by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy Trains, Athletic performance, balance, Biomechanics, Blog, body, Body Care, elasticity, functional movement, Functional Patterns, functionality, Glutes, Human Performance, Human potential, improve performance, Improved Cognition, Intrinsic stability, Joint control, Joint health, Kinesthetic, Mental Health, Mobility, Motor Control, movement, Muscle Association, Muscle balance, Physiology, Postural correction, psoas, rectus abdominis, Rugged, running, structural integration, Tensegrity, tissue health, Train Rugged, training, TVA
The buzz is out everybody, functional training is in. But what is functional training? Everybody seems to have a gimmick, in a moment I’m going to share my gimmick, but seriously, wtf is functional training? A lot of times, programs and trainers are going to...
by admin | Jan 10, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy Trains, Athletic performance, Biomechanics, bipeds, Body Care, Breathing exercises, elasticity, Fascia, functional movement, Functional Patterns, gait work, glute workout, Glutes, health, How to Work Your Glutes, Human Movement, Human Optimization, low back pain, Motor Control, Muscle balance, muscle function, Personal Training, Rugged, structural integration, Tensegrity, Train Rugged, training
Evolutionary Biology If you study anthropology, you’ll learn that one of the ways that humans came to rise above other animal classes is that we stood up. Our jaws got smaller as our brains grew larger, and eventually this led to us picking up our heads, and so...
by admin | Jan 3, 2018 | alignment training, Anatomy, Biomechanics, health, Health Coach, Rugged, Spatial Medicine, structural integration, Train Rugged, training
Having been in the health and exercise industry for over 12 years now I see the same trends new year after new year. People get back to hitting the gym hard. They exercise incessantly, and make elaborate plans to ‘do big things’ with their health. Whereas...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy Trains, Biomechanics, bipeds, Conditioning, elasticity, Nature, Psychology, Restorative, Rugged, Spatial Medicine, tissue health, Train Rugged
A History Lesson Muscles have evolved to do more than move you through space or carry you through ‘exercise’. As a matter of fact, the musculoskeletal system has evolved over time as the fist line of defense in keeping your body healthy. Thousands of years...
by admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Anatomy, Anatomy Trains, Biomechanics, bipeds, Blog, Body Care, Bodywork, Efficiency, embodiment, functional movement, Functional Patterns, gait work, health, Kinesthetic, Motor Control, Nervous System, Optimization, Personal Training, Rugged, Tensegrity, Train Rugged, training
There are three ways to physically change your body in a way that promotes healthy growth. None of them are easy, but mindbody connection isn’t an easy path. However, after years of practicing and bringing my awareness to it I can say that I think it is an...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | alignment training, Anatomy, Anatomy Trains, balance, Biomechanics, functional movement, Functional Patterns, functionality, gait work, health, Optimization, Personal Training, Postural correction, Posture, Rugged, Tensegrity, TVA
“Parlez-vous Français?” Learning a New Language Body mechanics (ie; flex, extend, bend) are a language, just like any other industry. As a trainer it becomes my job to teach you, the mover, how to understand this language through the application...