Muscles!

Jason and Lauren