"I saw these really SPORT SPECIFIC workouts on Instagram. Maybe we could incorporate some of these exercises" If I had a nickel for every time I got some variation of that line, I'd have at least $50. Keep in mind, that's 1,000 nickels. Point Is: I get that line often. While it's of good intentions it's 100% uneducated and misguided. Keep in mind, its not the clients fault. "You Only Know Everything You've Learned"- Alwyn Cosgrove And unfortunately for the last 2-3 decades the "fitness biz" has done a piss poor job of actually educating the public. Instead, we used to hold "speed camps" and "combine training" where your kid would get faster in a … [Read more...]
UMBC Sports Performance Seminar: A Review
June 7, 2019 by
Most "fitness" seminars and continuing ed events are thinly veiled revenue streams junk. But the one day "Sports Performance Seminars" that colligate strength coaches put on are almost universally always good. WHY? Because the speakers at these events actually DO what they're talking about. Unlike "fitness" events, the strength coaches product is PERFORMANCE. Not a certification or gadget. Strength coaches, sports scientists and physical therapists are on the floor or in the clinic or in the lab, with athletes under the bar or on the table, 9-12 hours a day most days of the week. You're learning from people who have REAL WORLD … [Read more...]
You Should Do This: Plate Resisted Dead Bug
November 1, 2017 by
"Roll the belt buckle to the chin.." "Push the bottom rib into the abs...." I say those about 50 times a day. Why? It's all about the Open Scissor position. It's no good. But its the default for lots of people. Instead of using the "core" to brace against the forces, this default makes you Instagram famous uses the lumbar spine and pelvis, driving into each other, to buttress forces. In a perfect world we want a neutral scissor position. The neutral scissor is just the "Pillar" or "Cylinder" position, nothing new. Core Control: You don't want excessive lumbar movement, flexion (rounding) or arching (extension). We need to be able to put the … [Read more...]
