Posts in "Articles"
Evan Osar: Pushing Patterns – Forward Shoulder Posture, Part III
Evan Osar continues his in-depth study by demonstrating the integration of optimal shoulder mechanics into common pushing patterns. His exercises and cues ...
Mark Cheng: Cross Crawling
Mark Cheng gives great coaching cues for cross crawling and explains why you should be using it to engage your clients’ mobile stability.
Sophia McDermott Drysdale: Training Pregnant Clients—Avoid These Exercises
When training pregnant clients, it is crucial that you understand the physiological changes that are underway, then you’ll know which exercises to do and which exercises to avoid.
Gray Cook: Function or Dysfunction
Gray Cook gives his 'why' statement on catching dysfunction. What’s the point of exercise if some capacity or competency isn’t going to improve?
Gray Cook: What I Look for in a Functional Movement Screen Score
Gray Cook answers a FAQ and specifies exactly what he looks for in a Functional Movement Screen score . . . it may not be what you are thinking.
Dan John: Programming Checklists & Calendars
Dan John on importance of programming checklists and calendars as he humorously tackles the fitness industry’s superficial view of time and commitment.
Evan Osar: Forward Shoulder Posture and Scapular Retraction Exercises, Part II
Evan Osar continues his discussion on scapular retraction exercises for clients with forward shoulder posture and demonstrates how to integrate optimal shoulder alignment and control in...
Mark Reifkind: Diaphragmatic Breathing
Breathing is simple. Right? What if your aren't doing it correctly . . . 23,000 times each day! Mark Reifkind explains the importance of diaphragmatic breathing and describes the physic...
Sophia McDermott Drysdale: A Trainer’s Guide to Pregnant Clients
Addressing the long-held misconception that pregnant women shouldn't work out, Sophia McDermott Drysdale provides a concise primer covering the information that trainers need to know ab...
Lee Burton: Building on the FMS Performance Pyramid
It’s easy to focus on the strengths of our clients and athletes. That’s what they’re good at. Identifying their weakness . . . that’s our real job and this quick clip from Lee B...
Evan Osar: Forward Shoulder Posture and Scapular Retraction Exercises
Scapular retraction exercises are the go-to corrective for forward shoulder posture, but Evan Osar rethinks that logic in an article that covers optimal scapular mechanics, shoulder dys...