Movement Made Better Podcast

#17 The Future of Physical Therapy with The Maestro Dr. Shante Cofield

Dr. Shante Cofield a.k.a The Movement Maestro holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from NYU and is the creator of The Movement Maestro, a social-media based company that provides both online and in-person education for movement professionals.

A former Division I athlete, she is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, and RockTape Lead Instructor. As a Selective Functional Movement Assessment provider, Shanté utilizes a movement-based approach that incorporates manual therapy, NeuroKinetic Therapy, corrective exercises, and techniques such as kinesiology taping and IASTM (instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization). Additionally, Shanté is a Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist and holds a CrossFit Level I trainer certificate.

Since starting The Movement Maestro, Shante has amassed an Instagram following of 55,000+ which has led to international speaking opportunities including Dubai, New Zealand, and Australia. In April of 2018, she launched what would become an equally successful podcast, Maestro on the Mic, which has been downloaded over 250,000 times to date. Shante also provides both one-on-one and group coaching for movement professionals, with a focus on brand strategy and development and the ever-growing digital marketplace.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Who is Shante The Movement Maestro
• The Future of PT?  Paradigm Shifts in Physical Therapy …@12:33
• Shante’s #1 Recommendation for those considering college to study Physical Therapy … @18:18
• Business Mobility - Surviving and Thriving in the current climate: @25:39
• The biggest hindrances to achieving social media goals for new online businesses (and how to overcome them)… @34:05
• Should You Outsource Social Media at the beginning?… @42:01
  • - The 4 Pillars of Social Media
  • - Filtering messages and DM’s
• Physical Therapy in the Digital Space… @47:20
• Intellectual Property: Thoughts on Posting Free Content on Social Media. …@49:09
• Is Social Media a Place Where a Company or Brand Should Engage Social Issues? …@55:28
• As a New Brand — How Much Should You Utilize Paid Promotions (Ads) on Social Media Outlets?… @1:01:44
• Podcasting: Is the Market Over Saturated?  Is the Ceiling Still High?… @1:08
• What is Financial Freedom?… @1:16:27

More from Dr. Shante at:

https://themovementmaestro.com

https://www.instagram.com/themovementmaestro/

#16 Coaching Rules, Exercise Checklists, and Adapting to the Unknown With Brendon Rearick

Brendon Rearick is a strength and conditioning coach, public speaker, teacher, and business owner. He's striving to make exercise the number one prescribed drug in the world and to spread the positive by-products of movement and coaching!

 

Brendon is a co-owner and educator at Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC); co-owner and therapist at Movement As Medicine (the official Massage Therapists of Mike Boyle S&C); Director of Fitness at Crossover Health In San Jose, California; co-owner and trainer at Train Smarter And Harder Sports Performance and Adult Fitness in Brentwood, northern California; and former Performance Director at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning.

 

In The Podcast We Discuss:

• Brendon Introduces himself and his new book “Coaching Rules", a how-to manual for a long successful career in fitness.
• Brendon talks about his new trainer resource the “Exercise Checklist” … @3:55
• Opening a home gym circa 2020 - Adapting to the unknown …@17:57
• Going virtual during SIP: Online Certs & Virtual Learning. …23:37
• Brendon talks writing, creative process and recommendations for new and aspiring authors …@30:51
• Off-Topic: The boys talk ice cream and the philosophy of collecting moments not things …@50:23

 

More from Brendon at:

https://www.brendonrearick.com 

https://www.instagram.com/coachbrendonrearick

https://www.facebook.com/BrendonJRearick

#15 Barefoot Science and Human Movement with Dr. Emily Splichal

Dr. Emily Splichal is a Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist.  With a spirit to challenge conformity, Dr. Splichal has taken her conventional Podiatric Medical degree and combined it with years of experience and expertise in human movement and sensory science to found Naboso Technology.

 

Dr. Splichal believes that our experience in this world is built around sensory stimulation and our ability to process, perceive, and integrate this information effectively. Since 2012, Dr. Splichal has been traveling the world to share her unique approach to human movement, foot function, and barefoot science. Having taught in 35 countries and to 20,000 professionals, Dr. Splichal has become a global leader in barefoot training and rehabilitation.

 

In the Podcast we Discuss:

• Who is Dr. Emily? … @:14
• The Importance of knowing the function of the feet and how to strengthen them … @ 1:07
• To Shoe or Not To Shoe - Can you train out of your orthotics? … @3:14
• Trainer Tips - The Power of Teamwork — When and how to work alongside a clinician …@8:53
• Should children remain barefoot as much as possible? Could this curb future atrophies of the foot? … @15:52
• Short Foot - Dr. Emily’s GO-TO exercise. 
  • What is it? 
  • How is it properly cued? … @18:55
• How the Cushion of your footwear may stifle the communication between the proprioceptors of your feet to your brain… @26:43
• Dr. Emily talks about her experience working with the feet of professional athletes… @ 30:52
• Naboso Technology -
  • What is it? 
  • What benefits can it bring to you or your clients?… @34:42
• Barefoot Training: How to introduce it into your regiment. …@43:42
• Dr. Emilys Tips for those considering entrepreneurship and launching their own company or brand. …@59:29
• Things to come from Dr. Emily in 2020/2021  @1:25
  • New Interoception Certificate Program
  • New Book!
  • New Partnership with Naboso (Top Secret)
  • New Branding & Insoles

#14 Getting Stupid Strong with Ray Bailey

We talk with Ray Bailey, the strongest person we've had the privilege of personally knowing, about all things' strength and nutrition, and dive into essential principles and guidelines towards achieving stupid strength.

 

Ray is a competitive powerlifter and fitness coach (7+ years) with a focus on movement, strength training, corrective exercises, and nutrition. Ray enlists a holistic approach to movement and function and can be found scouring the latest research drawing new insights into ways of improving his clients' wellness: physically, mentally, and nutritionally.

 

In the Podcast we Discuss:

○ Who is Ray Bailey? ... 0:11

○ Rays Evolution - Strength Training Perspectives ... 2:16

○ Warm-ups & Mobility Work - Pre-Competition and General Training ... 9:16

○ Mobility and its Role in Strength Training ... 12:54

○ Rays Philosophy towards training athletes in their early teens ... 17:02

○ Ray’s Training Methodology - Traditional Lifting (e.g. Barbells & Dumbells) Vs. Alternative Training Methods (e.g. Indian Clubs & Kettlebells) ... 19:55

○ Nutrition: Maintaining Size & Strength ... 27:43

        ◊ Carnivore Diet … 30:03

        ◊ Intermittent Fasting … 31:19

○ Rays Top 3 Lifts/Movements - To get STUPID STRONG in the shortest amount of time. (Most bang for your buck) ... 56:56

○ Lifting with a belt - Making you weaker? ... 59:35

○ The guys talk PEDS ... 1:19:23

○ Essential Principles & Guidelines to get Stupid Strong ... 1:31:20

#13 Fascia & Movement Fluency with Steve Capobianco

We talk fascia and movement fluency with Steve Capobianco! Dr. Capobianco is the Senior Director of Medical Education at Rocktape and authored the Fascial Movement Taping Manual.

He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Kinesiology and Exercise Science in addition to a doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine. Steve is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner, with a Diplomate in Rehab from the ACA and is a NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist. He is also certified in Active Release and a Graston Technique Provider that allows him to treat a myriad of musculoskeletal injuries using a combination of hand and tool release therapy.

Steve is an avid athlete with 25 years competing in ice hockey, lacrosse, triathlons, adventure racing, and natural bodybuilding.

 In the Podcast we Discuss:

• Who is Steve Capobianco ...@0:17
• What is Fascia and what is its role in our movement? ...@3:04
• The Mechanical and Neurological elements of Fascia. ...@13:36 
• Cupping (Rock Pods) -  What is it? ..@20:09
  • - Cupping vs. Compression
• Compressive Vs. Decompression therapy. ...@22:59 
• Movement Fluency - What and is there an ideal way of moving your body? ..@33:42 
• Symmetry - Does it matter? (Hot topic!) ...@47:13
• Steve's New Educational Program — The FMT Movement Specialist. ...@54:26
  • “A prerequisite to being able to express any meaningful movement.” - SC
• The importance of expanding your network as fitness professionals. ...@1:10:40

#12 The Importance of Breathwork with Jill Miller

Jill Miller is the co-founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and creator of the self-care fitness formats Yoga Tune Up and The Roll Model Method. With more than 30 years of study in anatomy and movement, she is a pioneer in forging relevant links between the worlds of fitness, yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management.

Jill is known as the Teacher’s Teacher training thousands of movement educators, clinicians, and manual therapists to incorporate her paradigm shifting self-care fitness programming into athletic and medical facility programs internationally. As the creator of some of the world's best mobility tools, she has crafted original programs for 24 Hour Fitness, Equinox, YogaWorks, and numerous professional sports teams.

She and her team of 500+ trainers aim to help the populace live better in their bodies with an emphasis on proprioception, mobility, breath mechanics, and recovery.

We Discuss:

• Who is Jill Miller? ... (:26)

• Coaching Methodology - Succinctly explaining the benefits of the breath and breathing patterns to clients. ...(3:36)

• Jills "single most important muscle to train in the entire anatomy.." ...(5:53)

• Tracing the myofascial continuities that the diaphragm interfaces with. ...(7:38)

• A simple way to access one's breath.  How to build “breath tolerance.” ...(9:41)

• Abdominal Massage a.k.a “#GutSmash” — How and why? ...(16:46)

• The Foam Roller Density Conundrum - Soft vs. Hard ...(21:41)

• Do mindset and psychological receptivity play a role in Myofascial Release? ...(33:26)

• Jill’s perceptions of the relationship of breath and the use of masks in day to day life... (39:27)

• Life during COVID - The Gym, School, Business. ...(45:42)

• Jill Miller & Stick Mobility Collaboration… coming soon! ...(52:40)

• The ancient breathing practice of ‘Nauli Kriya’ (A wave-like rolling of the abdominal muscles with demo). ...(57:02)

• Upcoming virtual events and online workshops with Jill Miller... (1:02:48)

#11 Strength Concepts and Perceptions with D.j. Murakami

D.j. brings over a decade of experience training athletes, teams, and fitness enthusiasts. His mission is to help people move better, feel better, and regain lost ability to play again.

The 'Hapa Viking' has built a strong following on Instagram @StrongCamps with his incredible feats of strength, Chi Torque, and movement programs like the Online Movement University.

 We Discuss:

• Who is D.j. Murakami ... (:22)
• Dj’s Training Methodology - Exploring possibilities, creativity & play, and the ‘Form Police’... (1:44)
• Odd Object Lifting a.k.a Strength Riddles - How and Why... (10:31)
• Farm Boy & Dad Strength - What is that quality? How is it achieved? ... (20:26)
• Dj’s thoughts on Stick Mobility as a tool and methodology... (22:42)
• OMU - The Online Movement University ... (25:33)
• What is Strength? ... (28:11)
• DJ’s recommended Courses/Systems for trainers... (29:30)
• Torque Chains & Chi Torque - What are they?  Are they effective and transferable strength training modalities? ... (32:30)
• Dj’s Training Methodology - Stretching or Strength-Based Training? ...(39:04)
• Gym Strength vs. Applied Strength...(45:00)

#10 Strength Coaching Beyond the X's and O's with Chip Morton

NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach Chip Morton joins us to discuss his proven methods and philosophies he has developed and refined over the last 30 years, including 16 as the Cincinnati Bengals S&C Coach.

 

We Discuss:

 

• Who is Chip Morton?… (:39)
• Programming Methodology … (21:03)
• Misconceptions Strength Coaches may have + Chips tips for success then and now… (23:21)
• Simple Vs. Technical | Fundamental vs High Science Movements… (31:35)
• Machines Vs. Free weights… (41:23)
  • Are nautilus machines a viable form of strength training?
  • Is one modality more effective than the other?
• Trainer Psychology - Moving beyond the Ego… (54:03)
• Purposeful programming / Prolonging your athletes' career… (56:57)
• The role of the strength coach within the continuity of the coaching staff… (1:13:52)
• Chips two most foundational statements which influence all of his interactions as a coach… (1:24:20)

#9 Home Workouts During Physical Distancing

Getting creative for home workouts during the Coronavirus shelter-in-place period.

#8 Training During Physical Distancing

Ideas and workout tips to keep up your training from home during the Coronavirus 'physical distancing' period. 

#7 Boosting Grip Strength

The importance and benefits of grip strength, plus tips on training and improving your grip.

#6 Leverage and Lever System Benefits

Understanding the mechanical advantage and power gained by using a lever while training, and how to access a greater range of motion using leverage.

#5 Tips for Workouts While Traveling

Ideas and insights for workouts while traveling, from exercises outside of the gym, to rest, recovery, and mindset.

#4 Why Do You Train?

What's the purpose of your training? Does your training support your goals? Do you know the 'why' behind your training? 

#3 Interview with Master Instructor Jared Forestieri

Tips on becoming a Master Instructor, advice for new Personal Trainers, and helpful insights for opening your first gym.

#2 Improving and Understanding Mobility

What is mobility and what are the benefits? How can mobility, rest, and recovery, allow you to keep doing what you love? Is it ever too late to start improving your mobility? 

#1 The Stick Mobility Story

An introduction to Stick Mobility and the story of how the training system was created.