Results after 6 months of training twice a week. Nationally ranked equestrian showed up with persistent pain along her right side a a result of being thrown off of and smashed into by 1,000lb horses. She was suffering and so was her riding.
To better understand the physiological demands of her sport I bought a book from Anatomy Trains that detailed into rider and horse biomechanics. Humans have co-evolved alongside horses and the emotional and biomechanical interplay between our two species is deep. Dressage horses are raw nerves- responsive to every movement their riders make. As we regenerated her posture and gait, her pain evaporated and her riding got better- improving her human biomechanics had a carry over result to equine biomechanics.
This simultaneously blows my mind and is what I have come to expect from FP. When someone takes responsibility for regenerating their biomechanics, it always has a carryover effect in the rest of their lives- the people (and animals) around them are positively affected by their improved functionality. This is how we create a better society.
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My gait progress from Winter 2019 to Fall 2020. Learning how to see and correct dysfunctions on the human body is the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to learn. I am constantly humbled by and grateful for .nickdetarkoch et al. for helping to see myself more clearly. It’s encouraging to see the change from HBS1 til now, gotta get those lateral lines to potential the better and stabilize the pelvis before HBS2!
24/03/2020
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Use this time at home to get on top of your health in a safe, sustainable way. Don't wait till the next pandemic to realize optimal health requires a preventative approach rather than a reactionary one. Undo the adhesions in your tissues with functional patterns and health should follow.
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@ Boston, Massachusetts
Our last studio session before our Covid induced hiatus. I’ll be shifting to virtual training until testing becomes widely available. Sad I won’t be able to see my clients face to face, but excited about the possibilities... there’s a lot of potential for people to learn how to train in their own spaces with their own tools and take deeper responsibility for own healing during this time of slow chaos.
20/02/2020
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Posted • Watch until the end of the video. CERTIFIED FP HBS and his client killing it here. This right here is what it's all about folks. Humans merchanizing themselves into the actual best versions of themselves. You can actually see it! .
***TESTIMONIAL*** My name is Susan, I am 54 and I have often had problems in recent years due to injuries in my right leg.
November 2018 I made a mistake on the stairs, the pain that followed was so bad that I could not sleep or walk. My doctor prescribed various painkillers, but nothing took away the pain.
I tried everything, different physios, acupuncture and everything I could find in alternative medicine. Nothing helped.
Then my son told about functional patterns! I immediately made an appointment, at this point I knew that if I didn't find something to help me, I would never be able to enjoy my body again.
Sander didn't feel sorry, he looked at me and immediately gave me the feeling "he can help me." He explained what was wrong with my way of moving, gave assignments and advice.
I noticed that I was getting stronger, physically, but also mentally…. I got the feeling that I could get better, with patience, commitment but also Sander, his patience, clear explanation and knowledge of FP.
Walking without a stick was something I dreamed about. Now I want to start running again.
Get my life back and better than ever.
I will never be able to pay you back, but you and your knowledge of "functional patterns" have given me back my life.
28/11/2019
Posted • If in doubt, don’t stretch it out @ Boston, Massachusetts
25/11/2019
Why The Australian Ballet dancers quit stretching - Dance Informa Magazine Dance Informa speaks with Sue Mayes and Andrew Pilcher, two leading dance specialist physiotherapists, about stretching for dancers.
24/11/2019
Posted • These are all the concepts I teach people to apply on the body in my courses. Ask yourself if your college education teaches you how to apply any of these concepts to your human structure. The clear answer is no. While most fiddle with 4D movement, I have been strictly after this for the last 14 years.
Keep in mind I didn't play in the middle doing stupid backsquats or deadlifts in my process of developing my system. Many people can say a lot about how I have grabbed ideas from others, but this is one that no one can say anything about. If there were 2 rabbits to chase, I chose to chase one, while the rest chased two. Because of that, I got this coded to a degree where you can actually see changes on a human's mechanics and posture. .
FP is the system our industry needed to establish a direction to go towards. It's not magic or by accident that we get the results we do. It takes a level of precision most avoid attaining do to all the discomfort associated on this path.
I chased the rabbit and now we get hypertrophy that serves a function. Pretty. Dope. S**t.
When you open your eyes to your own unknowing, humility and growth lay before you.
Above: Dug this one up from the vaults, filmed right after I learned about FP. I had been in the fitness industry for 5 years- competitive kettlebell, heavy lifting, natural movement, yoga, hanging out a deep squat. I had to have a “morning practice” just so that I could walk and pick up my infant without my feet, knees and lower back hurting. I thought chronic pain was the cost of admission to living in my “healthy” body. And I thought I had good running form... 🤦🏻♂️
Below: Two years after dedicating myself to FP, unraveling my dysfunctions and scratching the surface of human movement potential. I'm no longer locked in trunk flexion with less kyphosis; arms are connecting and driving trunk rotation; pelvis is more stable, no longer slamming into rib cage every step (as hard.) I still have a long way to go, but the pain is gone and running has never felt this good.
Grateful for and for leading the way and for .frida and .nickdetarkoch for their time, eyes and minds helping me clean up my slop!
22/11/2019
What is fascia? It's bags within bags within bags, all the way down to the cellular level.
Thomas Myers - Fascia 101 Thomas Myers from Anatomy Trains breaks down the basics of our fascia system. For more information, be sure to visit: www.anatomytrains.com TRAINING FOR HUMA...