EDITOR'S NOTE: This episode was recorded before the widespread coronavirus outbreak.

What if the thing standing between you and that next PR isn't your muscles, but rather your brain? According to chiropractic neurologist Dr. Jonathan Arkin, it just might be.

Chiropractic neurology examines the relationship between the nervous system and functional movement. The goal of treatment is to rewire the brain to correct faults that cause pain or loss of function.

Here, Sean Woodland speaks with Dr. Arkin about the science behind the practice and how the brain influences athletic performance.

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Timeline:

1:29 – What is chiropractic neurology?

5:20 – Defining brain injury.

8:56 – How chiropractic neurology helped Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby recover from a series of brain injuries.

12:01 – The connection between neurological pathways and fitness.

16:27 – Discerning between physical injury and neurological problems.

20:49 – Why you should always train handstand push-ups last.

24:23 – Diagnosing a CrossFit athlete.

28:30 – How to get your neurological pathways checked.

29:46 – The advancement of chiropractic neurology in sports and mental health.

33:30 – The science behind why thrusters suck.

37:28 – Is Mat Fraser just wired differently?