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If you’ve ever watched an athlete dominate in games while looking average in the weight room, Paul Gagné has an explanation that cuts deeper than “talent.” We’re talking about posturology: how the brain uses vision, the vestibular system, and foot pressure to place your centre of mass before you ever push into the ground. When that system is organised, speed and skill feel effortless. When it’s not, you can train hard and still leak power, recover poorly, and get hurt at the worst moment.

We dig into eye convergence, VOR drills, and why a simple figure eight pattern can shift posture fast enough to change a training session. Paul breaks down anterior scapular plane and how it shows up in hockey as weaker first steps, skating on the toe of the blade, and a head down style that kills awareness. He shares how he uses force plates, lasers, and quick sensory inputs to open a “window” where athletes learn and lift in a better position.

Then we go practical and a little wild: white pucks and even golf balls on the ice to train soft hands and peripheral vision, plus a PGA Tour story where a major champion uses eye exercises under pressure. We also connect posture to breathing mechanics, diaphragm function, hypoxia and CO2 tolerance training, and how better breath control can restore calm focus between shifts.

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