DB Dorsiflexion
DB Dorsiflexion is a unilateral lower body and mobility exercise training the ankle across the sagittal plane, using Bodyweight.
- Laterality
- Unilateral
- Planes
- Sagittal
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Primary joints
- Ankle
Demo video
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How to perform it
- 1Sit with your heel on a dumbbell and actively pull your toes toward your shin to work ankle dorsiflexion range. The DB provides a fulcrum to mobilize the joint from below while you work the tibialis anterior actively. This is a targeted drill for improving ankle dorsiflexion mobility.
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Training profile
Joints
Plane of motion
Training intent
MobilityRehab
Motor Control
Stability
Strength
Power
Tissue LoadingPerformance
Highlighted rungs are where this movement lives on the rehab → performance continuum.
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