Gray Cook: Stability vs Mobility

Got enough mobility? . . . Unable to put it to use? Static and dynamic holds are where you pick up the stability you want and need. https://www.youtube....

Chris Holder: Achieving Training Goals — The Devil is in the Details

What are the training goals we hear about? Seven-minute abs! Eight weeks to a ripped, sculpted physique! Thirty days to a brand new you! All this sound...

Dan John: Older Clients and Falls

Thousands of Americans die every year from falls and fall-related injuries. The right exercises for your older clients can help prevent falling . . . so wh...

Lee Burton: The History of the Functional Movement Screen – It’s Conception and Misconceptions

The Functional Movement Screen has become a popular way to identify basic movement dysfunction. It’s currently used in a wide variety of sports medicine,...

Eric Beard: Global vs Local Musculature

Eric Beard categorizes the musculature of the thoracic spine, discusses the different muscle groups and how they can control safe range of motion or contri...

Dan John: Six Decades of Competition

I recently competed in an Olympic lifting meet. I did well and I came home with three trophies. My goal has been to maintain my levels of strength since...

Gray Cook: Don’t Rush the Movement Learning Process

During the first four weeks of strength training, your cellular metabolism and cellular structure don’t change. What happens? Movement learning happens ....

Chris Holder: Qigong for Recovery and Health

Qigong. How do you say it? Beyond that, what is it? Is it that weird stuff that you see old people doing in the park? Oh, okay . . . Well, what’s the di...

Lorimer Moseley: Learning from Phantom Pain

Lorimer Moseley shares an interesting anecdote about phantom pain that helps bring understanding to the complexity of pain. https://www.youtube.com/watc...

Gray Cook: What are Progressions?

What are progressions? How are they part of your training continuum? For Gray Cook, language and communication are vital to accountability. https://www....

Eric Chessen: Training Clients with Autism

“Hey Eric, I’m contacting you because a parent recently asked if I could work with her son who has autism. I really want to, but I have a few questions...