The so called experts say that the reason we all have poor posture is because we sit and drive too much. This is a lie, because when Grog the cavemen decided to sit on a tree stump instead of the ground, chairs have been used for a very long time. The Book The Posture of School Children is about 100 years old and talks about "corrective" methods because of poor posture. Number one solution? Get [...]

One of the most demanding positions in all sports is the NFL Quarterback. My interest now is to see what happens over the next few weeks regarding Peyton's neck. Clearly this injury is a very complicated problem and many experts will voice their opinion, but what is underlying issue is private only to those involved. Many football athletes retired after neck injuries because the spine is a very c [...]

After reading an article from Tom Myers, it was interesting to see the illustrations of stick figures or the templates on paper from Keats Snideman to evaluate posture. Posture is part of the training process and some people get carried away, but posture can be measured. A simple solution to rapidly capture basic posture is to use the PostureScreen app by Posture Co. The app is a good quick and di [...]

Posture is not easy. Some athletes walk around like they lost the Superbowl and this is why I like Alan's talk at the BSMGP. Alan brought up the fact that personality has a correlation between injuries with athletes, perhaps hinting that corrective exercise is not the panacea many think. He saw the relationship between the art of coaching and sports science (namely sports medicine). When I read a [...]

One exercise that I think is a great option for those with oblique systems that tend to fail during top speed are oblique fly pulls. This exercise needs a lot of focus as it must be done slow with control. I consider this a hybrid between motor control and strength development as olympic lifts/sprinting/plyos tend to prepare the specific loading. I do think that the cook chops are good warm-up exe [...]

Please note the posture at 50m with Jeter. I am not sure what John has done in training but she is striking with great position of her hips. The pelvic position of Shelly-Ann Fraser will limit her after she becomes upright. The key is to accelerate with more quad stiffness and perhaps we will see sub 10.6 soon. [...]

Good reply’s to my post on rotation. Once again it reminds that that so often we fail to give the body credit. The structure of the body dictates its ability to move efficiently and adapt. As coaches we can’t be afraid to put the body in postures that allow it to move, adapt and self organize. Every day that I coach now I see examples of the body’s ability to solve movement pr [...]

Posture training requires a lot of time and effort, so it is more likely to see transformations with body composition than body alignment. The focus now is on getting thoracic motion to a spine that is likely to be too kyphotic. I believe that the spine will move properly if you train properly. Instead of focusing on corrective exercise prescription I focus on improving technique. The lumbar, cerv [...]

I am completely comfortable with not being popular among the fraternity of gurus, as my motives are not fueled by greed or glory. Paul Graham shared in his essays that the FBI decades ago had to change their investigation strategy with computer hackers, since a hacker's motives were not the typical drugs, money, sex, revenge. Curiosity was not on the list. I represent the irritating grain of sa [...]

The Arabesque Reach, modified from both shotput glide work and ballet is a warm-up exercise for lifting. It is a screen, a corrective movement, and just an option. From this video I can tell a lot about various strength and posture issues that must be worked on next year after the season is done with her coach as this athlete is not even going to be in the same country for most of the season. Modi [...]