The KRUSE ELITE Podcast

What if your warmup could be more targeted to your individual nervous system?  In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about the neurology of warming up.  I discuss common warmup techniques and analyze them from a neurological perspective to better understand their effectiveness.  I also make the case for tools that may not be typically associated with warming up that we can use for a more targeted effect.  I discuss warmups for combat sports, strength training, ball-sport athletes, and more.  I also talk about how to choose high payoff warmups, the importance of specificity for sport vs targeting higher order neurological systems, how to build buy-in with athletes, instances where warmups can be counterproductive, order of operations for warmups and training in general, sympathetic vs parasympathetic stimuli, autonomic function and performance, training with less tension, breathing exercises, and more. 

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:   

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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What happens when a manual therapist with more than 20 years of hands-on experience starts looking at pain and movement through a neurological lens?

In this episode, Taylor talks with KRUSE ELITE student Adam Goodrich, a licensed massage therapist and physical therapist assistant, about the challenges and wins he’s experienced integrating applied neurology into an established manual therapy practice. 

You don’t have to know everything about the nervous system before you start applying what you’re learning.

Start small. Test an input. Reassess. Learn from the response.

Over time, applied neurology can give you a new way to understand the manual work you’re already doing—and a much larger toolbox when hands-on treatment alone isn’t creating the change you want.

Thank you to neuro ninja student, Adam Goodrich for sharing your personal and professional journey in learning applied neurology. To work with Adam, check out his practice:

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What if a quick drill could reduce your pain, increase your mobility, and let you perform at your highest potential?  In this episode, Alisha returns to the podcast and joins me as we speak with our producer, Tony, to talk about our high payoff drills and exercises and analyze the underlying neurology and strategies behind them. 

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Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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What if you could train your body and nervous system to be more resilient?  In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about building resilience.  I discuss how resilience and threat are deeply intertwined, why traditional conditioning approaches can sometimes backfire, and how a holistic approach allows us to take someone from feeling pain to moving well and building strength, endurance, and tolerance.  I also talk about the anatomy of the thalamus and its role in passing or inhibiting threat signals to the brain, history findings that could indicate issues with the thalamus, and why the thalamus may be a key factor in understanding and overcoming chronic pain.  I also share strategies to improve resilience through threat reduction, targeted exposure, and thalamic conditioning.  This episode touches on topics such as the threat bucket, threat inoculation, the thalamus, chronic pain, air hunger, ice baths, saunas, strength training, training specificity, plasticity, interoception, the frontal cortex, joint mobility, bone rhythms, obstacle courses, and more.  

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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What should you actually do once you've found a professional in applied neurology?  In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about what you can do as a client to take control of your own health and performance. I discuss common mistakes and misconceptions, what to share about your health and fitness history, why your mindset matters, the importance of doing your homework, how to find a good practitioner, the invisible effects of metabolic health, how much education you really need, and more.  I share stories of an athlete that couldn't fix his tight hamstring, a first session where a 45 minute history-taking led to a 5 minute breakthrough, and of how my own experience with mold toxicity has informed how I think about being in the client's shoes.  While this episode is geared towards those seeking or working with a practitioner to help with their pain, mobility, and fitness, there are also a ton of valuable takeaways for the professional on how to best serve your clients. 

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:   

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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What if you have a loss of sensation somewhere in the body?  Or are known in your household as the clumsy one that bumps into things all the time?  In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about the parietal lobe and how it relates to movement, sensory input, rehabilitation and spatial awareness. I discuss the importance of sensory processing, why sensory training sometimes goes nowhere, and why the parietal lobe may be the key to improving movement and sensation, and reducing pain.  I discuss the neuroanatomy of the parietal lobe, related higher order systems, and common history findings that indicate the parietal lobe.  I then tie it all together to come up with assessments, stimuli, drills and stacks that target the parietal lobe to improve sensation and movement, and decrease pain.  This episode touches on proprioception, concussions, spatial awareness, left-right discrimination, dyslexia, the 8 Levels model, the cerebellum, spinal injury, visual drills, changes in body weight, gait testing, dual-tasking, sensory stimulation, manual techniques, stacking, juggling, ground-based movement, and more. 

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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What if your back pain isn't an issue with the spine at all?  In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about the spine and how spinal mobility relates to pain, movement, and neural processing.  I go over common history findings and assessments that indicate issues with the spine.  I also go over findings that look like they indicate the spine, but may actually be visceral referred pain from internal organs or processing issues in higher order systems. I address common misconceptions and poor practices regarding spinal health and the importance of addressing root causes.  Finally, I give the listeners ideas and resources on how to improve spinal mobility for a better neural network, less pain, and better movement.  This episode covers topics such as deep tendon reflexes, gait analysis, sensory testing, bilateral muscle weakness, gut health, breathing, the parietal lobe, posture, neck injuries, nerve glides, vestibular drills, steel clubs, and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

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