When you’re trying to improve mobility, passive range is only part of the equation.

Danny Foley demonstrates how to combine passive mobility work with low-grade isometrics and active contractions to improve functional range of motion.

When you’re trying to improve mobility, passive range is only part of the equation. In Month 5 of the Team Speed Coach Certification, Danny Foley looks at how he combines passive mobility work with low-grade isometrics and active contractions. The examples in this clip include long-duration isometrics, hamstring and glute bridge variations, adduction isometrics, BFR, resisted hip flexion and low-stimulus repetitions. None of it is particularly aggressive: and that’s the point. Danny isn’t trying to turn a recovery or mobility session into another training session. The contractions are low grade and the overall stimulus stays low. But there is still an active component. As Danny explains: “When we’re trying to improve stretching and mobility, the answer is not just passive range, passive range, passive range.” If you want an athlete to have greater access to a passive end range, you also need to consider the contractility of the tissue and their ability to actively work within that range. So rather than thinking of mobility as simply stretching further, the question becomes: Can the athlete access the range — and can they actively control and produce force within it? That’s an important point when mobility work is being used to support what the athlete needs to do at speed. Cohort 2 of the Team Speed Coach Certification starts October 19, bringing together Danny Foley, Stu McMillan and Les Spellman across six months of guided learning. Early enrollment ends TOMORROW, August 31. ⏳ Save 25% and secure your place for $599.25 instead of $799 with code TS25. 🔗 Registration: loom.ly/u1Uvkgg