by Seth Oberst | Jun 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
What is the target organ/system of training? While many think it’s the muscular or cardiovascular systems, the true target is the nervous system. The brain exists to move us thru, and interact with, the environment. The sensory input our nervous system receives...
by Seth Oberst | Jun 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Movement baselines, or the minimum movements necessary for human function and performance, are essential to efficiency and resiliency. The inability to perform basic movements set us up for failure down the road as I believe it lowers the ceiling on performance and...
by Seth Oberst | May 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
The following post was featured by my friend and Endurance coach/beast Jeff Ford of Conviction Training Facility on his site FireCoachingConsulting.com (I was stoked to talk ideas with their coaches and athletes a few weeks back).Look, my purpose here has always been...
by Seth Oberst | May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Olympic lifts and their derivatives are complex, powerful, and pretty awesome movements. We feel that a graded approach is necessary in coaching these movements in order to maximize performance and efficiency as well as prevent injury. Here’s a guest post from...
by Seth Oberst | Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
In case you missed it, here is the piece I wrote for my buddy Dr. Dan Pope’s site FitnessPainFree.com:Proper squatting forms the basis of any performance system and is essential to meaningful function as an athlete and human – which includes the elderly...
by Seth Oberst | Apr 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
What is the definition of a good athlete? Is it the pitcher who throws a great curveball? Or the elite 100m sprinter? How about the 3-point artist on the basketball team? How about the individual that does all of them well and easily picks up new skills – the...