Awareness of nutrition and it's impact is paramount to anyone's success with a training program. All of the training in the world can't undo a bad diet. To drive this point home, there is a fun mental exercise I do with all of my athletes to drive this point home. First thing I do is ask them to fill out a 3-Day Food Log by writing out everything they eat and drink … [Read more...] about Nutrition Visualization

I first became aware of the 4 Levels or States of Competence model from a motivational speaker about 20 years ago. He was applying the model to how we develop business acumen, but as he was speaking, I thought that this concept applied beautifully to what I was doing in teaching people movement. I believed I was really on to something unique and began using … [Read more...] about The 4 Levels of Competence

This post is by far my most personal to date so don't expect to learn much about the technicalities of fixing shoulder mobility or analyzing athletic body positions in this one. Also expect to come across way more curses than usual, so if you're easily offended, please hit the "back" button and check out a different post. I'm going to let my Jersey out a little on … [Read more...] about Reflections and introspection on life and the little I’ve learned over the last 46 years

What do we all do over 20,000 per day, but often never even give a thought to?The human body can go weeks without food, days without water, but only a few minutes without air. Breathing is one of the first signs we look for to see if someone is alive or dead. In many cultures the same word is used for breath as they use for spirit or "life force", such as Chi or … [Read more...] about Breathing: How, What, When and Why

If I could change the names of any of the tests in the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), it would most certainly be the Deep Squat, the In-Line Lunge and the Trunk Stability Push-Up.Why?What do those 3 names all have in common? They are also connected to popular gym exercises, so much debate, misinterpretation and confusion comes out how we look at these movements. … [Read more...] about Tests vs Exercises