Athletic Health

I know we are on to something when I start seeing similar things pop up in a bunch of different modalities and training methods.

Save it with your Low Trap Y's. That's not the answer.

The very first episode of 4A Performance Institute Podcast!

Read, read, read, read, read, read, read.

From a social standpoint, humans all boil down to two fundamental concepts. The need to have a social network and the need to fit in.

Sitting back and observing conversation has led me to a very obvious enlightenment.

Let's strip away the complexities of this outstanding science and get to the root of what we are trying to do.

Our bodies are massively skewed in the direction of External Rotation and Extension. So is our world. How can you possibly balance this out. Well its not going to be easy.

Craniosacral Therapy can come off extremely hippy-like if you let it but dive down to the depths and the foundation that CST is built on and you will find some very real and very accurate science.

Is there a more popular word in the fitness industry than core? The definition of this is actually pretty fuzzy. Experts often disagree on what the core actually is. Here is what I think it is.

Heart Rate Variability is one of the few, if not the only sports science device that I think has a lot of value. The science behind it is excellent but the practicality of it isn't exactly bulletproof.

Traditionally speaking, Mental Toughness is something that we all understand but I think we actually mis-understand it. Let's dive a little deeper

The educational world has isolated systems to make learning easier but in practice, nothing can be isolated. Everything is Connected to Everything.

Applying brain science to the weight room comes down to one thing. Inputs create outputs.

Every person that you come across is Rubik’s Cube. Some are more challenging than others but it’s just a game. Solve the puzzle!

Is exercise the same thing as meditation?

So often in the training universe we hear about the “ideal world.” But everyone knows that’s not a real place. Take a step in developing “real world” power here.

Being super strong equals slow speed strength. Is that what you really want?

Everywhere we look in the body, we are designed around one concept. Variability. Optimal health requires it. Athletes need it.

Joe Hanna stopped by 4A Headquarters today to chat about some lessons in PRI and running a business.

As a newly certified CSCS or ATC there is one place that you DEFINITELY should try to get a job...Minor League Baseball!

I am not trying to make anyone look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame but I do want you to be able to get there if you need to.

Vision is a very physical process. Travel down the pathway of how you can develop poor vision just because you have crappy hamstrings or your boss sucks or any number of other possibilities.

I joined this industry to introduce more people to my savage ways. I went AWOL and starting turning into a pseudo-PT. But now I’m back baby. Put some iron on my back and let’s work.

If your workout doesn’t include some level of misery, don’t even bother showing up.