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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: Knowing What to Measure Simplifies Life
Excerpted from Dan John's new book: Knowing What to Measure Simplifies Life. And...the problem with conventional wisdom is that there is no measurement.
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.
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’...
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.
Glenn Pendlay: The Training Log
Progress doesn’t happen without a plan, and for Glenn Pendlay, a plan doesn’t happen without an old-school training log. It can work for you too.
Lorimer Moseley: Pain and the Placebo Effect
Pain expert Lorimer Moseley describes an interesting placebo story that has major implications in human behavior and pain science.