An interesting question that I get quite often relating to coaching our patients and athletes is regarding the Feed Forward Mechanism. They don’t typically use the term “Feed Forward”, but it is essentially what they are asking. So, I thought for this post we would break it down little bit to understand the positives and […]
Looking at the Transverse Plane from 30,000 Feet
Many of you who have caught one of my live events in the last year or so have heard me say that I’m “All In” when it comes to training in the transverse plane. Rotation seems to be the lost plane of movement for a number of our athletes and patients. I have been just […]
Multi Prong Approach to Ankle Mobility
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS Ankle mobility is a very common problem that wreaks havoc on the human body in general, but especially lower extremity movements. As an example, one can make a strong argument that lack of ankle dorsiflexion has a larger negative impact on the squat movement than any other restriction or […]
Are Rehab & Fitness the Next Power Duo?
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS The world has created some great combinations over the years. Peanut Butter and Jelly, Batman and Robin, Mac and Cheese, Han Solo and Chewbacca, and the list can go on and on… I would like to add another duo to that list…Rehab and Fitness. Some of you may think […]
TRX Lat Pin & Stretch
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I am always looking for new ways to improve tissue quality and performance for my athletes and patients. While I love hands on manual therapy, I often need my athletes to be able to treat themselves to a certain degree. Foam rolling and trigger point therapy with balls is […]
Is Strength Important?
by Mitch Hauschildt, MA, ATC, CSCS I hear a lot that people need to just “get strong”. Or, my patient is “weak” in that area. Or my personal favorite, they just need to work on “core strength.” Whenever I hear these statements from clinicians, it puzzles me a bit. What does it really mean to […]
