Are you always clenching your jaw? Gripping down with your abs? Do you catch yourself resting your hips against the counter? Is so, this one’s for you! All of these habits are ways you’ve learned to create needed stability. But not in a very effective way. Rather than responding to the task before you, gripping restricts a muscle’s ability to fully lengthen or shorten. This results in a loss of strength and a change in the way you manage internal pressure. These changes are major factors with is