Simply Not Easy

At first glimpse, today's thought provoking question is how do you want to be remembered. But the real question is a slight but essential variant. How will you be remembered?

So often we choose to label ourselves by a series of images. Overtime these become our identity. We believe in these identities. So much that when we are deprived of the opportunity to take action as we did (an athlete getting injured) we feel as though we lose part of ourselves (from I'm no longer an athlete to as extreme as a part of me has died). These strong beliefs can also keep us trapped from taking action that would be good for us. The messages 'I'm fat', 'i'm lazy', 'out of shape', 'office worker', keep us trapped in this narrative that doesn't allow us to step out of that. From where we are to sliding along the transformative spectrum.

Yes, I did type that correctly. It's not supposed to be dino mac & cheese. Tune in to find out what the heck I'm talking about and the nutritional secret behind this weird title.

The often neglected, underappreciated, functional muscles of the lumbricles. These bad boys are some of your most powerful gripping muscles. They are the foundation for the intrinsic motion of the hand. In this episode we get detailed into,it's unique anatomy. Then we apply it to see how one of the body's most adaptable areas (the hand) relies on this group of muscles for strength in variability.

McGregor makes his return to the octagon in style. He's back in it to win it with the UFC. McGregor Vs Cerrone. The Irishman vs the Cowboy. Different styles, both pull of power and reputation. An unexpected finish. There is an immense value in catching your opponents by surprise.

What do many people experience that no one enjoys? Well, a lot of things, but headaches are high up there on that list. I spent my valuable time today with other physical therapists in a con ed course put on by the spine fellows at Kaiser for an opportunity to improve our evidence based approach to headache management. Tune in to learn a few pearls of wisdom and relieve some of your own irritability.

It's game time out here. Absolutely loving it. Landed a great part time sports based physical therapy job to compliment my experience at my ortho residency at Kaiser. It's a lot to look forward to in this year ahead.

Money Over Everything... Until it's not. This short, sweet, and simplified episode gets at the mentality behind our relationship with money. Make sure you own your money and that your money doesn't own you.

Today I had an experience meeting and treating a surgical tech with some long lasting back pain. There were plenty of issues at hand, but what enabled him to turn his pain on and off by himself was controlling his rib flair. In this podcast episode I break down what I mean by the rib flair and how the anterior does not only effect posterior, but is a direct sign of involvement. This is a relevant concept not just for physical therapy, or fitness, but also daily life. Not just for preventibg pain but for unlocking force generation for performance.

What's got you wired up? What's the number one drug that Americans are on? Likely the answer to both is caffeine. While you listen to this sipping your cup o' Joe, tea, or shotgunning a red bull, find out what caffeine really is and does so you can make your own effective choice about its role in your life.