by Seth Oberst | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
I know this piece will sting some deeply as I have found that those who do love ellipticals seem to really love ellipticals. But the fact of the matter is, ellipticals are pretty awful and if you respect yourself as an athlete – don’t use them. Many of you...
by Seth Oberst | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
As a physio, I see a lot of running-related injury, dysfunction, and performance loss. Depending on who you read, injury incidence among runners can be as high as 85% many of which are due to training errors and poor mechanics. In that vein, this week’s post is...
by Seth Oberst | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
As a coach or physio, we’re always looking for the most simple and effective cue we can give an athlete to elicit the best movement. Invariably, the best coaches and physios I’ve worked with know how to get more out of their athletes with seemingly less...
by Seth Oberst | Feb 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
We are living in an era where often disparate fields of medicine, rehabilitation, pain science, and strength & conditioning can communicate freely and openly, ultimately improving human performance. This post is an example of such. I am happy to share an open...
by Seth Oberst | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
We’ve already discussed how to increase performance with breathing and bracing strategies during movements (I highly recommend checking out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 to get the whole picture), but what about when the training, competition, mission, or workday...
by Seth Oberst | Jan 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how mouth breathing can alter head-neck control. In Part 2, we talked breathing during max effort. And as we discussed, holding your breath (with appropriate mechanics) is a natural, physiologic method for maximizing spinal...
