by Seth Oberst | Sep 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Keeping in line with this website’s dedication to improving human movement and performance, this week’s post is a list of everyday errors made by desk warriors and elite athletes alike. Errors that are made often, sometimes unknowingly, and hinder optimal...
by Seth Oberst | Sep 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Part 1 of Improving the Overhead Squat – Cueing and Maintaining an Upright Torso – can (must?) be read here. As we discussed last week, the overhead squat is nearly unmatched in its demands on stability, motor control, and power. One of the main faults in...
by Seth Oberst | Sep 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
The overhead squat is nearly peerless in developing proximal stabilization and control over a huge range of motion. It drives an athlete’s balance and proprioception (sense of the body’s position in space) and demands/develops functional flexibility. It is...
by Seth Oberst | Aug 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week we discussed the importance of load ordering on squat mechanics. Had some great response to it so this week I want to discuss the analog to this in the upper extremity – pressing/pushing movements. Here’s the problem:Are there any movements that...
by Seth Oberst | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Any time you perform squats, pick up something from the floor, walk up the stairs, or even jump and land your body is making a compromise depending on how you initiate this movement. The result may leave you with you anterior knee pain (think Patellofemoral Pain...
by Seth Oberst | Aug 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Anterior (front) shoulder pain is a common complaint in athletes and gym-goers, particularly with high-rep push-ups and presses. This problem may be a motor-control issue (poor movement pattern and muscle activation/control), but oftentimes it appears to be a...
