I am grateful I stumbled upon this thread. As a fifty yeat old personal who has been training for over 30 years ( with my share of aches and pains to prove it) and a loyal group of clients mostly baby boomer guys in their 40’s 50’s and beyond, I have come to see how this work is more imporant than ever. I used to be very old school in my approach to training, but now as the body ages and the joints are creaking more it’s become a necessity to warm up properly, and do everything to speed recovery times.
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there’s a few other approaches to joint mobility as a path towards neural re-patterning and threat reduction.
i’ve written alot about this over at me blog, so here’s a link if you’re interested.
just wanted to point this out as the approach here while great focusing on joint and mobility hasn’t unless i’ve missed it - touched on the neural side about the value of getting joints moving.
For instance, you know how lots of folks say they have tight hip flexors and foam roll like stink, right?
well, most of the folks i work with, if they do what’s called an outside toe pull (shown here, scroll down Strength Training, Bodybuilding & Online Supplement Store - T NATION ) and some ankle tilts are literally breaking parallel if they’ve had that issue with a squat or are getting much better range of motion at the hips - no stretching; just way better signaling from the joints, esp in the feet, and thus performance improvements.
we’re built for survival first, not performance; working with the nervous system to reduce threat perception = way better response, fast as the speed of the nerve signals.
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mc
thanks people… Been Busy
mc
thank you for the links new perspectives are always great.
this is just stuff I find helps me or helped me
mostly its just things I learned to do while being an athlete
while getting a massage degree and being a dropped out chiropractic student
lots of it I read here or from research I started here.
I would agree and say that there is a strong tie with ankles and having tight hips
they do travel together
Personally your toe pull is something I was showed at the OTC… but I get more results
from other ankle mobility work and a golf ball, but the links and your blog are great.
thank you
you’re welcome - i’d be keen to know if it was a z-trainer who showed you those outside toe pulls. it makes a real difference to nail the target, and get the feel of that joint (the cuboid) really moving with the talus/calcanus. wild and happy place.
all the best with your practice.
mc
mc thank you
I dont do massage for a living- just took a cert while figuring out college.
this was s snd c type at Colorado springs-
would love to see some other examples
thanks
Lots of great stuff here. Thanks
I believe that mobility is for everyone, not just as you age.
Thanks for the tips on hip flexibility… I’ve had hamstring problems for the past 20 years, but it seems to be getting worse. Any explosive movement feels like a possible tear. Any suggestions for increasing hamstring strength/mobility would be appreciated.
I’m currently rehabbing a June hammy tear, so starting from scratch again.
Vaughn
Checked in to see how summer is treating you homie! All is great down here. Talk to you soon.
Jimmy T good to see you… hope the fam is well
your looking lean!
this is a great video of some warmup- and movement prep
aimed at helping the squat.
its great.
Checking back in with you homeboy! All is well down here and we are getting ready for the state meet in febuary. Hope all is well with you!
What would be the essentials, just a foam roller? Maybe some lacrosse balls?
Also I have seen all the videos but, was wondering how often would you do this, would do the whole body on one day if so in what order?
My back, hams, glutes, and lower back have been tight lately. I have a feeling they are all related when I stretch my glutes it feels a bit better for a while, I guess I do not get deep enough though.
Evan I try to foam/pvc roll each time I train.
and - when I can I use it for recovery.
mobility- I do 5 to 10 minutes each time I train
and some some shoulder and ankle things daily-
I like the cressey method-
Jimmy T good to see you.
I need to do some updates here when I get time,
thanks for reading,
and keep up any suggestions please
Evan I try to foam/pvc roll each time I train.
and - when I can I use it for recovery.
mobility- I do 5 to 10 minutes each time I train
and some some shoulder and ankle things daily-
I like the cressey method-
Jimmy T good to see you.
I need to do some updates here when I get time,
thanks for reading,
and keep up any suggestions please
This is a fucking awesome thread, thanks a lot you guys for contributing
Great thread. This is definitely something I need to work on, some great ideas to get started with in here.
The Keys to Upper Body Injury Prevention and Strength
By Mike Robertson
http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/rehabilitation/did-you-know-youre-dysfunctional/
That is a great article thanks for posting it.
I have not updated in a while
here is a good article on T-Nation
Excellent thread.
Mobility is the key to success and often under-rated.