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

In the past few weeks I've had a few eye opening experiences that inspired this post regarding how we go about preparing athletes. Both were related to baseball and softball, but the concepts we will discuss can be carried over to just about any discipline or activity.The first instance was a high school baseball player who came in for a training session and told me that … [Read more...] about Learn, Practice, Train

The Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR) is one of the fundamental tests of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) that is a lower limb reciprocal pattern that assesses dynamic hip mobility while simultaneously looking at core stability and motor control of the trunk and pelvis during single leg hip hinging.A few notes to consider:-It is NOT simply a hamstring test!!! Sure, the … [Read more...] about The Basics of the Leg Raise