You’ll have to listen to find out!

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Systematic review on repetition tempo effects on strength, power and hypertrophy here

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Well yes, but not how you might think!

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Direction specific recruitment pattern of the rotator cuff in shoulder flexion here
• MORE load stimulates the rotator cuff MORE here
• Role of muscles is task specific here
• Any loaded arm movement strengthens the rotator cuff here

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Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Emily’s study here
• All major high quality clinical guidelines recommend person centered care here
• Adding extra pain education did not improve outcomes over usual care here
• Patient led goal setting here and here
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Rehab really is simple. Most people over-complicate it IMO. Here is my framework to rehab any injury.

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Resources mentioned in the episode:

• All major high quality clinical practice guidelines recommend client centered care here
• Changes in TrA thickness and timing don’t correlate with reductions in pain after TrA retraining here
• Changes in strength & flexibility don’t correlate with reductions in pain after strength or flexibility training here
• When a person expects a treatment to work, it’s more likely to work here

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This is my process for making any exercise harder - or easier.

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Step by step instructions to build a $100k Pilates business at home and quit your 9-5.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• How to get Pilates clients with Google ads
• How Kerri is making $100k teaching Pilates in her shed
• How Teneille made $100k teaching in her garage
• How Sandi is making $100k teaching in her spare bedroom
• Episode 171 - how to collect compelling testimonials from your clients

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Is axial elongation real? What about rib-hip connection? Here’s my take

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Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Higher levels of both pec and triceps in narrow (diamond) compared to wide pushups here and here
• In fact, every muscle is activated more in narrow hands here
• Absolute changes in muscle activation in pushups with different hand placement is marginal here
• People can lift more weight in a regular (wider than shoulder width) grip in bench press compared to close grip - but produce more power in a narrow grip here and here 
• But grip width does not affect how many reps you can do here or here 

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If you can’t find good people, or if you have people working for you who are not doing as well as you’d like, this is for you.

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