Mike Piekarski is a Physical Therapist, Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Jiu Jitsu black belt, and former MMA Fighter.

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Mike's PT Course "Treating the Jiu Jitsu Athlete"

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OUTLINE: 

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. You should be able to click through then timestamp on most players: 

(0:00) Intro 

(2:40) Mike's Pedigree

(8:25) Finding a Doctor Who Understands BJJ/Grappling/MMA

(15:50) Mobility vs. Stability vs. Strength Hierarchy

(25:00) Rounded-Back vs. Neutral-Spine Lifting

(35:43) Dillashaw and Nurmagomedov: Injury Prone vs. Minimal Injury

(45:42) How Should IBJJF Support Top Athletes?

(50:00) Regulating Intensity (Rolls) for Recovery

(57:20) How Heavy Should Your Training Partner Be?

(1:04:10) Defending David Garmo's Heel Hook Philosophy

(1:08:03) Joint Injury + Care: Cervical Spine (neck)

(1:14:16) Joint Injury + Care: Thoracic Spine (mid back)

(1:17:42) Joint Injury + Care: Lumbar Spine (low back)

(1:21:00) How To Improve Jiu Jitsu Warm Ups

(1:28:00) Tension and Injury

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