Lee Burton: The FMS is the Entry Point
Lee Burton uses the FMS Performance Pyramid to demonstrate how the Functional Movement Screen and the SFMA work together to screen and assess movement when...
Increasing Achilles Load Tolerance – part 2 – The Rebuild
by Greg Dea *This is part two of a two-part article set, which is wrapped up by Greg’s book, Return to Field Sports Running Manual. The book is ava...
Charlie Weingroff: High Threshold Strategy
High threshold strategies are necessary . . . but when? Charlie Weingroff discusses the issues that can result from incorrectly bracing for strength. ht...
Chuck Wolf: Discovering the “Whys” of Injury
Pain is a very complex issue, and it's likely some of your clients are dealing with it even as they continue to train with you. In the study by Dr. Jan Sc...
Sore Achilles? Reset first
by Greg Dea *This is part one of a two-part article set, which is wrapped up by Greg’s book, Return to Field Sports Running Manual. The book is ava...
Boris Bachmann: Getting Under the Bar — Squat Stretches and Drills
I often talk to people who have a hard time properly racking the bar on their backs for barbell squatting. Sometimes, it is simply a matter of knowing how...
Anna Folckomer: Internal Abdominal Oblique Muscle and Stability
When considering the IAO, don’t just think ‘abdomen.’ Anna Folckomer shows you how connections with the back and thoracolumbar fascia create core sta...
Chuck Wolf: Muscle Energy Techniques
Excerpted from Insights into Functional Training Leon Chaitow, founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, states in his...
Greg Dea: Volleyball Shoulder Injuries
Bulletproofing the Volleyball Shoulder by Greg Dea Attention Volleyball Athletes and Coaches: Approximately 43% of you will have shoulder pain in an...
Dan John: The Hip Movement Continuum
Breon Hole was struggling with her kettlebell swing. Josh Vert had asked me to help out, as Breon’s lower back would scream after a few repeti...
Gray Cook: Feeling Awkward, Intimidated & Disconnected in the Deep Squat
Your squat can’t grow if you can’t do it. Why squat with load, stress or repetition if you already feel awkward, disconnected and intimidated with body...