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Gray Cook: The Lack of Movement Health Requires Rehabilitation
Don’t put a fitness solution on a health problem. Gray Cook gives advice to coaches and personal trainers about when to work with their physical therapy ...
Greg Dea: The Role of Mobility Interventions in Handling Chronic Stress
Persistent stress can wreak havoc on the nervous system. Greg Dea describes the use of mobility interventions to restore balance to the nervous system and combat other negative effects ...
Patrick Ward: Enhancing the Physiological Buffer Zone
A healthy athlete needs to have a Physiological Buffer Zone; What are you doing to that area between full physical capacity and the point of breakdown, injury or pain? Patrick Ward asks...
Emily Splichal: Walking – From Primal to Bipedal
Do you ever actually think about walking? Stride length? Restricted pelvic rotation? Chances are you’re not walking the way evolution intended you to walk. No problem, Emily Splichal ...
Kathy Dooley: The Iliacus
Kathy Dooley explores the differences, in both anatomy and function, of the iliacus and psoas. It’s all about where they originate.
Gray Cook: Reflections on Assessing Movement
Gray Cook: Either way, investigate, learn and apply. Embrace the challenges.
Dan John: Assessments for “Everybody Else”
There’s so much out there about how to train elite athletes, but what do you do for “everybody else”? Dan John starts with a few of his simple assessments and covers the basics fo...
Lee Burton: The Importance of Medical History
How far back should their medical history go? If you want to know enough to make a difference, Lee Burton doesn’t want you to settle for knowing about the past few months.
Dan John: After Assessments
The question for the average client quickly becomes, “Now what?” How do we get the clutter out of their heads? How do we clean up their lives, so they can do what they need to do?
Mike Prevost: Ruck Training Programs – PART 2
Interested in the potential offered by ruck training? In Part One, Mike Prevost covered the research. Here he puts it all together in two programs to get you rucking.
Gray Cook: Reviewing the FMS Scoring System
Most of the scrutiny and debate about the Functional Movement Screen is on the FMS scoring system. Gray Cook wonders if people are missing the point of what the screen is ultimately mea...