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How do you use the FMS screen in a group class?
Here's a question we hear pretty often: How do you use the FMS screen in a group class? Alwyn Cosgrove and Gray Cook answer this for you.
Greg Dea and Rod Harris: Bench Press Movement Mistakes — Lock Them Out or Learn from Them
Dea and Harris dissect the bench press as an example of how and when function should determine the treatment of movement mistakes: What do the numbers say? What’s the athletic carry o...
Adam Wolf: Shoulder Impingement and Humeral Head Positioning
Adam Wolf demonstrates a simple assessment to observe asymmetries in shoulder mobility and anatomical causes of shoulder impingement.
Marcus Santer: Helping Your 40-Plus Client Age Successfully (and Look Great)
Marcus Santer draws on his own experiences—setbacks and successes—to help trainers provide guidance to their aging clients. It’s an easy way to learn some hard lessons.
Charlie Weingroff and Mark Cheng: Touch the Wall Drill
Drs. Weingroff and Cheng cover a quick and easy drill to make sure your hip hinge is where it needs to be: as far back as your anatomy and flexibility will allow.
Chris Holder: Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Are We Lifting the Athleticism Out of Our Athletes?
Strength and conditioning coaches exist to fully prepare their athletes for the endeavors and challenges ahead. We may also be hurting them if we lift without guiding principles.
Eric Beard: Spine Mobility vs Stability
Eric Beard describes spine mobility and stability, providing a full explanation of the anatomy at play in thoracic spine movement.
David Weck: Enhancing the Core of Athletic Movement
In sports and in life, rotation is power. David Weck demonstrates that a braced core is not required for most athletic movements and discusses the benefits of Head Over Foot™ ali...
Dan John: Training Economics
People are always trying to sell you a magic pill to get you leaner, faster, stronger. The truth is, as far as training is concerned, a long-term vision is far better.
Dan John: Knowing What to Measure Simplifies Life
Excerpted from Dan John's new book: Knowing What to Measure Simplifies Life. And...the problem with conventional wisdom is that there is no measurement.
Dan John: Three Secrets of Performance
Dan John spills his three secrets of performance and plays a language game to ensure that your clients are truly understanding what you tell them.