Movement Podcast

A player’s 40-yard dash results at the NFL combine can mean the difference in millions of dollars for elite athletes. Every decade, we see faster athletes in every sport across the board.  In today’s episode, Gray & Lee breakdown the anatomy of speed, discuss how athletes try to improve it, and what are some pitfalls when trying to obtain it. We cover POSE running, quickness vs. speed & a...

Our guest this week is Mike Perry.  Based in Massachusetts, Mike is the founder and co-owner of Skill of Strength gym,  along with his wife,  Amanda. He has worked with athletes across many professional disciplines and specializes in training “mixed martial arts” fighters. Today, we discuss with Mike how he found his way into MMA training, programming for combat athletes, advice for those getting...

Welcome to the Season 3 Premiere of the Movement Podcast.  We’re excited to be back!  We wanted to start this season off by answering some questions you all have been asking over the past 2 seasons through our website and our social media channels.   Today we answer your questions and discuss the guys’ opinions on chiropractic adjustments, life hacks they use, coaching your own movement dysfunctio...

The Movement Podcast returns with season 3, premiering March 4th.  Please join us as we dive deeper into human movement. Functional Movement Systems YouTube Facebook Instagram X (Twitter ) Subscribe to the FMS Newsletter

From those starting a weight loss journey to ultra-marathon athletes, running is one of the most popular choices of exercise. It’s also one of the most common causes of injury, with over 50 percent of regular runners getting hurt each year. For our season 2 finale, we explore running.  We tackle a lot… From shoe selection to running technique, to overpronation, and can it be fixed? We discuss runn...

Our guest today is Eric D’Agati. Eric brings a wealth of knowledge to the show as a coach, trainer, and instructor based in New Jersey. He’s trained a diverse population of clients who include World Series Champions, All-Americans, and Pro-Bowl athletes.  On this episode, we cover a wide range of topics. From movement readiness to injury prevention, to giving athletes an edge, this show is packed....

When it comes to fitness these days, social media rules.  It has removed barriers and given individuals the power to reach millions of people. But as it becomes our main source of information, is this a good thing for the health of our population?  We look at the exploding popularity of fitness influencers, discuss mentors, entertainers versus educators, and how we choose to either be the problem...

Our guest today is Dr. Jenna Gourlay. Jenna is a sports physical therapist, adjunct professor, and mentor, based in Evansville, Indiana. She has a contagious passion for the PT industry and is driven to help empower PTs in all stages of their careers. Today we discuss how she went from PE to PT and the overall educational system. We talk undergrad, residencies, and give a wealth of knowledge for t...

Don’t slouch. Sit up straight. Keep your head up. Familiar sayings that all deal with the same thing: Posture.  On this episode, the guys discuss the importance of posture in our overall health, reasons for bad posture, how we measure it, and finding ways to correct it. For our final segment, we bring back a good friend of the podcast, Brian Nguyen, who deepens the conversation on posture with Gra...

We’ll return next week with a full episode. Until then, we wanted to provide you with some content to think about. We would like to give you a broader sense of some of the terms and tools we use with movement. Enjoy this quick moment with Gray. Learn more about the FMS system HERE . Start your FMS education HERE. Functional Movement Systems YouTube Facebook Instagram X (Twitter ) Subscribe to the...

On this week's episode, Lee and Gray discuss HIIT Training. This popular form of exercise is everywhere and used by strength coaches with professional athletes, as well as the average fitness enthusiast.  The guys discuss the importance of proper form and how to integrate correctives into a HIIT workout. They close with insight on CrossFit with what the brand has gotten right and what they ma...

Every day, you take around 20,000 breaths, whether you notice it or not. It affects all parts of the human experience, from our physical to our mental state. On today’s episode, we explore breathing and its connection to health and movement. The guys discuss breathing dysfunction, syncing your breath, posture, and coaching. We dive into breathing techniques and fixes, breathing screens, and close...

Our guest is Alwyn Cosgrove.  Alwyn is a world-renowned fat loss expert, author and business mentor based in LA.  In this episode, we dive into topics for young trainers, designing fitness programs, Alwyn's background in martial arts, and ideas concerning fat loss and metabolic load.  So let’s get going with the Movement Podcast, powered by FMS. Functional Movement Systems YouTube Facebook In...

From wearable devices to the scale in your bathroom, there are a ton of tech choices in the fitness world these days. But as we continue to track ourselves more, is there such a thing as too much data? We explore that idea on today’s episode. Gray and Lee discuss how devices can motivate us and can also overwhelm and potentially shame us, which metrics to focus on, the importance of how we consume...

For the third consecutive year Arlington, VA was voted the “Fittest City in the United States.” With that as a backdrop, Gray and Lee discuss what “fit” really means.  We look at what factors are used to define “fit” and what variables may be overlooked as well. They explore socioeconomic status, stress, and other risk factors that play a part in fitness. Gray also compares our current fitness exp...

Play, practice, or train?  Simple concepts we all understand, but what are their differences and when should you be doing each one? On this episode, we break that down.  This idea is based on an article, Gray wrote years ago, that still rings true. First, we cover the basics, and Gray uses his kettlebell journey with Brett Jones as an example. We talk cartwheels, tennis, South American football dr...

Welcome to the season 2 premiere of the Movement Podcast. In this episode, Gray and Lee sit down with Brian Nguyen. Brian’s resume includes Head Athletic Trainer for the LA Avengers, Assistant AT for the Jacksonville Jaguars, as well as Coach & Trainer for many movies including: The Longest Yard, Semi-Pro, Invincible & The Fighter… to name a few. Brian has worked with many actors, from Mil...

The Movement Podcast is back with season 2, premiering September 17th.  Here is a sneak peek of what to expect on the show and what's new in season 2.  Please join us as we dive deeper into human movement. Functional Movement Systems YouTube Facebook Instagram X (Twitter ) Subscribe to the FMS Newsletter

On the Season 1 finale of the Movement Podcast, Gray and Lee sit with a local Virginian, Charlie Hurt. Charlie is the Opinion Editor and columnist for The Washington Times and a Fox News contributor. We open with why Charlie sought out the guys for treatment and how being unaware of an everyday behavior was the cause of his pain.  Gray explains how function, not structure-- may be causing your mov...

On this episode, Lee and Gray sit down with a longtime friend, Sue Falsone.  Sue was the first female head athletic trainer in any of the major American professional sports leagues as the Head A.T. for the Los Angeles Dodgers as well as the Head A.T. and Sports Performance Coach with the US Soccer’s Men’s National Team. She is also the author of Bridging the Gap: From Rehab to Performance and is t...

On this episode, our guest Dr. Kyle Kiesel discusses musculoskeletal (MSK) health problems and their impact. MSK health problems are now the biggest overall expense for insurance companies. 50% of the U.S. adult population or 125 million people have an MSK problem today and data points to it becoming more prevalent. Kyle is Program Director of Physical Therapy at the University of Evansville, a re...

On this episode of the Movement podcast, the guys tackle weight loss.  We open with a nod to Happy Gilmore, then begin breaking down some of the most common problems individuals have with losing weight.   The guys go into details such as liquid calories, inflammation in the body, and unconsciously setting ourselves up for failure.  Gray shares his secret to quitting a bad habit and how simply reco...

On this week's episode (recorded on 4/30/20) , we speak with Chris Poirier, owner of the fitness equipment company, Perform Better . Chris is a major influence on today’s fitness industry; a leader in education and product trends. He explains how he founded Perform Better over two decades ago. He details how aligning education with products early on gave him a competitive edge, his strategies...

On this episode, Gray and Lee sit down with their good friend, Dr. Greg Rose. Greg is a leading expert in fitness and movement, based out of Oceanside, CA, and a founder of the Titleist Performance Institute, also known as TPI . Greg specializes in working with professional athletes with a focus on golf and baseball. In this episode, the guys discuss who among them has the best golf game, tips for...

Today we have a very special episode of the Movement podcast. We celebrate Father’s Day with Gray's dad, Mr. Linwood Cook and Lee's dad, Mr. Sammy Burton. The dads tell stories about Gray and Lee growing up in the small town of Chatham, Virginia. The conversation includes: Motorcycles, body casts, sciatica, the 1970's equivalent of an iPhone, raising pigs, work ethic, resourcefulnes...