S2E6: Debriefing (Effortless) Movement, Mitigating Injury Risk, and Listener Questions with Zac Cupples

Warn your dog, double-reserve the stairmaster, or intentionally drive into traffic because this is a good one that you are NOT gonna want to stop listening to. Tim chats with Mr. Movement Debriefer, old school course reviewer, El Z Mas Gigantico, Big Z, Zac Cupples himself on topics such as;

• Is Zac Old Kanye or New Kanye? Would Tim make a good hype man?
• Zac’s alternate profession.  
• The evolution of Zac’s practice and interests over the past year.
• Managing the dreaded “Swayback” posture.
• Increasing degrees of freedom and appreciating “effortless” movement as a rehabilitation strategy.
• Ranges of motion, movement skills, or workload?
• Using client goals to drive long term programming decisions.
• Structured mobility drills versus unstructured play for ROM improvement.
• The value of cultivating non-lifting, non-running movement practices.
• Balancing training alone versus leveraging social interaction during team and group training.
• Zac’s ninja training and solo wall ball.
• Zac and Tim’s “low hanging fruits” in injury prevention for athletes.
• Zac’s treatment philosophy in 2 sentences.
• Which 25% of how we currently practice might be incorrect?
• Rapid Fire and Listener Q&A.

Whether you’re looking to gain a deeper understanding of biomechanics, attempt to contextualize breathing drills within a training program, or simply find out how Zac keeps his head so shiny, this episode has something for YOU! If you enjoyed it, it’d mean the world to Tim and Michelle if you can subscribe, review, or share what they’re doing here.

Show Notes

•  Zac’s Kettlebell Arm Bar for Shoulder Mobility
• The Darkside of the Movement Profession (Tim interviewing Zac Round 1)
• Zac’s current facility- Elevate Sports and Performance in LV
• ZacCupples.com
• Anterior Pelvic Tilt versus Swayback- What’s the Difference?
• Spikeball

Connect with Michelle & Tim: @dr.michelleboland @tim_richardt_dpt

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