Today’s guest is Dr. Emily Splichal, Podiatrist and human movement specialist. When it comes to sprinting fast, and jumping high, the feet are a critical link. We’ve heard it often on this podcast, sprint coaches referencing the feet as a key component of fast athletes. To that end, I’m delighted to have Dr. Emily on the podcast today.

Dr. Emily is a true expert on the performance driven foot. Along with being a doctor of Podiatric medicine, she is the Founder of the Evidence Based Fitness Academy, is the creator of multiple barefoot training courses and inventor of Naboso Barefoot Technology. She has over 16 years in the fitness industry and has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to barefoot science, foot to core integration and training from the ground up. Dr. Emily is actively involved in barefoot training research and barefoot education as it relates to athletic performance, injury prevention and movement longevity. She also serves as a consultant for many prominent fitness and training organizations.

For today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the feet on many levels in regards to their impact on performance, as well as how we coach and cue the feet in training and lifting movements. We’ll also go into the critical muscles that support the arch and stiffness of the foot, and how to optimally train them. This is a really in depth episode, and one I learned a lot putting together.

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