Stretching · June 16, 2022
Stretching Is Training
Stretching gets dismissed as fluff or sold as a cure-all. Both miss the point. The thing that determines if it works is treating it like training.
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Personal Training · June 5, 2022
Should You Hire a Personal Trainer?
Hiring a personal trainer is worth it when you're getting coaching, not supervision. Here's how to tell the difference, and what good training actually looks like.
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Stretching · May 16, 2022
Lower Back Stretches: Are They Effective?
A direct, mechanism-based answer on if lower back stretches actually help, when they do, and why chronic low back pain usually needs more than a stretch routine to resolve.
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Functional Range Conditioning · April 14, 2022
Video: Tight Calves, Or A Lack Of Ankle Eversion?
Are your calves chronically tight? Perhaps it's because you lack ankle eversion. Learn more about how to stretch the ankle in this video.
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Functional Range Conditioning · March 16, 2022
My Upper Traps: A Closer Look
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body, and yet, it doesn't get the care and attention it needs. Let's change that.
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Functional Range Conditioning · February 21, 2022
Level Up Your Stretching With PAILs And RAILs
PAILs and RAILs are the most effective tools in FRC for building lasting joint mobility. Learn how they work, why isometrics beat passive stretching, and how to use them correctly.
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Barefoot Training · January 13, 2022
Why Barefoot Training Is The Way
Barefoot training isn't a trend. It's a return to how the foot was built to work and what happens when you give it room to actually do that.
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Functional Range Conditioning · January 12, 2022
Warm-Ups: Make Them Broadly Specific
Most warm-ups raise your temperature and stop there. Here's the broad-to-specific framework we use at Motive Training, why CARs are the piece most programs skip, and how to warm up for Austin's version of stiff.
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Functional Range Conditioning · December 10, 2021
What Is Functional Range Conditioning: An Intro
Functional Range Conditioning allows us to take training one step further to make you the most functional human being you can be.
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Functional Training · December 10, 2021
Functional Fitness - Evolving Past "Pattern Training"
You can take the pattern/functional fitness approach and hope it covers all your bases. Or take the FRC approach and ensure it does.
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Functional Range Conditioning · December 10, 2021
You Can't Move Where You Can't Move
You can't move where you can't move. - Dr. Spina. This article explains why it's essential to improve joint range of motion.
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Functional Range Conditioning · December 10, 2021
Case Study: Fixing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
We apply principles from Functional Range Conditioning to improve shoulder mobility for those diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
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