Posts in "Articles"
David Weck: Enhancing the Core of Athletic Movement
In sports and in life, rotation is power. David Weck demonstrates that a braced core is not required for most athletic movements and discusses the benefits...
Dan John: Training Economics
People are always trying to sell you a magic pill to get you leaner, faster, stronger. The truth is, as far as training is concerned, a long-term vision is far better.
Dan John: Three Secrets of Performance
Dan John spills his three secrets of performance and plays a language game to ensure that your clients are truly understanding what you tell them.
Lee Burton: The FMS is the Entry Point
Lee Burton uses the FMS Performance Pyramid to demonstrate how the Functional Movement Screen and the SFMA work together to screen movement and further assess it when pain is present.
Dan John Now What? Introduction
In this short introduction excerpt, Dan John describes his focus for his new book, Now What?
Chris Holder: Mentoring Young Coaches
Chris Holder speaks from experience as he explains the how to (and how not to) do your job mentoring young coaches into successful coaches.
Stuart McGill: Can Movement Quality Predict Future Injuries?
Stuart McGill discusses injury prediction, movement quality and why you should pay attention to the many variables in the studies that you read. Is it really saying what you think it’...
Loaded Carries—The Cook Drill Kettlebell Carries
In this segment from Gray Cook and Dan John's Essentials of Coaching Functional Continuums video, we learn how they coach loaded carries in three positions.
How to Coach a Bigger Deadlift
Get more from the deadlift: Here are tips from Gray Cook, Dan John, Mike Boyle and other masters that will help you coach your clients to bigger numbers and better form on this multi-ta...
Adam Wolf: Hip Motion in Gait
Adam Wolf gives a quick assessment of hip motion in gait, using the pelvis and femur as reference points for bone-to-bone and side-to-side comparisons.
John Berardi: The Coaching Compliance Solution
Nutrition coaching expert John Berardi talks about evaluating coaching compliance from the tough clients, the clients who leave you gnashing your teeth.