Simply Not Easy

When are we cool with having asymmetries, when is it a metric of needed progress, and when is it desired? We take a look at one way of judging these thoughts in the contexts of our workouts and repeated movement patterns.

Too many diets, fads, and trends lack the key ingredient: sustainability. I'm all for grit, determination, and discipline. I'm also a huge supporter of efficient consistent behaviour changes to make us better. Good results don't always need momentous changes. Stay true to you.

We take an intro skim of the topic of Scoliosis. What it is, what can we expect, and what we can control. Yes, it does have a large muscular influence. We also mention a few inspiring athletes who share the diagnosis who continue to redefine possible.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers became not only the first NFL team to play in their home stadium for the Superbowl, but to win it as well as they beat out the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. They held both, Mahomes, and the entire team to not scoring a touchdown the entire game. No doubt Patrick Mahomes has a full and incredible career ahead of him, but the current champ Tom Brady (7 time Super Bowl winning GOAT) said we're not passing that torch off yet. This playoff run by Tom Brady will be remembered by the world class quarterbacks he had to outduel every step of the way to win his 7th Superbowl. I'm rooting for a Superbowl rematch next year.

I can't stress this enough. For myself or anyone else. Adequate sleep needs to be a priority and is often the rate limiting factor for health and performance.

An interesting case continues. Part 2 on visit 2 holds a wealth of enticing updates.

Thankful for where I am, thankful for where I'm from, and thankful for the journey ahead. This small landmark in time reminded me of it all.

It's one thing to know what proprioception is, another to use it joint by joint at a time, and another to integrate it with sport specific strength.

Most major one on one combat competitions have some form of weigh ins. At least the legal ones, we won't talk about *!&#+ (**b A few years ago these weigh ins were shifted to an earlier time with good intention for the fighter's health. In a 2021 paper, 'Evaluation of the Early Weigh-in Policy for Mixed Martial Arts Events Adopted by North American Athletic Commisions', by Gwynn Curran-Sills, we take a look at the repercussions.

After last episode I thought it would be fitting to stay in the same region. Talking about what tendinopathy is, and what it isn't. Diving specifically into the Achilles, why location matters, and two theories to successful rehab management.