More To Movement
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28 episodes
High-Impact Lunge Variations for Optimal Development
Lunges are everybody's go-to exercise for the legs. But are all lunges created equal? Pete discusses how unique the lunge pattern is, common errors to avoid while performing this exercise, and how to modify it to target the specific muscles you...
What Type of High-Intensity Interval Training Are You Actually Doing?
High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is many people's favorite time-efficient means of conditioning. The bouts of intense exercise followed by short rest rounds are undoubtedly challenging and effective, but is what you are doing actually...
Stoke a Resilient Mindset with These 4 Words
The right mindset can move mountains. Pete discusses a simple 4-word quote that can help frame your mindset to endure the inevitable struggle that comes with accomplishing anything worthwhile. It's all about persevering and f...
7 Vital Training Principles You Need for Success
Pete covers 7 Vital Training Principles you need for success. Whether you have been training yourself or clients for some time and want to do a quick gut-check to ensure you aren't missing anything, or you're just starting out, revisiting these...
10 Benefits of Tall- and Half-Kneeling Exercises
Pete discusses two exercise postures that that you probably should start if you're not already doing them. They are the tall- and half-kneeling postures. Pete talks about why these variations are so impactful to your improvement and...
Use the "SQWAT" Scan to Build a Growth Mindset
Episode 23 focuses on an approach that can help us or our clients continue progressing toward the goals we set. So many times, especially in the fitness industry, we get caught up in the best exercises, nutritional approaches, and program...
6 Dynamic Exercises to Target & Improve Muscle Slings
Pete wraps up his discussion on muscle slings and focuses on how to target them with dynamic exercises. Pete provides 6 of his favorite exercises to target and strengthen these slings and improve control, balance, and coordination. This...
Why You Should Be Training Muscles Slings
In this episode, Pete discusses how to enhance functional movement and improve performance by challenging muscle slings. Pete vividly defines muscles slings and how they change the perspective of how we observe movement- from an isolated view t...
Mobilize & Move Series, Part 6: The P.U.M.M.P. Process- "P"
Everything comes full circle in this final episode of the P.U.M.M.P. Process to enhance mobility. Pete reveals the last "P" phase, and stresses that if this phase is neglected, you'll likely stay on the hamster wheel of movement dysfuncti...
Mobilize & Move Series, Part 5: The P.U.M.M.P. Process- "M"
It's all about the second "M" phase of the P.U.M.M.P. Process for enhanced mobility, and Pete isn't slowing down! In this episode, Pete talks about the other side of the mobility coin. Restricted tissue is always the focus, but what...
Mobilize & Move Series, Part 4: The P.U.M.M.P. Process- "M"
The P.U.M.M.P. Process for enhanced mobility continues with Part 4, and Pete reveals the first "M" phase. With so much focus on the muscle tissue, it's natural to overlook the joint, and how it may be contributing to movement dysfunction....
Mobilize & Move Series, Part 3: The P.U.M.M.P. Process- "U"
Pete continues with his P.U.M.M.P. Process for enhanced mobility, and reveals the "U" phase. Pete explains how the body responds when we start manipulating tissue to address stiffness and restriction, and most importantly, why it's essent...
Mobilize & Move Series, Part 2: The P.U.M.M.P. Process- "P"
Improved movement doesn't come from a few minutes on a foam roller. True movement enhancement is a process, and it comes from addresses all the components that can be restricting movement. If done appropriately, we can immediately o...
Mobilize & Move Series, Part 1: What Everyone Ought to Know about Mobility Training
Mobility: the buzz word in the fitness industry. Everyone is doing it, and there are so many devices and contraptions to "release" tissue that it can be overwhelming. Mobilizing tissue may seem easy, but if you aren’t aware of the m...
7 Things to Combat Movement Dysfunction
Movement dysfunction- seems like a dirty word. In some way, shape, or form, it impacts everyone, but the question is, does it really matter? If we still get results, why bother talking about it? Pete sets the record straight a...
My Go-To Assessments, Part 3: Shoulder Rotation Wall Mobility
This is the last episode of Pete's top 3, go-to movement assessments to pinpoint areas of improvement, and the focus is shoulder rotation. So much hangs in the balance with the shoulders. Dysfunction here can have a domino effect of...
My Go-To Assessments, Part 2: Half-kneeling Ankle Mobility
This episode is #2 of Pete's top 3, go-to movement assessments to pinpoint areas of improvement, and it's all about ankle mobility. The often-overlooked foot and ankle may seem small, but it packs a bigger punch than you think when it com...
My Go-To Assessments, Part 1: Door Frame Overhead Squat
You know what to do if you want to improve performance, lift more, and manage those aches and pains: move better and correct movement issues holding you back. But how do you know what to fix, or even where to start? The best place t...
Now More Than Ever, Health and Fitness Matter
Pete shares a message regarding the current health crisis and discusses how COVID-19 has impacted our approach to health and fitness and why exercise, now more than ever, is vital.This episode's show notes can be found here:
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The Two Success Habits You Need for Optimal Development
Success. Everybody works for it, but few have the approach to optimize their efforts and achieve the results they want. There are many things that contribute to success, but in Pete's 17+ years of experience in the field, he's seen ...
Kinetic Chains (Principles of Movement Series)
How do you select your exercises? The most common method is to select exercises that engage a particular muscle. Though that can be effective, do you know if you are maximizing your efforts for your particular goal? Are your g...
Muscle Role Play (Principles of Movement Series)
You’ve felt the burn in the muscle you’re working when you lift weights. But have you ever considered what ALL the muscles involved in that movement are doing during that lift? How those other muscles contribute to the movement may ...
Movement Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It's all about your questions today! Pete keeps the discussion real by answering some of his clients' and students' most frequently asked questions about movement and provides quick takeaways for each of the topics. Questions includ...
Force-Velocity Profiles (Principles of Movement Series)
Have you ever given thought to how you lift weights? Not just your reps or load or how it feels, but the contractions themselves? Have you ever thought, “why am I performing these movements this way?” The phases of movement...
