On Episode 24, I sat down with Ankoor Bhattacharjee of Fractal Biomechanics. Much of our conversation is centered around locomotion, so naturally we begin our discussion by talking about positioning and how joint angles encourage or hinder movement. Ankoor also discusses how breathing can impact the ability to effectively find differing ROM. Ankoor spends  much of his time picking through the area of the body between the pelvis and sternum, and examining how these different areas interlock and impact each other. Ankoor discusses the role of the sternum in proper posture and how perhaps on occasion prep coaches drive the incorrect sternum angle, which in turn puts the lumbar spine in a compromised position. The abdominals are another area of focus, we mainly focus on bracing and the impacts that it can have on various portions of the body as well as methods of locomotion. Ankoor discusses a more natural method to train the abdominals through more functional training. Most abdominal preparation is done in a compressive manner and in isolation, Ankoor's view  centers on training the abdominals  through a gait perspective. Utilizing a more gait centric method will allow for the natural occurrences of compression and expansion simultaneously throughout the abdominals. Many of the concepts on todays show are based around the PRI system, so Ankoor discusses the natural asymmetries that are present throughout the body and how to properly facilitate training that will allow for the body to organize in a dynamic manner similar to those found in sport. Ankoor discusses Hamstrings and the impact pelvic positioning can play in the role of hamstring recruitment. Akoor offers up several PRI influenced exercises that again consider the differing phases of gait and how they impact certain areas of musculature such as the hamstrings. The idea of driving competency in all planes for a given region is also another area of rationale in properly preparing dynamic movers. We end this episode by talking about thoracic mobility and how the idea behind many training concepts does not truly train the compression and expansion of proper areas. This naturally brings us to close by taking into consideration some of the differing demands on overhead sports participants. 

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