We had someone reach out about how to perform a clam or clamshell exercise so here you go!! 🎉 Truthfully, we don't prescribe or perform this exercise very often at OPAL because it's often performed incorrectly and there are other exercises we like better for targeting glute medius. That being said, to perform a clamshell correctly you have to master moving the hip without moving the low back (aka Movement Principle #4) and we are all about that. To perform a clamshell, lay on your side with you

“Wall Ball Clam” [Glute Exercise Advice] . This one is for @pennstatefball ‼️ Demonstrated in this post is a mean glute 🍑 burner 🔥 that I decided to name a wall ball clam because it had a nice ring to it. This is a step up from your average side step or clam variation exercise for many reasons. First, you have to hold a weighted medicine ball against the wall the entire time, this gets tough rather quickly. Second, you have to maintain a squat while performing a standing clam, and with the hip