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Charlie Weingroff: High Threshold Strategy
High threshold strategies are necessary . . . but when? Charlie Weingroff discusses the issues that can result from incorrectly bracing for strength. ht...
Dan John: The Art of Coaching
I often talk about “The Art of Coaching.” Before the air is out of my mouth, someone will ask about “science.” Yes, before I tell you about the ...
Lee Burton: Active Straight Leg Raise — Corrective or Conditioning?
Beyond a screen, is the Active Straight Leg Raise a corrective, a workout or conditioning exercise? Lee Burton explains how it depends on what you’re try...
Chris Holder: An Argument for Early Specialization in Sports
I might be the only person on the planet who thinks this way, and I’m okay with it. If you are at all involved in athletics, on any level, the topic of s...
Kathy Dooley: Hip Compression in the Lunge
If you sit all day, you’ll eventually deal with hip compression. Kathy Dooley takes you to her working position—the lunge—for decompression and full ...
Josh Hillis: How to Gauge Weight Loss Progress
Excerpted from Chapter 10 of Fat Loss Happens on Monday. Gauging progress in a weight loss program is always a touchy subject, and for good reason. How ...
Stuart McGill: Scientific Odds Ratios and Injury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi7O4zstMYI#t=0m15s Another metric used for judging the worth of these various interventions is the odds ratio. To have ...
Gray Cook: Rolling Isn’t Magic
I hold fast to a rule that I made for myself: I never want to make the correction look too much like the Functional Movement Screen. If so, you’re s...
Sue Falsone: Cervical Thoracic Junction Yoga Mobility Drill
Looking for a drill to regain mobility in the shoulder and cervical thoracic junction? Sue Falsone goes back to yoga for the perfect movements. https://...
Emily Splichal: How Tuned In is Your Nervous System? Advances in Barefoot Science
Cell phones, billboards, TV ads, Fitbits . . . Now, more so than ever before, our nervous system is continuously being over-stimulated with information. T...
Greg Rose: Trunk Stability in Golf and MMA
What do FMS Trunk Stability Push Up scores mean for swinging sports? Contact sports? Greg Rose demonstrates how a disconnect between the lower body and upp...