On this episode I sit down with Alex Effer of resilient education to talk all things movement related. We cover a ton of territory and topics related to the body and movement. We start our discussion by examining some of the nuances related to the overall conception of movement as well as the planes movements occur in. We discuss how movement is not simply biomechanical but a reflection of the integration of multiple systems. We also discuss misconceptions about planes and how movement across multiple planes simultaneously affect each other. We discuss the role of the diaphragm and how it ties to the pelvis and ribcage region. This naturally led us to a good bit of discussion on the role of breathing in proper locomotion and how many individuals have breathing patterns that are far from optimal. He provided some insight about the anatomical limitations that individuals that are overly compressed or expanded might encounter. He then provided several examples of how to correct these bias through proper exercise application. We end the conversation by discussing his main considerations when programming for athletic development. Alex presents great points and considerations for proper development of athletes including 1) Assessment(and how to assess large groups without being disruptive) 2) manipulation of force vectors 3) Management of gravity 4) fitness quality/adaptation 5) sport 6) constraints( using constraints to allow for proper self organization of individual athletes.) This is a great episode covering a lot of real estate providing great explanations of different systems and how they integrate or interfere with proper movement solutions. Alex provides a lot of examples of how to properly build dynamic movers through simplified solutions. Don't forget to check out his website resilient education and alex's instagram as well.

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