Posts in "Articles"
Training Wheels Don’t Teach Balance
Have you ever seen a child lean on one training wheel while making a turn? The child learned a behavior that will need to be unlearned. This was not learni...
Josh Hillis: How to Gauge Weight Loss Progress
One of the toughest factors in weight loss is gauging progress; to know what’s working and build momentum. Josh Hillis discusses using a combination of weight, bodyfat and body measur...
Stuart McGill: Scientific Odds Ratios and Injury
Stuart McGill gives us a quick review on understanding the statistics of injury risk, discusses what his studies have learned about injuries in first responders and posits what that mea...
Gray Cook: Rolling Isn’t Magic
Rolling is great as a corrective exercise because of its position in the developmental sequence, but as Gray Cook explains, it can also be an informative assessment to have in your tool...
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.
Emily Splichal: How Tuned In is Your Nervous System? Advances in Barefoot Science
We live in a world of over-stimulation and desensitization . . . but we rarely consider how that applies to proprioception. Dr. Emily Splichal knows that ‘noise’ is essential to mov...
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 upper body can cause power proble...
Mike Boyle: Understanding and Training Hip Flexion
The key to injury prevention and injury rehab is a sound understanding of functional anatomy. Mike Boyle clears up misconceptions about the anatomy responsible for hip flexion.
Eric Beard: Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Regions
Eric Beard covers the anatomy of the lumbar spine and thoracic spine, their compensations for each other and the importance of soft tissue quality.
Guy Massi: Oscillation, Amplitude and Dynamic Stability Training
Did you ever believe in something that didn’t work . . . until it did? That’s Guy Massi’s story with Dynamic Stability Training using oscillation.
Mark Cheng: Rob the Forefoot Hip Hinge Drill
Having trouble getting that hip hinge right for lifts and swings? Mark Cheng learned to take away the option of shifting forward. Rob the forefoot and sit back.