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Working out with odd-shaped objects for the win! . Why is working out with odd-shaped objects beneficial? . Many have become very efficient and strong at moving weight connected to a barbell, dumbbell, or kettlebell, which is great!... . Being strong is never a negative. . But during our moving process, it became very apparent to me that my strength transfer to non-barbell objects was less than desired. . And life is not connected to a barbell. . As a result, I will be implementing a lot more strength training with irregular-shaped objects. . When choosing an odd-shaped object, first find something with a weight that you can handle well. . Second, make sure you can maintain good body position while you perform your exercise. . And third, have fun! . This was a really fun and great change of pace to my normal routine. . Stay human in a non-human world my friends. See more

Table sugar vs. wheat bread. . Did you know that table sugar has a glycemic index of 63, while the glycemic index of wheat bread is a whopping 70+?? . Although bread does contain some nutrients, and wheat bread is generally considered a health food, it definitely causes a big blood glucose spike due to its high glycemic index and carries some risk.... . Beware that general knowledge is generally wrong. . According to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, "Eating many high-glycemic-index foods which cause powerful spikes in blood sugar can lead to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, (2) heart disease, (3), (4) and overweight, (5,6) (7). There is also preliminary work linking high-glycemic diets to age-related macular degeneration, (8) ovulatory infertility, (9) and colorectal cancer. (10)" . If you are someone that typically eats a lot of bread, try substituting some veggies in its place.You may just feel a whole lot better! . Let me know if you want more info on nutrition. . Stay healthy my friends. . . See more

Are your rehab/corrective exercises painful? . If so, you may be doing too much or not focusing on doing them ideally. . Are you frustrated and looking to get yourself out of pain? Find a someone who focuses on the details.... . It's not so much what exercise you are doing but how you are doing it. . Kettle up presses can be amazing for shoulder health and stability. . 9lb kettle bells already surpassed @primalstrengthdoc functional capacity and these presses were painful for her. . Cues here were for fully activating the core and resetting the rib position. The hollowing you see below the rib cage on the left side was not allowing optimal core stabilization, leading to rib flair. . Rib flair will not let you optimally activate your scapular stabilizers. . Those fixes plus centrated neck position enabled immediate pain-free presses with the same weight. . You can thrive by always optimizing the rehab/corrective exercise with proper breathing, body position and technique. . Pain = pump those breaks . DM me if you are frustrated and want some help with your shoulder pain. Stay improving my friends. P.S. Watch previous video to see some of the progression process and let me know if you have any questions.

Do you want to move better, feel better, and perform better? . If the answer is yes, you must first normalize breathing to achieve full activation of the core. Breath normalization and ideal core activation is the foundation of human performance. . In this video you can see @primalstrengthdoc breathing "low, fully activating the diaphragm and creating intra-abdominal pressure.This automatically puts her pelvis in a neutral position and allows the lower anterior abdominal mus...culature to engage. . Maintaining the position while breathing out increases the recruitment of lower abdominals like a boss. . You can see the decreased tension in her low back erectors as they "soften" and look less like iron rods. . This activation and neutral position allow her to engage her lower scapular stabilizers in connection with the posterior oblique chains and upright through the shoulders and neck. . This DNS 3-month press up exercise is a great way to start getting ideal shoulder stabilization. . Stay centrated my friends! . . . #pt #dns #rehab #chiropractic #physicaltherapy #bjj #jiujitsu #physicaltherapist #workout #trainhard #crossfit #fitness #fit #bjjlifestyle #healthyfood #yoga #mobility #stability #strength See more

Shoulder Pain Is no Fun. . Many people have been to rehab, pt, and done "every" corrective shoulder exercise they can find on YouTube. . The problem is many people are starting at steps 4 & 5 and missing some key steps to let their shoulders thrive.... . Step 1. Normalize breathing. Full diaphragmatic expansion allows for ideal rib fanning and lets the chest and pelvis to remain stacked. . Step 2. Ideal core activation. Thriving shoulders require 2 anterior and 2 posterior oblique chains working in harmony. This allows the correct scapular stabilizers to fire, enabling the glenohumeral joint to remain in centration. . Step 3. Centrate shoulder girdle (this includes the neck). In this video, I am assisting in retraction of the chin which puts the cervical spine in a centrated position. This allows the athlete to correctly recruit the muscle she needs to pull without pain. . Steps 4, 5, & 6. There is no cookie cutter system or protocol that works for everyone here. But, this is where strengthening weak muscles, mobility work, soft tissue work and rehab protocols start to hit home runs, because the foundation has already been set from the first 3 steps. . Stay centrated my friends. . . . #bjj #bjjlifestyle #workout #bench #deadlift #squat #trainhard #workout #chiropractic #dns #pt #rehab #movement #yoga #jiujitsu #healthyfood #crossfit #fit #fitness See more

When what you love to learn empowers people to love to live. Integrating and understanding developmental kinesiology taught by the Prague School of Rehabilitation allows me to use the principles of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS). DNS enables us to effectively reactivate our inherent movement patterns. A basic understanding of the hierarchy of how our bodies move is necessary to treat injury or train performance ideally.These pictures demonstrate working on scapu...lar stabilization - uprighting and stabilization of the neck shoulder girdle complex. Developmental 3 month prone position can be used for a variety of things including proper diaphragmatic breathing, low back pain or stiffness, shoulder stability, neck stability and many other areas. For DNS trainers and clinicians, here are few cues I’ve picked up over the years from @rintala_movementflow @mjezkova and @michaltruc and many more. Have the person breathe as low as they can abdominally and have them feel their pelvis shift out of anterior pelvic tilt. As this happens, have them maintain the position on the breath out. They should feel a good activation of very low abdominal musculature. Attempt to cue optimal glenohumeral position. This will not be possible if the ribs are still flared in open scissor position. On an exhalation, gently guide their ribs into a neutral position with the pelvis. if there still is a slight drop in the upper thoracic C/T junction area, cue heavy necklace where you have them press gently into where the necklace would hang. This will further stimulate uprighting of the spine. If you can't "fix" a shoulder or neck issue you may be skipping steps such as breathing, core activation, pelvis and torso positioning, spine uprighting....Trainers & Clinicians - If this interests you, courses can be found at rehabps.com Do you have a nagging shoulder or neck issue that you’d like to resolve? Feel free to message me or ask questions below. Have an enlightened day!

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Giving athletes the missing link. The secret sauce is simple ..... focus on the fundamentals of good movement and only progress when an athlete is ready. Long-term success and improvement can only be made when the proper foundation is built.... From youth to professionals, following the same principles will give you the best end result. Sport-specific training means .... build the proper foundation, then strengthen the athletes so they can maintain proper core activation, stabilization, and joint centration in whatever their specific sport demands. We are so happy to be growing @neutrility and adding new athletes and sports to the Neutrility family weekly. From amateur to professional, an awareness of the benefits of good movement is being instilled. Youth jiu-jitsu and wrestlers working on fundamentals side by side with pro surfer Jordy Collins. New Neutrility team members from @teammesarim starting the movement mastery journey. Stay Awesome My Friends

The What and the Why: To help Taylor move better through rotation so he can perform better when surfing & surf pain free. The way we are using this exercise is to help train neutral, parallel chest and pelvis position while rotating the torso around the hip and shoulder joint. Taylor has been experiencing and dealing with right knee pain, groin pain, and tight and painful hamstring muscles off and on for many years. Example of how training this will help eliminate pain and ...increase surf performance: When Taylor approaches the top turn while surfing front side and looking over his left shoulder, his ribs on the left side tilt superior and away from being neutral with his pelvis. This inhibits the oblique chain and disconnects maximal coupled force generation from upper and lower body resulting in loss of performance and pain. While the left side tilts superiorly, the right crunches down causing internal rotation of femur and loss of ideal stabilization of the right leg. The result is an overloading of the knee, hip, and hamstring which over time leads to pain and possible injury. Retrain pattern = more explosive turns. Picture 1 shows the tilting of the ribs and pelvis top side and compression of bottom. Pictures 2, 3, & 4 show positioning with chest and pelvis parallel. I am cueing Taylor to not let his shoulders or ribs disconnect during the rotation around the bottom hip and shoulder.Pictures 5 & 6 show that adding load can help to cement the movement pattern if done in the correct sequence with ideal loading. This is a DNS side-lying position exercise. If you want to learn more, I will be hosting a DNS advanced movement course in April that will be incorporating DNS movements, principles and loading with kettlebells. Stay Healthy My Friends. @taylor_knox Photos by @jgtm_studios

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Is increasing your vertical 20+ inches in a year possible? For this athlete it was. I started working with Adam when a back injury kept him off the court. At first, he could only touch the bottom of the net.We started with breathing, core work and proper loading of the feet, ankles, knees and hips.... By restimulating correct loading and stabilizing patterns, we allowed Adam’s athleticism to be unlocked. Before we did a single rep with weight, Adam went from touching the bottom of the net to grabbing the rim in roughly 2 months.It has been a year since we started working together 2-3 times a week and he is now dunking, has gained 30+ lbs and is ready for his senior season. A driven athlete is always a pleasure to work with. This young man put in hard work week after week. Super proud coach! Stay Dominate My Friends

Too much Turkey? Come join us @neutrility for a killer group session. Don't let my manbun and beard scare you off. The workout is designed to be scalable for any fitness level and to help you reach your next goal. Get the support of a great group of regulars and try something new!!! No one to watch the kids? Bring them to the the kids basics class and they are welcome to stay during yours.

I will be watching my daughter and other Gracie Barra Carlsbad competitors at the Pyramyd. Have a fun healthy weekend.

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