Travis asks… “You mentioned emotional/mental blocks to healing. This is the great question: what to do to prevent or redirect chronic pain? I’ve watched so many folks go through knee/hip replacement surgery in my life and also celebrities and aging athletes. The great question is what causes and sustains pain. …
Climbing the Wrong Damn Mountain
I wanted to share Ted’s comments in regards to the Darkside of mental toughness and stubbornness. Because this lesson is oh-so-important. As you’ll see it can take decades of your life… “This mentality kept me competing in Olympic style Tae Kwon Do way longer than I should of been (leading …
Stubbornness vs. Mental Toughness
In reply to the Dark Side of Mental Toughness, Rick sent this in… “Well I don’t think being stubborn to the point of stupidity has anything to do with mental toughness, Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.” I disagree. Let me show you why… …
When to Push Through vs. When to Back Off
I want to share a note I received from a customer named Craig as it holds a couple of key learning lessons (one’s that even I need reminders of from time to time). “Unfortunately, I’ve also been dealing with an unexplained shoulder injury for the past month and a half. …
The Dark Side of Mental Toughness
If some mental toughness is good, more must be better! Not true. In discussing mental toughness, it is key to understand that it has a shadow. And that shadow is that your mind can override things. It can override the signals that your body is sending you. It can override …
I Hurt My Back…
It happened! For the first time in something like eight years I hurt my lower back. (Methinks that’s a pretty good run.) Was it from kettlebell juggling? Was it bent pressing a heavy weight? Was it doing arched back handstand pushups? None of the above. It was simply cleaning a …
Growing Your Brain through Movement
“The moment we pay attention to our movement, the brain resumes growing at a very rapid rate.” – Dr. Anat Baniel I came across this quote in a book I read the other day and had to share it. Can I talk about being smart for a second without sounding …
Goals for Health and Pain-Free Movement
“How do you decide upon fitness goals? I’ve struggled with this my whole life. I’m not interested in lifting any specific amount of weight or anything, I just want to be healthy and pain free.” – Watts Personally, I do enjoy this stuff, so picking something challenging and going after …
Low CNS vs. High CNS Workout
“Could you give me an example (s) of a low cns workout and high cns workout?” There are three main points to look regarding impacts on the central nervous system in training: 1 – Severity, Intensity and Volume The main thing that will differentiate between a high CNS workout and …
Combating Inflammation to Move Well
“How do I get rid of constant inflammation and body ache? I’ve had it for years from improper lifting and sports in my youth. I can barely move these days!” – Jack Unfortunately, this is quite common. I remember talking to a friend of mine who had gotten into competitive …
Weak Links in Injuries
Charlie commented on my article about training weak links last week. (If you missed that you can see both parts here and here. He asks, “How did you ever think of these? I had a right shoulder problem a few years back and did all the standard PT stretches and …
Intuitive Mobility Sneak Peek
Last month I posted half of the Introduction module to Intuitive Mobility to give a glimpse inside. You can see that here. And I received feedback that videos from different modules gives a better feel for the whole course. So I’m leaving those previous videos up and giving you more. …
Intuitive Mobility Introduction
I’m sharing the first half of the first module of Intuitive Mobility to give you a taste of what’s inside. This is twenty-five minutes worth of education on what mobility is all about and why you want it (especially at the intuitive level). Introduction to Mobility Standing on the Shoulders …
To Warmup or Not Warmup?
Like all things, whether or not you should do a warmup depends on quite a few different factors. I was just reading through a book that recommended spending 15 minutes engaging in a warmup in order to maximize performance. That may well be the case, but that fact is that …
8 Overrated Fitness Ideas
Please note that when I say overrated, I mean just that. These are rated higher than they ought to be in my judgment. That doesn’t mean they aren’t useful at all or don’t have their places. With that in mind start ruffling some feathers… Marathons This is still seen by …