Abs Move Air for Better Movement The influences of gravity and our anatomy establish a path of least resistance of airflow to the lower front of the lungs and ribcage. Your ability to exhale effectively is dependent on your ability to expel the air from this area. It is the abdominal muscles that strongly influence […]
All Gain No Pain
Movement and Pressure
Movement is pressure management. This video I shot of our local Tube Man is representative of this thought. He dances by altering his internal pressure. We create internal forces via fluid (air or water) pressure to overcome the forces that are applied against us such as training loads, ground reaction forces, and gravity. If we […]
Overcoming Resistance… The mental kind
The battle must be fought anew every day. – Steven Pressfield The War of Art is a book written by Steven Pressfield originally intended for writers, artists, and creative types to overcome the issues associated with starting and completing any new work or activity. The first third of the book (and most of the remainder) […]
One Arm Pulldown Variations
The ability to control and manipulate the pressures inside your body allow you to work against the external forces associated with gravity and those created by the demands of the task at hand in any daily or athletic movement. The better we are at pressure control, the better we tend to move. Asymmetrical and unilateral […]
Contingencies… What to do when things don’t go as planned
I can assure you with relative confidence that today will not go as planned. Someone will interrupt your productive time. You’ll get distracted from your task at hand. Your work will take longer than expected. Someone else will be using the piece of equipment that you need at the gym. You’ll forget your prepacked lunch. […]