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Why Sitting Is Bad for You (and What to Do about It)
There’s a good chance that you’re sitting down as you read this article. You may be sitting down in front of your computer at work. You may be reading ...
Dan John Goblet Squat
by Dan John Excerpted from Intervention, pages 135-138 The greatest impact I’ve had on strength and conditioning starts with a story. Years ago, faced with 400 athletes who couldn’t...
Sagittal, Frontal and Transverse Planes: Planes of Human Motion
What are the planes of motion and why do we care? While it's true most of us don't really *need* to know this stuff, it's also true we're often going to bump into the terms when reading...
Treating and Preventing Knee Pain and Knee Injuries
“You need knee surgery. You’re out for the season.” Knee problems can be devastating. Serious knee injuries can be career enders that require expensive surgery and months of rehab...
Attract a Steady Stream of New Clients Using Facebook Ads
Need more clients? Read this article to learn how to get more Getting a steady stream quality leads is big challenge for many businesses. And yet, it remains an essential element of run...
Choosing The Right Footwear for Fitness and Performance
Footwear science and footwear innovation is one of the most misunderstood areas of fitness and performance. The internet is full of articles about the best footwear, the best minimal ru...
Understanding Impact Forces
The following article is adapted from Emily Splichal’s lecture Understanding Impact Forces. Each time a body comes in contact with another surface, it encounters impact forces. These ...
Keeping Your Feet Healthy
If you don’t think your feet are important and you don’t think you should be working on your body from the ground up, think again. The average mildly sedentary person in this countr...
Exercise Program Design Fundamentals, Part Two
In Exercise Program Design Fundamentals, Part 1, you learned what to focus on in your training using Dan John’s Four Quadrants. You also learned the importance of finding your gap...
Exercise Program Design Fundamentals, Part One
A well-designed training program is crucial for making continued progress both in the short and long term. However, program design can be a confusing topic with a countless number of ar...
Touch Your Toes With This Toe Touch Progression
Based on a lecture by Gray Cook Simple tests can be used to reveal a lot about a person’s underlying issues. The toe touch is one of those tests. Just like the deep squat, the toe tou...