Optimal varies with imposed demands (load, speed, surface, fatigue, visual cues, stance width, pelvic position, hip joint shape, etc.). Squatting is not as simple as knees out being better than knees in or toes out being better than toes straight. Variability is the ideal. It would be desirable to be able squat in many different […]
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Thoughts on Long-Term Athletic Development and Training Young Athletes
This was actually a Facebook post that did pretty well in the “likes” department so I thought I’d build on it a bit for a blog. Thoughts on long-term athletic development… 1. In a sporting environment, athletes perform based on learned prediction models associated with experience. 2. Research supports the understanding that motor [movement] variability […]
Perception, Threat, Pain, and Purple
A brief thought/memory on perception of threat, the brain, and pain… Back in the mid 90’s I worked in Florida for a bit and met Chris who was another PT at a beach party. He was heavily tattooed, had spiky hair, and multiple earrings in each ear. In talking to some co-workers who knew him […]
Genetics, BDNF, Rehab, and Performance
Saturday Conversations… Genetics, BDNF, Rehab, and Performance On Saturdays after wrapping up working with clients and hanging out at IFAST, I usually spend lunch with Rufus (AKA Grant Gardis), Lance, and the interns chatting over fajitas and a margarita. Conversation is always varied and will cover a full spectrum from relationship advice to high-level sports […]
Freak of Fitness, Bernard Hopkins via MensHealth.com
I had the privilege of spending an afternoon speaking with Light-heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins and watching him train. MensHealth.com was there to video the day and recorded some great training and interview footage. Dr. Nick Ratamess and I were on hand to provide commentary on how a 48-year-old Hopkins does what he does. It was […]