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Functional Movement with Gray Cook

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 drill for shoulder stabilization

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 Drysdale on training pregnant clients

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 drill for shoulder stabilization

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...

Stuart McGill: Hip Anatomy

Is it ever all right to lose the deep squat? Stuart McGill discusses the reality that many people don’t have the hip anatomy to keep it.

shoulder tightness due to thoracic tightness Sue Falsone

Sue Falsone: Cervical Thoracic Anatomy

You can’t mention cervical thoracic anatomy without talking about everything around the region; it's all connected. That’s what Sue Falsone covers in this short clip discussing stru...

Dan John Now What

Dan John: Shark Habits

There will always be a need for mastery of a lot of areas, but, in the end, it comes down to: Did you do the job? Dan John lets us in on his Shark Habits that clear life’s clutter.

Alwyn Cosgrove: The FMS and Group Settings

Alwyn Cosgrove makes it easy to implement the FMS in a group setting: you already know what to do, movement screening just gives you information to do it more effectively.