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Halftime Magazine
|September/October 2019
Strengthen the legs, spine, and abs to lighten the load of carrying heavy instruments.
I asked my husband, who previously played quads and snare, what he wished he knew when he was in the marching band. He said he wished he knew more stretches for the muscles involved with carrying drums. In that vein, let’s talk about lifting with your abs, using your legs, and strengthening those body parts.
CHAIR SQUATS
This story is from the September/October 2019 edition of Halftime Magazine.
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