Training With Laxity: Tips and Advice From Someone Who’s Been There, Done That
I’m traveling back to Boston today after spending the weekend up in Edmonton with Dean Somerset teaching our Complete Shoulder & Hip Workshop. FYI: Future Dates: ST. LOUIS (September 26th-27th), CHICAGO (October 17th-18th), and LOS ANGELES (November 14-15th). It was an awesome two days and we were ecstatic to have the opportunity to share our… Read more
Is Corrective Exercise Overrated?
We got a doctor in the house! Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Dr. Evan Osar, a Chicago based chiropractic physician and coach, and someone I’ve been a huge fan of since reading his first two books Form and Function and Corrective Exercise Approach to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunction. His latest resource (a course, really),… Read more
Unconventional Core Training
“You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.“ The Princess Bride is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s a classic, and many fellow movie buffs and connoisseurs will recognize the quote from above. It’s one of roughly 816 (give or take) memorable lines from the movie,… Read more
Feed the Dysfunction: A Simple Squat Fix
A few months ago I wrote about my experience participating in the Functional Movement Screen. I spent an entire weekend (something like 20 contact hours) completing both module I and II. I didn’t get a t-shirt, but it was an awesome learning experience nonetheless. You can read all about it HERE. One of the chief… Read more
The Difference Between External and Internal Impingement of the Shoulder
Shoulder impingement. Not to play the hoity toity Jonny Raincloud card, but the words themselves – shoulder impingement – is a garbage term. It doesn’t really mean anything. To one degree or another your shoulder is always being “impinged.” So when you or your trainer or someone with more letters next to their name (or… Read more
Injuries Happen. Here’s How To Deal With It
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Dallas based personal trainer, Shane McLean. Shane’s an avid commenter on this website and passionate coach. Today he discusses injuries and how to best deal with them. Enjoy! Shit Injuries Happen. Here’s How To Deal With It Ever played Whack-A-Mole? Those smiling, annoying critters pop up faster than you… Read more
Rotation Helps Improve SI Joint Pain: A Doctor Even Says So!
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Dr. Erika Mundinger, who’s presentation on how to deal with SI joint pain (specifically how ROTATION can help!) at The Fitness Summit a few weeks ago really impressed me. I asked if she’d be willing to help me out while I was away, and she was more than happy… Read more
Defending Spinal Flexion: It’s Not Always the Evil Step-Child We Make It Out to Be
No offense to my future wife (t-minus 37 days until the big day), one of the greatest days of my life was the day I got my first Atari 2600 My game of choice: Defender. The premise was/is simple: your planet is under invasion by waves of aliens and it’s your mission to “defend” it,… Read more