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The Patterning Block

The Foundation Program, which is detailed in the book Movement Over Maxes, is built around 3 blocks of development.  Those blocks are titled Positions, Patterning, and Performance.  Each has a specific place and purpose in the grand scheme of producing a well moving, strong athlete with a solid foundation for future development. The second stage in the Foundation Program is …

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Why Can’t You Move the Way I Want

Athletes often have underlying limitations as to why they struggle to move the way a coach may want them to. Muscle length isn’t always the answer to developing better movement.  More times than not, we as coaches evaluate a poor movement pattern and begin to prescribe stretches when the problem may be alternative to that.  Flexibility often isn’t the only …