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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 m...

Dan John Wandering Weights

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 84

Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 84 Yo! Check it out: Dan’s new video! St. Mary’s University has been a great experience. The days are long,...

Plank drill

Greg Dea: Questioning the Plank

In Questioning the Plank, Greg Dea looks at current research on the plank and systematically deconstructs an exercise standard. If the plank is a good exercise, what is it good for?

Greg Rose, working with elite athletes

Greg Rose: FMS Scores in Elite Athletes

Asymmetries in movement are bad, right? Not always. In this clip, Greg Rose discusses FMS scores and when you absolutely don’t want to see perfection.

Dan John Wandering Weights

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 83

Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 83 Here Gray Cook tells us how and why to get the toe touch before doing deadlifts. Well, I am “between” travel...

Movement as health

Movement as Health: Are You Training to the Razor’s Edge?

How many trainers and coaches encourage clients to fully embrace the experience of movement? Is the industry even up to the challenge? Vik Khanna and Chad Estes say we are, but only if ...

Dan John Wandering Weights

Dan John: Wandering Weights, Issue # 82

Wandering Weights Our Epic Journey Through All Things Heavy, Issue # 82 Mid-way down the page of this link you’ll find a sample of Dan’s new audio & ebook of his lectu...

FMS Gray Cook toe touch

Gray Cook: Get The Toe Touch Before You Teach The Deadlift

Stiffness is there for a reason . . . When you correct the mobility, do you check the stability? Gray Cook walks you through an example by using the toe touch as a precursor to the dead...

The FMS Movement Principles

Gray Cook Movement Principles

After Gray Cook wrote his book Movement, he decided to expand on the short descriptions of the movement principles found in the book. He’s been lecturing on these principles ever ...

Renegade rows Andrew Read

Andrew Read: What’s The Opposite of the Get Up? The Renegade Row

Just like muscles, exercises tend to come in opposing pairs. When you bench, you should row. When you overhead press, you should do pull-ups. When you hinge, you should squat. But what...

Craig Liebenson

Craig Liebenson: Guarding after Injury

Tissues will heal, but guarding after injury is natural. According to Craig Liebenson, when that protection becomes programmed, it’s time to work on the software.