Movement Efficiency
Shared Decision Making in Joint Surgery: How to Be an Active Partner in Your Surgery Decision
Key Takeaways Shared decision making pairs your surgeon’s clinical knowledge with what only you know about your goals, work and daily life. Australian codes of conduct support your right to ask questions, take time, seek a second opinion and know the costs before you consent. Three questions cover most of the ground. What are my…
See MoreBreaking the Cycle of Recurring Injuries [Part 2]
Injuries are no fun. The pain is genuinely draining. But the same injury or pain coming back again and again after you thought you had dealt with it? That takes the cake… In part 1 or this article we discussed the first 3 steps to break the cycle of recurrent injuries. Awareness and applying a…
See MoreThis is TRUE Athletic Performance: Why the Best Athlete is Never the Strongest in the Gym
True performance = [The biomechanics of improved mobility (Greater Range of motion & control)] X [Strength/Power (Force able to be applied)] Equations truly are a beautiful thing. They represent the most simple way to describe a phenomenon with a high level of accuracy. The True Performance equation There are a number of factors that…
See MoreWhy you are Always Stiff, Tired and Sore
If you have been following along, you will know that mobility is incredibly important for optimal health and performance. However, you will also know that it is poorly understood. Today I want to talk about why mobility is a function of our daily lives and the activities we do, along with why we must train…
See MoreThe single most important movement CrossFit…
Q: What is the most important movement in CrossFit/Weightlifting/Sports/Life…..? Not the squat.Not the deadlift.Not the clean.Not the snatch.Not the swing.Not a box jump.Not kipping…. None of these are the most important movement in CrossFit or in any form of fitness for that matter. However, they do all contain THE most important movement as part of…
See MoreThe key stone to quality squatting
We love squats, I love squats, everyone loves squats. They are the king of all exercises right? Well, squats and deadlifts. Nothing is more functional than having the capacity to pick things up from the floor, carry stuff on your back and move up/down. But as we endeavour to load these movements and their…
See MorePosition is power, but can you find it?
The mark of good coach or trainer is their ability to modify their coaching cues to suit the individual. What works for one person often won’t work for another. So the flexibility of the metaphorical tool box that each coach carries with them, of physical and verbal options for assisting their clients to ‘get it’,…
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