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Mobility, Activation and Movement Training

Welcome to the Mobility, Activation and Movement Training homepage!

You'll learn about getting ready for competition, training and practice. Learn the correct ways to train for mobility, stability, and flexibility

Is Foam Rolling Bad For You?
Michael Boyle
As is always the case in life an on the internet, someone has to decide to take the other side of an argument. . . . keep reading

Improving Shoulder Mobility
Sean Skahan
At the beginning of every season, we will do a Functional Movement Screen (F.M.S.) with each member of our team. It has become a part of the whole overall testing and assessment process. The process of using the F.M.S. has evolved as I have learned new strategies and techniques from season to season to help us incorporate corrective exercises into our program. During the first few seasons that we implemented the F.M.S., we simply screened our team and then implemented our in-season program. Now, we are taking a much more individualized corrective exercise approach as I felt that we needed to incorporate some corrective exercises to help the players with F.M.S. issues and prevent players from having problems. . . . keep reading

Video of the Week: Kneeling Thoracic Rotation and Extension
MBSC staff member Kevin Carr shows a great drill to improve thoracic mobility. This works well because kneeling and flexing at the hips aids in locking down the lumbar spine so movement comes primarily from the t-spine. . . . keep reading

The Essential Eight - Eight Mobility Drills Everyone Should Do.
Michael Boyle
Mobility seems to be "the" hot topic. Everyone has their own opinion. If you've read any of my articles on mobility - A Joint by Joint Approach to Training you know that mobility should be done only for those joints that need it. If you haven't read Joint by Joint, go back and read it before you read this.

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Gray Cook Teaches Coach Boyle the Brettzel and "Brettzel 2.0" stretches
Gray Cook and Coach Boyle got together during a break at the Perform Better One Day Workshop in Boston to go over the "Brettzel" and Brettzel 2.0 stretches. . . . keep reading

The Importance of Controlled Foot and Ankle Mobility
By Mike Davis, DPT, ART
Audio Interview Included
The next time you visit a shopping mall, take a little time to observe the variety of shoes on display and on the mall's patrons. Shoes are more about fashion than anything else in today's society. You will see everything from the Stiletto heel to thong flip flops. Now let's change scenes for a second and look at the fitness and athletic realm. How do people select their footwear and how does this decision impact performance? . . . keep reading

Joint By Joint / Movement Prep Jukebox
Joint By Joint / Movement Prep Jukebox . . . keep reading

Ankle Mobility Using the Tri-Stretch
Sean Hayes - Asst. Strength Coach Buffalo Bills
Sean Hayes has sent us some excellent progressions using the Tri Stretch. The Tri Stretch can be ordered from www.performbetter.com. Be sure to read Andy Twellmans Movement Prep article prior to reading this one. . . . keep reading

The Static Stretching Renaissance
Michael Boyle
In the field of strength and conditioning the pendulum always swings. Performance enhancement expert Alwyn Cosgrove is fond of saying we over-react in the short term and under-react in the long term. A classic example is the use of, or current disdain for, static stretching. . . . keep reading

Movement Preparation
Andy Twellman
If we're looking for any edge we can find, what we choose to do to physically prepare immediately before competition and training is pretty important. . . . keep reading

Hamstring Dominance
Brijesh Patel
Recently I’ve had sort of a training epiphany. Call me stupid for not realizing this earlier, but I know I’m not the only coach who has experienced the phenomenon that I will explain below. . . . keep reading

How to Recover Quicker: Everything You Need to Know About 'Recover' and 'Regeneration'
Robb Rogers

Rest and recovery are a critical component to athletic success. Follow these strategies and your athletes will reduce injuries and dramatically improve their performance! . . . keep reading

The Ultimate Dynamic Warm-Up Program for Injury Free Athletes!
Bruce Kelley

See the revolutionary dynamic warm-up program used by Level II USATF Certified Spring and Hurdles Coach Bruce Kelley that's kept all his athletes injury-free! . . . keep reading

How to Become a Faster and Better Conditioned Athlete (Part II) - An Audio Interview with Alwyn Cosgrove

Learn how to become a faster and more agile athlete. In part II of this exclusive interview World-Renown Training Expert Alwyn Cosgrove reveals more secrets on how become lightning fast in All Sports! . . . keep reading