Category: Mark McGrath
True Core Stability: A Summary of Why the Diaphragm is so Important.
Breathing is a fundamental movement through which the whole human being-in-situation is expressed. Godard The diaphragm is invisible to us, and yet we feel its effects more than any other muscle/organ as it influences breathing efficiency, cardio-vascular efficiency, postural stability and organ health. It is the dividing structure of the trunk and its capacity to change its shape is the role that we need to understand, in order to understand …more
The basis of ideal movement: The bike as…
From a bodily intelligence perspective, what do I attend to when riding a bike? Focus on the principles of being long through the sides of the trunk and spine, so …more
Standing Posture: Triangle Pose with emp…
Standing Postures are unique to the system of Yoga, where the emphasis is on the integration of inputs to the bodymind as a Global System. Coached well, they have the …more
What Do Janda and Hodges Agree is Import…
Biomechanical Models of Spinal Control Control of upright orientation. Uprightness and stability are an accurate description of the challenge for humans. How we maintain the optimal curves of the spine …more
What Do Janda and Hodges Agree is Import…
The late Professor Janda is acknowledged as the Father of Rehabilitation and Motor Control. His pioneering work showed us the importance and inherent difficulty of achieving muscle balance. His work …more
Power Band Training: Understanding the M…
Movement has 2 aspects; Solving a movement problem like taking a step, changing direction, getting up from the floor etc. Liberating degrees of freedom. In our exploration of the task, …more
The Role of the Feet in Core Stability
The ability to be able to see ourselves as living and whole is key to understanding the role of the moving, breathing body, with our connection to the earth coming …more
Mistaken View: Neurology of Function
When one understands that our so called mechanical or structural orientation is a product of neurological activity, one is invited to ask the question; how is our way of training …more
Corrective Squatting
Stand with the feet hip-width apart with the hands over the level of the kidneys with the thumbs facing forward and down with the fingers pressing into the deepest aspect …more
Power Band Training: Understanding the M…
I have been experimenting with Power Band Training over the past few months courtesy of an experimental research agreement with Iron Edge. I first experimented with these bands over a …more
Movement Forces Explained: How to Load t…
I’ve been talking about ‘movement forces’ for 15 years, and I still get blank looks from people when I mention that slowing down from changing direction in an agility drill …more
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