CAZZO DI PALE

Mobility

Pick how much time you have, which areas to work on and when you're doing it. The mannequin shows every exercise and the timer guides you, side by side.

Build your own routine

How much time do you have?
What do you want to work on?
What kind of mobility?
What equipment do you have?
When are you doing it?

Ready-made sessions

Hand-picked routines for the most common issues in and out of the gym. Read the "you need it if": you might recognise yourself.

Shoulders, overhead and wrists3 sessions

Overhead: snatch, HSPU, wall balls

Before5′

You need it if you arch in overhead squats or snatches, the bar drifts forward or you can't stack in a handstand.

What it's for

Opens shoulders and lats and wakes up the rotator cuff so you can stack the bar overhead.

  1. PVC pass-through
  2. Wall slides
  3. Shoulder CARs
  4. Banded shoulder distraction
  5. Kneeling lat stretch
  6. Dead hang and scapular pull-ups
  7. Standing dumbbell external rotation

Pain-free front rack

Before4′

You need it if your elbows drop in front squats, the bar rolls onto your fingers or your wrists hurt.

What it's for

Wrists, triceps, lats and upper back: the four things you need to keep your elbows up in cleans and front squats.

  1. Wrist prep
  2. Wrist circles
  3. Thoracic extensions on a foam roller
  4. Front rack stretch
  5. Overhead triceps stretch
  6. Kneeling lat stretch

Handstand wrists

Before5′

You need it if your wrists pull or pinch in handstands or burpees.

What it's for

Gets your wrists ready to hold your bodyweight in handstands, push-ups and burpees.

  1. Wrist circles
  2. Wrist prep
  3. Side wrist pull stretch
  4. Shoulder CARs
  5. Wall slides
  6. Dynamic chest stretch
Hips and squat2 sessions

Deep squat

Session9′

You need it if your back rounds at the bottom (butt wink), your heels lift or your knees cave in.

What it's for

Ankles, hips and adductors to get below parallel with your chest up, in back squats and pistols alike.

  1. Knee-to-wall ankle mobilisation
  2. World's greatest stretch
  3. Cossack squat
  4. Rocking frog stretch
  5. 90/90 hip switches
  6. Goblet squat hold and pry
  7. Pigeon stretch
  8. Couch stretch

Adductors and pancake

Session5′

You need it if wide squats pull at your groin or you can't reach the floor with your legs wide.

What it's for

Inner thighs and hip opening: wide squats, sumo deadlifts, Cossacks and splits.

  1. Hip CARs
  2. Cossack squat
  3. Rocking frog stretch
  4. Frog stretch
  5. Butterfly pose
  6. Pancake stretch
Ankles and legs2 sessions

Hips for running and Hyrox

After13′

You need it if you walk stiff after intervals or a Hyrox, feel your lower back when running or your calves are rock hard.

What it's for

Hip flexors, quads, hamstrings and calves: the muscles running, lunges and sleds tighten most.

  1. Couch stretch
  2. Hip flexor and quad stretch
  3. Runner's stretch
  4. Hamstring stretch
  5. Pigeon stretch
  6. Calf stretch against the wall

Ankles for pistols and squats

Session9′

You need it if you fall back in pistols, need lifting shoes to squat or have rolled an ankle before.

What it's for

More ankle bend: the hidden limiter of many squats, pistols and lunges.

  1. Ankle circles
  2. Knee-to-wall ankle mobilisation
  3. Calf push stretch at the wall
  4. Calf stretch against the wall
  5. Peroneals stretch with a strap
  6. Posterior tibialis stretch with a strap
  7. Goblet squat hold and pry
Back2 sessions

T-spine and lats

Session6′

You need it if you bend through your lower back when kipping, sit a lot or your shoulders roll forward.

What it's for

Upper-back extension and rotation, plus long lats: the base for kipping, toes to bar and muscle-ups.

  1. Thoracic extensions on a foam roller
  2. Spiderman lunge with rotation
  3. Upper back stretch
  4. Kneeling lat stretch
  5. Foam roller side lat stretch
  6. Dead hang and scapular pull-ups

Back after deadlifts and squats

After9′

You need it if your back is stiff after a heavy session. Sharp pain or pain down the leg is for a doctor.

What it's for

Decompression and spine mobility after heavy lifting: upper back, lower back and glutes.

  1. Dead hang and scapular pull-ups
  2. Spine stretch
  3. Iron cross stretch
  4. Seated piriformis stretch
  5. Side-lying floor stretch
  6. Seated lower back stretch
Recovery1 session

Gentle recovery before bed

After4′

You need it if you train in the evening and then struggle to fall asleep.

What it's for

Slow floor positions with long breathing, with the mannequin: they calm you down after evening training.

  1. Double knee hug
  2. Supine knee twist
  3. Happy baby
  4. Reclined butterfly
  5. Legs up pose
  6. Savasana

How the routines are built

  • Before training: dynamic mobility only. Holding a static stretch for long (60″ or more per muscle) temporarily reduces strength and power; under 60″ the effect is negligible, but movement warms you up better.
  • After training: stretches held 30″ per side, done twice. The ACSM recommends 10–30″ holds, 2–4 reps, about 60″ in total per muscle group.
  • Dedicated session: full-range movement first, then longer holds (45″). Flexibility gains seem to plateau around 4 minutes per muscle per session and 10 minutes per week: little and often works best.
  • Frequency: at least 2–3 times a week, daily is better still. Lifting through a full range of motion improves mobility as much as stretching does.
  • Intensity: until you feel tension or mild discomfort, never pain. Breathe slowly and don't bounce.

Sources

If you have pain, an injury or any doubt, get a physiotherapist's advice.