Recent question from an excellent young D1 basketball strength coach, Nate Brookreson @ Eastern Washington about the FMS Certification………… I have mixed support the FMS Certification process at this time as it really doesn’t do anything for you clinically. Business-wise, the directory is nice, but I’m not too sure the general public is really looking […]
Continue readingMe, Matt, David Green, Zucker Tom is in San Diego for I-Phase, and the other guys are sucking for their bodybuilding meet. Don’t ask. Narrow Grip Floor Press (thumb off the smooth) 45 2×10 95 1×10 145 1×5 185 2×5 225 1×5 255 2×3 275 1×2 275 pinned 245 1×4 So maybe it’s the shoulder […]
Continue readingWarmup – Foot MFR, Toe Pulls, Arm/Leg Rolling, Pressups, Indian Clubs Spider Bar Box Squat 350×5 400X5 450+micro 2×4 (high box) KB Swings 32 Kg, 5 min 10 reps on/off with Matt Assistance 48kg Swings Inverted Rows Thick Grip Indian Club High Swing Conditioning Prowler + Julia 6x~30yards Only me and Matt today. No trouble […]
Continue readingThis weekend, I had a very good conversation with my good friend Joe Ortega, who is an RKC and very successful personal trainer. One of the problems that Joe regularly deals with is working in a horrendous “big box” facility where contemporary methods are rarely supported by the owners or users of the facility. It’s […]
Continue readingIn response to a question about high heels, heeled shoes are a harbinger of a lot of bad things. Locally, the slack in the heel cord is met with increased tone with you try to use it or stretch it a lot, aka normal function without the heels. You run into the plantar fascitiis, achilles, […]
Continue readingI’m re- reading my Athlethic Body in Balance Book and see that Gray Cook has prescribed many spinal rotation exercises to correct the seated rotation. Are Gray’s exercises a good idea with someone with seatedrotation problems according to the screen? Also, Gray says that the Chop and Lift are some exercises among others that can […]
Continue readingI have questions about bracing vs hollowing—seems just subtle difference in how you recruit the abdominals, and most PT’s I talk to cite TA research concluding that hollowing is the way to go. The other question involves back braces and lifting belts—How effective are these? One patient complained that when she drew in to engage […]
Continue readingDo you have some research or resources showing the spinal loads on asymmetrical lifting? Sounds contrary to what many PT’s would do. It is a winning bet to do the opposite of what many PTs would do. Asymmetrical lifting challenges rotary stability in a very natural and reactive pattern. It is completely appropriate, and while […]
Continue readingIs there any value at all to presses, pulldowns or pull-ups behind the neck? I know they stress the shoulder joints from everything I’ve read here and elsewhere, but a lot of trainers and coaches I talk to still use them. I like to think of this from a center of gravity point of view. […]
Continue readingIn a question about mini-band walks, a PT asked about foot positioning. We use these liberally with Perform Better minibands @ the knee and/or the ankles and a JS miniband for X-band walks. I haven’t cut up any JS bands as Coach Boyle uses. For a rehab patient, I think they fill several of the […]
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